Herbert William Shove
Herbert William Shove, D.S.O., O.B.E., R.N. (6 July, 1886 – 5 December, 1943) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Shove was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1906.
Shove was appointed in command of the submarine C 2 on 15 October, 1912.[1]
Exactly one year later, he was re-appointed in command of C 2.[2]
Shove was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1914. On 25 April, 1914, C 2 collided with Hebe and Shove was told to be more careful in future.
Shove invented a dummy explosive periscope the Admiralty described as "ingenious". In April, 1915 he also produced a design for a mine designed to be laid by submarine.
In 1918, Shove ably handled an incident in which K 3 dived to an abnormal depth.
Shove was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 November, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 6 July, 1926.
World War II
Shove died of tuberculosis while serving at Freetown.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles L. Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. A 8 22 Feb, 1911[3] – 1 Dec, 1911 |
Succeeded by Francis T. Hewson |
| Preceded by Ernald G. H. Master |
Captain of H.M.S. C 2 15 Oct, 1912[4] – 1 Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by George J. D. Tweedy |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 29 1 Jul, 1915 – 22 Apr, 1917 |
Succeeded by Colin Cantlie |
| Preceded by Ernest W. Leir |
Captain of H.M.S. K 3 22 Apr, 1917 – 11 Sep, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 385.
