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Revision as of 15:08, 29 May 2014

James Robert Carnegie Cavendish ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cavendish was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 049 in December, 1909.[1]

Cavendish was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 24 on 17 September, 1911.[2]

On 5 December, 1914, Cavendish was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning.[3]

Cavendish commanded the destroyer Midge of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Scimitar on 21 October, 1918.[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Urchin on 15 July, 1920.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Guy Stopford
Captain of H.M. T.B. 105
20 Sep, 1909[7] – ?
Succeeded by
Archibald R. J. Southby
Preceded by
Archer H. B. Bisset
Captain of H.M. T.B. 49
Dec, 1909[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Joseph Wilkinson
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 24
17 Sep, 1911[9] – ?
Succeeded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Preceded by
Thomas C. C. Bolster
Captain of H.M.S. Lightning
5 Dec, 1914[10] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Hubert E. Gore-Langton
Captain of H.M.S. Midge
before 30 May, 1916[11] – ?
Succeeded by
Donald C. Brock
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Scimitar
21 Oct, 1918[12] – ?
Succeeded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Witherington
21 Aug, 1919[13] – ?
Succeeded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by
Herbert M. Hughes
Captain of H.M.S. Urchin
15 Jul, 1920[14] – ?
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 385.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  3. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 348.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  5. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  6. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920).  p. 879.
  7. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 20 September, 1909. Issue 39069, col D, p. 5.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401a.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 348.
  11. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  13. The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 901.
  14. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.