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− | Captain [[Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles|Miles]] was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}}, in command of "A" class destroyers {{UK-Codrington}}, ''Acasta'', and {{UK-Active}} in 1930 through 1932. On 4 April, 1932, ''Active'' and '' | + | Captain [[Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles|Miles]] was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}}, in command of "A" class destroyers {{UK-Codrington}}, ''Acasta'', and {{UK-Active}} in 1930 through 1932. On 4 April, 1932, ''Active'' and ''Achates'' collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."<ref>Miles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref> |
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H.M.S. Acasta (1929) | |
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Pendant Number: | H09 |
Builder: | John Brown |
Laid down: | 13 Aug, 1928 |
Launched: | 8 Aug, 1929 |
Commissioned: | 11 Feb, 1930 |
Sunk: | 8 Jun, 1940 |
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Service
Captain Miles was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla, in command of "A" class destroyers Codrington, Acasta, and Active in 1930 through 1932. On 4 April, 1932, Active and Achates collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.