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| − | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Michael Barne''', D.S.O. (15 October, 1877 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Michael Barne''', D.S.O., R.N. (15 October, 1877 – 31 May, 1961) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Sotterley, Suffolk, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Barne. | Born in Sotterley, Suffolk, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Barne. | ||
| − | Barne was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1900. He was awarded the | + | Barne was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1900. He was awarded the Polar Medal for service as assistant magnetic observer, in charge of sounding apparatus, on the ''Discovery'' Expedition to the Antarctic, 1901-1904. He undertook several sledge journeys and in 1903, with Sub-Lieutenant George F.A. Mulock, mapped the Antarctic coastline as far south as the Barne Inlet (named after him), on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf.<ref>See https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4784329, and https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24897/lot/54/, accessed on 31 March 2021.</ref> He was the last surviving officer of the ''Discovery'' expedition.<ref>http://www.antarctic-circle.org/obitsPR.htm, accessed on 31 March 2021.</ref> |
Barne was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1908. | Barne was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1908. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 6 April 2022
Captain (retired) Michael Barne, D.S.O., R.N. (15 October, 1877 – 31 May, 1961) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Sotterley, Suffolk, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Barne.
Barne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900. He was awarded the Polar Medal for service as assistant magnetic observer, in charge of sounding apparatus, on the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic, 1901-1904. He undertook several sledge journeys and in 1903, with Sub-Lieutenant George F.A. Mulock, mapped the Antarctic coastline as far south as the Barne Inlet (named after him), on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf.[1] He was the last surviving officer of the Discovery expedition.[2]
Barne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1908.
Barne was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 23 October, 1908.
Barned was appointed to Majestic as Acting Commander on 30 August, 1914 and survived her sinking on 27 May, 1915. He was sent to Portsmouth for some time and attended a gunnery course before being appointed in command of the monitor M.27 on 6 September, 1915.
Barne was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 15 October, 1917.
Barne was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 15 October, 1922.
World War II
Barne was appointed to the yacht Radiant on 9 September 1939, to take command upon her commissioning. He left command when he reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 3 September, 1940.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Osmond J. Prentis |
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket 3 Jan, 1905[3] – 1 Apr, 1905 |
Succeeded by Reginald G. Copleston |
| Preceded by Reginald G. Copleston |
Captain of H.M.S. Porcupine 1 Apr, 1905[4] – 1 Apr, 1906 |
Succeeded by George E. Casley |
| Preceded by Fitzroy H. Hall |
Captain of H.M.S. Coquette 10 Apr, 1906[5] – 27 Feb, 1907 |
Succeeded by Henry F. H. Wakefield |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. M.27 6 Sep, 1915[6] – 1 Feb, 1918 |
Succeeded by George H. I. Parker |
| Preceded by Bertrand Bannerman |
Captain of H.M.S. Halcyon 1 Feb, 1918[7] – 15 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ See https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4784329, and https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24897/lot/54/, accessed on 31 March 2021.
- ↑ http://www.antarctic-circle.org/obitsPR.htm, accessed on 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 806.
