John Ignatius Hallett
Captain (retired) John Ignatius Hallett, D.S.O., R.N. (24 June, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1907.[1]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1915.[2]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[3]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 23 June, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the next day at his own request.[4]
Hallett proposed a new type of torpedo director around 1910, which came to be referred to as Hallett's Director.[5]
Hallett was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 36 on 9 January, 1912.[6]
His torpedo director was tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1914.[7]
Hallett was appointed to Implacable for command of the trawler Joseph Connell on 5 August, 1918. He left her on 3 February, 1919 when he was appointed to command the patrol boat P17.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 057 9 Jun, 1909[9] |
Succeeded by William H. J. Parkin |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 9 Jan, 1912[10] |
Succeeded by Cosmo M. Graham |
| Preceded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell |
Captain of H.M.S. Talisman 27 Jan, 1916[11] – 19 Nov, 1917[12][13] |
Succeeded by Edward M. C. Rutherfoord |
| Preceded by William A. Willock |
Captain of H.M.S. P17 21 Feb, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Foote |
Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 8 Oct, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wivern 4 Dec, 1919[16] |
Succeeded by Ralph G. H. Izat |
| Preceded by James R. C. Cavendish |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 3 Jan, 1924[17] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911. pp. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. p. 30.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 913.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 915.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 901.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 277.
