Price Vaughan Lewes
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
On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to Hermes for command of the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth. He was reappointed on her recommissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.[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.
On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship Superb,[5] operating with the First Battle Squadron[6] until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November. He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease.[7]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard 19 Aug, 1897[8] |
Succeeded by Edgar Lees |
| Preceded by Douglas R. L. Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth Dec, 1905[9] |
Succeeded by Algernon W. Heneage |
| Preceded by Robert H. Anstruther |
Captain of H.M.S. Cæsar 9 Aug, 1910[10] |
Succeeded by Robert E. R. Benson |
| Preceded by George A. Ballard |
Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth 6 Jun, 1911[11] |
Succeeded by Maurice Woollcombe |
| Preceded by George P. W. Hope |
Captain of H.M.S. Superb 28 Jul, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 257.
- ↑ 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.
