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[[File:H.M.S. Excellent Staff Officers, 1909.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Captain and Staff of ''Excellent'', 1909. Macnamara at back, second from left.]] | [[File:H.M.S. Excellent Staff Officers, 1909.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Captain and Staff of ''Excellent'', 1909. Macnamara at back, second from left.]] | ||
| − | Macnamara was appointed to [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']] on 27 July, 1908, to qualify for gunnery duties, on the course beginning on 24 August.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 312.</ref> | + | Patrick Macnamara was born on 11 January, 1886, the son of Charles Macnamara. He was educated at Bradfield College, and entered the [[Royal Navy]] via the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] in January, 1901. He was awarded the King's Medal for his term. As a {{MidRN}} he served in the battleships [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']] and [[H.M.S. Duncan (1901)|''Duncan'']]. |
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| + | In his examinations for the rank of {{LieutRN}} he took five First Class certificates, and on 21 May, 1907, while serving in the [[H.M.S. Hibernia (1905)|''Hibernia'']], he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority dated 30 October, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28024/pages/3593 no. 28024. p. 3593.] 24 May, 1907.</ref> He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']] on 27 July, 1908, to qualify for gunnery duties, on the course beginning on 24 August.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 312.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
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Rear-Admiral SIR Patrick Macnamara, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (11 January, 1886 – 4 April, 1957) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Patrick Macnamara was born on 11 January, 1886, the son of Charles Macnamara. He was educated at Bradfield College, and entered the Royal Navy via the training ship Britannia in January, 1901. He was awarded the King's Medal for his term. As a Midshipman he served in the battleships Majestic and Duncan.
In his examinations for the rank of Lieutenant he took five First Class certificates, and on 21 May, 1907, while serving in the Hibernia, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority dated 30 October, 1906.[1] He was appointed to H.M.S. Excellent on 27 July, 1908, to qualify for gunnery duties, on the course beginning on 24 August.[2]
Great War
On 3 August, 1914, Macnamara was appointed to H.M.S. King Edward VII for War Staff Duties on the staff of Vice-Admiral Edward E. Bradford, Vice-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron.[3] He was appointed Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. Tiger on 9 March, 1915.[4] On 30 June, 1918, he was promoted to the rank of Commander,[5] and replaced as Gunnery Officer on 31 August, remaining in Tiger as Executive Officer.[6]
He invented some fire control aids, such as a time-of-flight watch (presumably, as an aid to spotting) around 1909, deployed perhaps by 1911,[7] and was trying to effect a pneumatic plotter so Mark IV Dreyer tables could automatically plot range cuts signaled from multiple sources, although on 6 July 1914 this ambitious design was rejected in favour of the humble (even clumsily so) Brownrigg Keyboard.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28024. p. 3593. 24 May, 1907.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 312.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 343.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398q.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 122.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 920.
- ↑ Brooks. pp. 56, 63.
- ↑ Brooks. p. 171.
Bibliography
- Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- "Rear-Admiral Macnamara" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 April, 1957. Issue 53810, col A, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
