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'''George Levack Mackay Napier''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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Supplementary {{LieutRN}} '''George Levack Mackay Napier''' (22 June, 1881 – 9 January, 1918) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Napier was promoted to the rank of {{SubRNR}} on 1 March, 1909 and to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 March, 1911.<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/131.|}} f. 131.</ref>
  
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Napier transferred to the Royal Navy at the rank of {{LieutRN}} on the Supplementary List on 1 September, 1913.  On 28 October, he was appointed to {{UK-Tyne}}, which was acting as a depot ship for the {{UK-DF|8}}.  He would remain in her until 18 DEcember, 1915.<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/152/49.|}} f. 250.</ref>
  
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On 10 December 1914, Napier was admitted to Queensferry Hospital for an ocular disease.  On 21 December, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital.  He was deemed fit on 11 January, 1915.<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/152/49.|}} f. 250.</ref>
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At some point (date hard to read), Napier's only Royal Navy evaluation by a Captain Compton noted that Napier was below average and that he lacked the qualities of a naval officer.  "Ship was slovenly and state of discipline not good.  Slovenly in appearance."<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/152/49.|}} f. 250.</ref>
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He was appointed to the {{UK-Contest|f=t}} from 2 January (or July?) 1916, possibly seeing action in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|4}}.  He left her upon being appointed in command of {{UK-TB21}} on 19 July 1916.<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/152/49.|}} f. 250.</ref>
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Napier drowned when his command, {{UK-Racoon}} was sunk on 9 January 1918.<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/152/49.|}} f. 250.</ref>
  
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* [[Fourth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland‎]]
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Daniel Harvey Rainier|Daniel H. Rainier]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 21 (1907)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 21]]'''<br>19 Jul, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 400}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Henry Buck|Richard H. Buck]]'''}}
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Supplementary Lieutenant George Levack Mackay Napier (22 June, 1881 – 9 January, 1918) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Napier was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 March, 1909 and to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 March, 1911.[1]

Napier transferred to the Royal Navy at the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 1 September, 1913. On 28 October, he was appointed to Tyne, which was acting as a depot ship for the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla. He would remain in her until 18 DEcember, 1915.[2]

On 10 December 1914, Napier was admitted to Queensferry Hospital for an ocular disease. On 21 December, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital. He was deemed fit on 11 January, 1915.[3]

At some point (date hard to read), Napier's only Royal Navy evaluation by a Captain Compton noted that Napier was below average and that he lacked the qualities of a naval officer. "Ship was slovenly and state of discipline not good. Slovenly in appearance."[4]

He was appointed to the destroyer Contest from 2 January (or July?) 1916, possibly seeing action in her at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. He left her upon being appointed in command of T.B. 21 on 19 July 1916.[5]

Napier drowned when his command, Racoon was sunk on 9 January 1918.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Basil W. L. Owen 		Captain of H.M.S. Vixen
25 Dec, 1915[7] – 2 Jun, 1916[8] 		Succeeded by
Herbert B. Donovan
Preceded by
Daniel H. Rainier 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 21
19 Jul, 1916[9][10] – 12 Dec, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
Richard H. Buck
Preceded by
Sydney L. K. Lawford 		Captain of H.M.S. Teviot
2 Jan, 1917[12][13] – 3 Oct, 1917[14] 		Succeeded by
John E. Phayre
Preceded by
Frederick L. Cavaye 		Captain of H.M.S. Racoon
3 Oct, 1917[15][16] – 9 Jan, 1918[17][18] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/131. f. 131.
  2. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  3. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  4. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  5. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  6. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  7. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  8. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  9. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  11. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  12. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 398g.
  14. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  15. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
  17. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/49. f. 250.
  18. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 115.

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