Herbert Masterman Hughes
Commander Herbert Masterman Hughes, R.N. (25 October, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Hughes gained one and a half months' time in passing out of Britannia in January, 1906.[1]
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911.[2]
On 6 July 1912, he was sick on shore, having injured a leg in a "motor bicycle accident".
Hughes arrived home on 9 December, 1913 and was appointed to Forester of the First Destroyer Flotilla as first lieutenant on 16 December. He remained in her until being appointed in command of Bullfinch on 20 October 1915, which operated as one of fifteen older destroyers attached to the Grand Fleet until Hughes was asked to report to the Admiralty on 9 August 1916. On the 12th of August, he was appointed in command of Boyne, operating as part of the Devonport Local Defence Flotilla.
Hughes was appointed from Boyne to take command of the destroyer Ruby in January, 1917.[3] He was recommended by the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport for an attack on a submarine on 7 August, 1917.[4]
Post-War
Hughes served in Ruby until June, 1919. Three months before he left the ship, Captain Chetwode wrote that Hughes had commanded her to his "entire satisfaction" and he recommended that Hughes receive a command.
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Voyager on 10 July, 1920.[6]
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1925.[7]
In 1926, he completed a Short Flying Course at Upavon.
On 8 August, 1931 Hughes was appointed in command of the "B" class destroyer Boadicea, vice Eric J. Shelley. In 1932, Admiral Rose wrote that, "I have not been personally impressed by this officer, nor has he been spoken of highly by the two Captains (D) under whom he has served during the eleven months I have been in cd. of the Medn. Destroyer Flotillas." Hughes was superseded in Boadicea on 28 November, 1932.[8][9]
Hughes was appointed to President for a Senior Officer's War Course on 13 March, 1933. Something went awry, however, as he was allowed to resign to avoid a Court Martial on 25 May, 1933.[10]
In 1939, Hughes offered his services for the Emergency List, but the Admiralty told him they were unable to enrol him. In 1946, information detailing the reasons for which Hughes left naval service were sent to the Control Commission in Germany and Austria.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan |
Captain of H.M.S. Boyne 12 Aug, 1916[12] |
Succeeded by William B. Clementson |
| Preceded by John B. Spurgin |
Captain of H.M.S. Ruby Jan, 1917[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by George A. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Urchin 15 Jun, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by James R. C. Cavendish |
| Preceded by Charles G. Stuart |
Captain of H.M.S. Voyager 10 Jul, 1920[15] |
Succeeded by Gerald M. McKenna |
| Preceded by Edward S. F. Fegen |
Captain of H.M.S. Whitley 1 Jan, 1923[16] |
Succeeded by Walter N. T. Beckett |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 898.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 859.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 879.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
