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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Blackburn entered the Royal Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve.
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Blackburn entered the Royal Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
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Blackburn was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 July, 1915.
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Blackburn was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 July, 1915.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
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Blackburn served in the {{UK-G13}} from 27 September 1916 to 24 May, 1918.
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Blackburn served in the {{UK-G13}} from 27 September 1916 to 24 May, 1918.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
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==Post-War==
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On 28 December, 1918, Blackburn was temporarily appointed in command of the surrendered German cruiser submarine {{DE-U155}}, the former cargo submarine ''Deutschland''.  He left her when he was appointed to command {{UK-E33}} on 4 April, 1919.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
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On 28 December, 1918, Blackburn was temporarily appointed in command of the surrendered German cruiser submarine {{DE-U155}}, the former cargo submarine ''Deutschland''.  He left her when he was appointed to command {{UK-E33}} on 4 April, 1919.
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Blackburn was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 20 July, 1923.
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Blackburn commanded ''Frederich Bush'' from 15 May until 7 August 1919, when he was again placed in command of ''E 33''.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
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Blackburn was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 August, 1933.
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Blackburn was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 20 July, 1923.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
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Blackburn was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 August, 1933.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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After taking a course on Armed Merchant Cruisers, Blackburn was appointed to the armed cruiser [[H.M.S. Jervis Bay (1922)|''Jervis Bay'']] for gunnery dities, vice Round, on 27 November, 1939.  He was appointed in command of ''Jervis Bay'', temporarily vice [[Arthur Gerald Harris|Harris]], on 12 February, 1940.  He was superseded in this role on 4 October, 1940.
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After taking a course on Armed Merchant Cruisers, Blackburn was appointed to the armed cruiser [[H.M.S. Jervis Bay (1922)|''Jervis Bay'']] for gunnery dities, vice Round, on 27 November, 1939.  He was appointed in command of ''Jervis Bay'', temporarily vice [[Arthur Gerald Harris|Harris]], on 12 February, 1940.  He was superseded in this role on 4 October, 1940.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
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Blackburn was appointed in command of the armed cruiser [[H.M.S. Voltaire (1923)|''Voltaire'']] vice [[ Claude Lindesay Bate|Bate]] on 21 September, 1940.  He survived her sinking on 4 April, 1941 and was taken prisoner of war.
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Blackburn was appointed in command of the armed cruiser [[H.M.S. Voltaire (1923)|''Voltaire'']] vice [[ Claude Lindesay Bate|Bate]] on 21 September, 1940.  He survived her sinking on 4 April, 1941 and was taken prisoner of war.<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 6 April 2022

Commander (retired) James Alexander Pollard Blackburn, D.S.C., (12 August, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve and in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Blackburn entered the Royal Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve.[1]

Blackburn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 July, 1915.[2]

Blackburn served in the G 13 from 27 September 1916 to 24 May, 1918.[3]

On 28 December, 1918, Blackburn was temporarily appointed in command of the surrendered German cruiser submarine Template:DE-U155, the former cargo submarine Deutschland. He left her when he was appointed to command E 33 on 4 April, 1919.[4]

Blackburn commanded Frederich Bush from 15 May until 7 August 1919, when he was again placed in command of E 33.[5]

Blackburn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 20 July, 1923.[6]

Blackburn was promoted to the rank of Commander on 20 August, 1933.[7]

World War II

After taking a course on Armed Merchant Cruisers, Blackburn was appointed to the armed cruiser Jervis Bay for gunnery dities, vice Round, on 27 November, 1939. He was appointed in command of Jervis Bay, temporarily vice Harris, on 12 February, 1940. He was superseded in this role on 4 October, 1940.[8]

Blackburn was appointed in command of the armed cruiser Voltaire vice Bate on 21 September, 1940. He survived her sinking on 4 April, 1941 and was taken prisoner of war.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Kenneth M. Wilkinson 		Captain of H.M.S. C 24
3 Jul, 1918[10] – 28 Dec, 1918[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Eric B. Tod 		Captain of H.M.S. E 33
4 Apr, 1919[12] – 15 May, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
James A. P. Blackburn
Preceded by
James A. P. Blackburn 		Captain of H.M.S. E 33
19 Apr, 1920[14][15] – 21 Jun, 1921[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey 		Captain of H.M.S. L 6
21 Jun, 1921[17] – 19 Nov, 1921[18] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Yeoman
Preceded by
Edward G. Stanley 		Captain of H.M.S. L 56
19 Nov, 1921[19][20] – 20 Sep, 1923[21] 		Succeeded by
John G. Sutton
Preceded by
Edward C. Thornton 		Captain of H.M.S. Carstairs
25 Nov, 1925[22][23] – 25 Nov, 1927[24] 		Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Preceded by
Arthur G. Harris 		Captain of H.M.S. Jervis Bay
12 Feb, 1940 – 4 Oct, 1940 		Succeeded by
Edward S. F. Fegen
Preceded by
Claude L. Bate 		Captain of H.M.S. Voltaire
21 Sep, 1940 – 4 Apr, 1941 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  2. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  3. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  4. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  5. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  6. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  7. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  8. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  9. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  10. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  11. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  12. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  13. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  14. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  16. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  17. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  18. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  19. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 777.
  21. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  22. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 223.
  24. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.

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