Godfrey Herbert
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
| 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] – 3 Nov, 1914 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| 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.
