Hugh Undecimus Fletcher

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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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William L. W. Williams-Mason
Captain of H.M.S. Surly
5 Oct, 1907[5]
Succeeded by
Montague G. B. Legge
Preceded by
Leslie D. Fisher
Captain of H.M.S. Spiteful
29 Mar, 1909[6]
Succeeded by
Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Redpole
31 Jan, 1911[7] – Aug, 1915[8][9]
Succeeded by
Edward O. Broadley
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Morning Star
Aug, 1915[10] – 11 Mar, 1918[11][12]
Succeeded by
Humphrey E. Archer
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Nimrod
11 Mar, 1918[13] – 28 Mar, 1919[Inference]
Succeeded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede
Preceded by
Frederic A. H. Russel
Captain of H.M.S. Trenchant
15 Oct, 1920[14]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 376a.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
  4. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920).  p. 877.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 379.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 377.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397m.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397m.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397i.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395t.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 848.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
  13. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
  14. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.