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− | '''Odiarne Unett Coates''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Odiarne Unett Coates''' (15 December, 1868 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | The son of a reverend W. U. Coates of Rockhampton, Coates gained seven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. | |
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Coates was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1891.{{NLMar13|p. 16}} | Coates was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1891.{{NLMar13|p. 16}} | ||
Coates was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 2 August, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue '''35257''', col F, p. 5.</ref> | Coates was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 2 August, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue '''35257''', col F, p. 5.</ref> | ||
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+ | Following some disappointing inspections of {{UK-Sparrow}}, in January 1903 Vice-Admiral Beaumont wrote that Coates was "a painstaking zealous officer, but who will never successfully command." | ||
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+ | Coates retired with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 6 March, 1913. He commanded the armed yachts ''Ombra'', ''Eros'' and ''Salvator'' early in the war. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 12 November 2017
Commander (retired) Odiarne Unett Coates (15 December, 1868 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a reverend W. U. Coates of Rockhampton, Coates gained seven months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Coates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1891.[1]
Coates was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 2 August, 1897.[2]
Following some disappointing inspections of Sparrow, in January 1903 Vice-Admiral Beaumont wrote that Coates was "a painstaking zealous officer, but who will never successfully command."
Coates retired with the rank of Commander on 6 March, 1913. He commanded the armed yachts Ombra, Eros and Salvator early in the war.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles W. S. Leggatt |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 2 Aug, 1897[3] – 15 Sep, 1898 |
Succeeded by Frederic C. Dreyer |
Preceded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Assaye 15 Oct, 1898[4] – 1 Dec, 1900 |
Succeeded by R. Methven Lambert |
Preceded by Alexander A. Gordon |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrow 2 May, 1901[5] – 31 Mar, 1904 |
Succeeded by Ernest E. Lowe |
Preceded by Randal M. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Seagull 14 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by Samuel Helen |
Preceded by Robert H. Travers |
Senior Officer, Berehaven mid Nov, 1915 – 27 May, 1917 |
Succeeded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue 35257, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue 35257, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 303a.