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Revision as of 18:33, 24 January 2019

Captain Henry Briggs Lang, (23 February, 1845 – 11 September, 1896) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lang was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 24 August, 1866.

Lang was promoted to the rank of Commander on 19 March, 1880.

Lang was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1889.

Lang drowned when a boat from Narcissus overturned in the Bay of Tartary.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred W. Warry
Captain of H.M.S. Mallard
17 Aug, 1878[1]
Succeeded by
Henry W. A. Littledale
Preceded by
George L. Atkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Reindeer
7 Jul, 1886[2] – 22 Nov, 1889
Succeeded by
The Hon. Edward T. Needham
Preceded by
Frederick O. Pike
Captain of H.M.S. Tauranga
12 Mar, 1892[3]
Succeeded by
William L. H. Browne
Preceded by
Assheton G. Curzon-Howe
Captain of H.M.S. Latona
18 Jul, 1894
Succeeded by
Charles H. Cross
Preceded by
John H. Bainbridge
Captain of H.M.S. Narcissus
19 Nov, 1895[4] – 11 Sep, 1896
Succeeded by
William C. C. Forsyth

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 223.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 226.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 242.