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 Theodore S. Brodie	Captain of H.M.S. C 36 before Feb, 1911^[3]	Succeeded by Donald I. McGillewie
Preceded by Thomas F. Besant	Captain of H.M.S. C 30 Jun, 1913^[4]	Succeeded by Allan Poland
Preceded by Thomas F. P. Calvert	Captain of H.M.S. D 5 25 Mar, 1914^[5]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by New Command	*"Captain of H.M.S. K 13"* ? – 29 Jan, 1917	Succeeded by Charles de Burgh as Captain of H.M.S. K 22

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