Difference between revisions of "Godfrey Herbert"

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Captain Godfrey Herbert, D.S.O. (28 February, 1884 – 8 August, 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Herbert was appointed in command of the submarine C 30 on June, 1913.^[1]

On 25 March, 1914, Herbert was appointed in command of the submarine D 5.^[2]

On 29 January, 1917, he was in command of K 13 when she sank on a test dive. He was able to escape from the submarine.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Thomas F. Besant	Captain of H.M.S. C 30 Jun, 1913^[3]	Succeeded by Allan Poland
Preceded by Thomas F. P. Calvert	Captain of H.M.S. D 5 25 Mar, 1914^[4]	Succeeded by ?

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-'''Godfrey Herbert''' ( &ndash; ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
+{{CaptRN}} '''Godfrey Herbert''', D.S.O. (28 February, 1884 &ndash; 8 August, 1961) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
 ==Life & Career==
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-Herbert was appointed in command of the {{UK-C30|f=t}} on June, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 395a.</ref>
+Herbert was appointed in command of the {{UK-C30|f=t}} on June, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}
-On 25 March, 1914, Herbert was appointed in command of the {{UK-D5|f=t}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1914) p. 273.</ref>
+On 25 March, 1914, Herbert was appointed in command of the {{UK-D5|f=t}}.{{NLJun14|p. 273}}
+On 29 January, 1917, he was in command of {{UK-K13}} when she sank on a test dive.  He was able to escape from the submarine.
 ==See Also==
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+{{CatPerson|UK|1884|1961}}
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