Lachlan Donald Ian MacKinnon
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Vice-Admiral Lachlan Donald Ian MacKinnon, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (2 December, 1882 – 11 October, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Mackinnon passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked fifteenth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1664 marks.[1]
He served as gunnery officer in the battlecruiser Indomitable from 1914 to 1916. As Lieutenant Commander (G), he directed her fire at the Battle of Jutland and wrote the ship's gunnery report of the action.[2] He was commended for his service at Jutland, and promoted to Commander.
See Also
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral L. D. I. MacKinnon" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 14 October, 1948. Issue 51202, col D, p. 6.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/126.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/47
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Colin A. M. Sarel |
Captain of H.M.S. Assistance 18 Aug, 1924[3] |
Succeeded by Albert J. Robertson |
| Preceded by Bertram H. Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. Danae 28 Jan, 1927[4] – Apr, 1928[5] |
Succeeded by William B. Mackenzie |
| Preceded by Stephen D. Tillard |
Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet 1 Aug, 1930[6] – 18 Aug, 1932[7] |
Succeeded by St. Aubyn B. Wake |
| Preceded by St. Aubyn B. Wake |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 10 Aug, 1932[8][9] |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Talbot |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
- ↑ Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 230.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 261.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
