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− | {{LCommRN}} '''George Wyatt Edgell Naper''' ( – 24 March, 1916) was a submarine officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''George Wyatt Edgell Naper''', R.N. ( – 24 March, 1916) was a submarine officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born at Stanley Lodge, Exmouth the son of Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Naper. | |
− | Naper was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Naper was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1906. |
− | + | Naper was appointed in command of the {{UK-C14|f=t}} on 10 September, 1913.{{NLJun14|p. 316}} The submarine would be lost under his command on 10 December, 1913, but would be salvaged and placed back into service – remarkably, under his command! | |
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Naper was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.{{NLOct15|p. 190}} | Naper was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.{{NLOct15|p. 190}} | ||
− | He was killed on 24 March, 1916 when his command, {{UK-E24}} was mined in the North Sea.{{KindellROH2|p. 187}} | + | He was killed on 24 March, 1916 when his command, {{UK-E24}} was mined in the North Sea.{{KindellROH2|p. 187}} His service record dates the loss on the 27th. |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, 10 October 2017
Lieutenant-Commander George Wyatt Edgell Naper, R.N. ( – 24 March, 1916) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born at Stanley Lodge, Exmouth the son of Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Naper.
Naper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906.
Naper was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 10 September, 1913.[1] The submarine would be lost under his command on 10 December, 1913, but would be salvaged and placed back into service – remarkably, under his command!
Naper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914.[2]
He was killed on 24 March, 1916 when his command, E 24 was mined in the North Sea.[3] His service record dates the loss on the 27th.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William R. D. Crowther |
Captain of H.M.S. B 8 1 Jan, 1909[4] – 1911 |
Succeeded by Henry H. G. D. Stoker |
Preceded by Claud L. Y. Dering |
Captain of H.M.S. C 14 10 Sep, 1913[5] – 10 Dec, 1913[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 24 ? – 24 Mar, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 190.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 187.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 187.