Price Vaughan Lewes
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Price Vaughan Lewes, C.B., and D.S.O. (? – ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1905.[1]
Captain
In December 1905, Lewes assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth.[2]
He was appointed command of the battleship Cæsar on 9 August, 1910.[3]
On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of Commonwealth,[4] operating with the Fourth Battle Squadron.
In July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship Superb,[5] operating with the First Battle Squadron[6].
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Douglas R. L. Nicholson |
[[H.M.S. Hyacinth (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth]] Dec, 1905[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Algernon Walker-Heneage-Vivian |
| Preceded by Robert H. Anstruther |
[[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. Cæsar]] 9 Aug, 1910[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Robert E. R. Benson |
| Preceded by George A. Ballard |
[[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth]] 6 Jun, 1911[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Maurice Woollcombe |
| Preceded by George P. W. Hope |
[[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. Superb]] 28 Jul, 1914[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 294.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
