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Revision as of 10:08, 11 May 2014

Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lyon commanded the destroyer Nonsuch at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[1]

Lyon was later made captain of the destroyer Marmion, as she was lost under his command on 21 Oct, 1917.[2][3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  3. Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 159.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Marmion
21 Oct, 1917 – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Nonsuch
1945 – ?
Succeeded by
John F. Bowyer