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| − | Herbert was | + | Herbert was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1905.{{NLDec13|p. 39}} |
| − | + | Herbert was appointed in command of the {{UK-C30|f=t}} in June, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}} | |
| − | 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. | + | On 19 November, 1913, he was appointed to {{UK-Maidstone}} to be Lieutenant aboard {{UK-D5}}.{{NLDec13|p. 343}} |
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| + | Promotion to {{LCommRN}} followed on 31 December, 1913,{{NLNov14|p. 47}} and on 25 March, 1914, Herbert was appointed to {{UK-Adamant|f=t}} for command of {{UK-D5|f=t}}.{{NLJun14|p. 273}} He was to be one of only five of her crew to survive her mining on 3 November, 1914.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_D5 Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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| + | He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 13 September, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 757''c''}} | ||
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| + | 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 – his second such bit of luck. | ||
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| + | Herbert was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1917,{{NLNov17|p. 176''c''}} and on 3 July, he was appointed to ''Colleen'', receiving ship in Queenstown, for general staff duties and coordination with the Americans, remaining there through the end of the war.{{NLDec18|p. 759}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:36, 21 October 2014
Captain Godfrey Herbert, D.S.O. (28 February, 1884 – 8 August, 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Herbert was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[1]
Herbert was appointed in command of the submarine C 30 in June, 1913.[2]
On 19 November, 1913, he was appointed to Maidstone to be Lieutenant aboard D 5.[3]
Promotion to Lieutenant-Commander followed on 31 December, 1913,[4] and on 25 March, 1914, Herbert was appointed to depot ship Adamant for command of submarine D 5.[5] He was to be one of only five of her crew to survive her mining on 3 November, 1914.[6]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 13 September, 1915.[7]
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 – his second such bit of luck.
Herbert was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917,[8] and on 3 July, he was appointed to Colleen, receiving ship in Queenstown, for general staff duties and coordination with the Americans, remaining there through the end of the war.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Theodore S. Brodie |
Captain of H.M.S. C 36 before Feb, 1911[10] |
Succeeded by Donald I. McGillewie |
| Preceded by Thomas F. Besant |
Captain of H.M.S. C 30 Jun, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by Allan Poland |
| Preceded by Thomas F. P. Calvert |
Captain of H.M.S. D 5 25 Mar, 1914[12] |
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 |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 757c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 176c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 759.
- ↑ Wikipedia page on Herbert
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
