Eric Quintin Carter
Captain (retired) Eric Quintin Carter (12 June, 1883 – 30 October, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Aldershot.
Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.[1]
Carter was appointed to the battlecruiser Invincible on 16 May, 1911, following two and a half years in command of torpedo craft. After a year in her and a brief spell at the Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth, Carter was appointed to the new destroyer Christopher, to take command upon her commissioning. She joined the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, eventually to be operating in support of the Grand Fleet.[2]
Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913.[3]
Great War
Carter remained in command of Christopher until being appointed in command of Mandate on 26 October, 1915 and then to the Ruby on 4 November and very soon thereafter, transferred to the "M" Class destroyer Nessus.[4]
Carter would command the destroyer Nessus of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]
Carter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[6]
Upon being superseded in Nessus by George H. I. Parker on 19 September, 1916, Carter took some time to convalesce from hemorrhoidal complaints. Upon his return to fitness in December, Carter was appointed in command of the destroyer Lurcher and would finish out the war in her.[7]
Post-War
Carter was appointed in command of the submarine Shark on 27 May, 1919.[8]
Carter was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 20 February, 1930.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alfred G. Peace |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 101 20 Oct, 1908[10] |
Succeeded by Alexander G. Fleming |
| Preceded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Captain of H.M.S. Bat 19 Oct, 1909[11] – 10 Jan, 1910[12][13] |
Succeeded by The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Christopher 20 Nov, 1912[14] |
Succeeded by Fairfax M. Kerr |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Nessus Nov, 1915[15] – c. 19 Sep, 1916[16] |
Succeeded by George H. I. Parker |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Dawson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lurcher 10 Dec, 1916[17] – c. Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Vessel inactivated |
| Preceded by Stuart S. Bonham-Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Shark 27 May, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie |
| Preceded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie |
Captain of H.M.S. Witherington 3 Jan, 1923[19] – Jul, 1923 |
Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 23 October, 1908. Issue 38785, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 837.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 844.
