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Revision as of 09:10, 11 May 2014
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans, C.B., (28 October, 1881 – 20 August, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Evans was appointed in command of the Active.[Citation needed]
On 30 July, 1914, Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Mohawk.[1]
On the night of 20-21 April, 1917, he commanded the flotilla leader Broke during the Second Battle of Dover Strait when that ship rammed a German destroyer and was torpedoed but remained afloat.[2]
After the war, he was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December 1920,[3] and personally assisted in the rescue of survivors from a wrecked passenger ship off south China in 1921.
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Repulse in June 1926.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1914), p. 357.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 104-5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Richard W. U. Bayly |
Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk 30 Jul, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Harold D. Adair-Hall |
Preceded by Robert G. Hamond |
Captain of H.M.S. Viking 3 Dec, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Henry G. L. Oliphant |
Preceded by Walter L. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Broke 20 Apr, 1917 – ? |
Succeeded by Morgan J. Yeatman |
Preceded by Gordon Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Active 3 Apr, 1918 – ? |
Succeeded by James W. Fairlough |
Preceded by John W. Carrington |
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle 15 Dec, 1920 – ? |
Succeeded by Gerald C. Dickens |
Preceded by Herbert W. W. Hope |
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse Jun, 1926 – ? |
Succeeded by Theodore J. Hallett |