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Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redpole|f=t}} on 31 January, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 376a.</ref> | Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redpole|f=t}} on 31 January, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 376a.</ref> | ||
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Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nimrod|f=t}} on 11 March, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 853}} | Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nimrod|f=t}} on 11 March, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 853}} | ||
On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trenchant|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 877.</ref> | On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trenchant|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 877.</ref> | ||
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Hugh Undecimus Fletcher ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Redpole on 31 January, 1911.[1]
Fletcher commanded the destroyer Morning Star at the Battle of Jutland, operating with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
Fletcher was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Nimrod on 11 March, 1918.[3]
On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Trenchant.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 376a.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 877.
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