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'''Price Vaughan Lewes''', C.B., and D.S.O.  (? – ?) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Price Vaughan Lewes''', C.B., and D.S.O.  (27 February, 1865 – 9 November, 1914) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Lewes was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1888 and made {{CommRN}} on 6 September, 1898.<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>
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Though overland travel to visit a dangerously ill wife may have removed him from the scene, he was fortunate to receive no apparent blame when the {{UK-Hazard|f=t}} torpedoed and sank a manned steam launch shortly before Christmas in 1899.  Luckily, no one was injured.<ref>Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle.  Portsmouth.  23 Dec 1899, p. 8.</ref>
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He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
 
He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to ''Hermes'' for command of the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}}.  He was reappointed on her recommissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>
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On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to ''Hermes'' for command of the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}}.  He was reappointed on her re-commissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref>
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref>
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On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Commonwealth}},{{NLJul13|p. 294}} operating with the {{UK-BS|4}}.
 
On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Commonwealth}},{{NLJul13|p. 294}} operating with the {{UK-BS|4}}.
  
On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship {{UK-Superb}},<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref> operating with the {{UK-BS|1}}{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}} until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November.  He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref>
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On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship {{UK-Superb}},<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref> operating with the {{UK-BS|1}}{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}} until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November.  He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease and was buried on the 11th in Plymouth Cemetery, grave No. 895, Lot A..<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref>
 
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==Bibliography==
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
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* {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.
 
* {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|Douglas R. L. Nicholson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hyacinth (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hyacinth'']]'''<br>Dec, 1905{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Algernon Walker-Heneage-Vivian|Algernon W. Heneage]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hazard (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hazard'']]'''<br>19 Aug, 1897{{NLMar00|p. 257}}<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref> &ndash; 2 Oct, 1900<ref>Date is not entirely legible.  Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|Reginald H. S. Bacon]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Irvine Graham|John I. Graham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fearless (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fearless'']]'''<br>27 Apr, 1903<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref> &ndash; 8 Feb, 1905<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Evelyn Massy-Dawson|Francis E. Massy-Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hermes (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hermes'']]'''<br>20 Dec, 1905<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref> &ndash; 1906<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|Douglas R. L. Nicholson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evelyn Robert Le Marchant|Evelyn R. Le Marchant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nile (1888)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nile'']]'''<br>20 Dec, 1906<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref> &ndash; 8 May, 1907<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Archibald Howard Kelly|W. A. Howard Kelly]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt|Ernest F. A. Gaunt]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cambrian (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambrian'']]'''<br>3 Sep, 1907<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref> &ndash; 7 Sep, 1909<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward William Elphinstone Wemyss|Edward W. E. Wemyss]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Hamilton Anstruther|Robert H. Anstruther]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cæsar'']]'''<br>9 Aug, 1910<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 290}} &ndash; 6 Jun, 1911<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Edmund Ross Benson|Robert E. R. Benson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Francis Benwell|William F. Benwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Commonwealth'']]'''<br>6 Jun, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 294}}<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref> &ndash; 1 Oct, 1913<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Woollcombe|Maurice Woollcombe]]'''}}
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Revision as of 17:55, 26 August 2019

Captain Price Vaughan Lewes, C.B., and D.S.O. (27 February, 1865 – 9 November, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lewes was promoted to Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888 and made Commander on 6 September, 1898.[1]

Though overland travel to visit a dangerously ill wife may have removed him from the scene, he was fortunate to receive no apparent blame when the torpedo gunboat Hazard torpedoed and sank a manned steam launch shortly before Christmas in 1899. Luckily, no one was injured.[2]

He was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1905.[3]

Captain

On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to Hermes for command of the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth. He was reappointed on her re-commissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.[4]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cæsar on 9 August, 1910.[5]

On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of Commonwealth,[6] operating with the Fourth Battle Squadron.

On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship Superb,[7] operating with the First Battle Squadron[8] until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November. He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease and was buried on the 11th in Plymouth Cemetery, grave No. 895, Lot A..[9]

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M. T.B. 71
18 Jul, 1889[10] – 6 Sep, 1889[11]
Succeeded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee
Preceded by
Frederick T. Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
19 Aug, 1897[12][13] – 2 Oct, 1900[14]
Succeeded by
Reginald H. S. Bacon
Preceded by
Harry H. Stileman
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
2 Feb, 1903[15] – 27 Apr, 1903[16]
Succeeded by
Adrian G. Allgood
Preceded by
John I. Graham
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless
27 Apr, 1903[17] – 8 Feb, 1905[18]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Francis E. Massy-Dawson
Captain of H.M.S. Hermes
20 Dec, 1905[19] – 1906[20]
Succeeded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson
Preceded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson
Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth
Jan, 1906[21] – 20 Dec, 1906[22]
Succeeded by
John G. Armstrong
Preceded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Captain of H.M.S. Nile
20 Dec, 1906[23] – 8 May, 1907[24]
Succeeded by
W. A. Howard Kelly
Preceded by
Casper J. Baker
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
8 May, 1907[25] – 3 Sep, 1907[26]
Succeeded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge
Preceded by
Ernest F. A. Gaunt
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
3 Sep, 1907[27] – 7 Sep, 1909[28]
Succeeded by
Edward W. E. Wemyss
Preceded by
Robert H. Anstruther
Captain of H.M.S. Cæsar
9 Aug, 1910[29][30] – 6 Jun, 1911[31]
Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson
Preceded by
William F. Benwell
Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth
6 Jun, 1911[32][33] – 1 Oct, 1913[34]
Succeeded by
Maurice Woollcombe
Preceded by
George P. W. Hope
Captain of H.M.S. Superb
28 Jul, 1914[35] – 4 Nov, 1914[36]
Succeeded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck
 

Footnotes

  1. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  2. Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle. Portsmouth. 23 Dec 1899, p. 8.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  5. Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
  7. Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  8. Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  9. Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  10. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  11. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 257.
  13. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  14. Date is not entirely legible. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  15. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  16. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  17. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  18. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  19. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  20. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  21. Inspected on 14 January. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  22. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  23. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  24. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  25. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  26. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  27. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  28. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  29. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  30. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 290.
  31. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  32. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
  33. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  34. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  35. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  36. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.