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Revision as of 14:57, 19 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

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Nonsuch
before 31 May, 1916[4] – ?
Succeeded by
John F. Bowyer
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Marmion
? – 21 Oct, 1917[5]
Succeeded by
?

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.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  5. Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 159.