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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Born in Platt Hall, Rusholme. | + | Born in Platt Hall, Rusholme, Tindal may have been originally named Ralph Tindal-Carill-Worsley, but his mother wrote in 1913 to ask that he simply be called Ralph Tindal.<ref>Tindal Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/193.|}} f. 194.</ref> |
| − | Tindal | + | Tindal was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1904.<ref>Tindal Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/193.|}} f. 194.</ref> |
| − | Tindal was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Tindal was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1912 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1912.<ref>Tindal Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/193.|}} f. 194.</ref> |
| − | Tindal was | + | Following the outbreak of war, Tindal was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Electra|f=t}} on 6 November, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 311}} |
| − | Tindal was | + | In August, 1915, Tindal was appointed in command of the {{UK-Circe|f=t}}.<ref>Tindal Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/193.|}} f. 194.</ref> |
| − | + | On 3 April, 1917, {{UK-Jason|f=p}} was lost to a mine. Tindal's performance on this occasion prompted the Admiralty to grant him the acting rank of Commander, effective 22 May. Although his time in ''Circe'' ended in May 1917, Tindal continued to work with paddle minesweepers until he reverted to the Retired List on 1 May 1919. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 27 December, 1921.<ref>Tindal Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/193.|}} f. 194.</ref> | |
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| − | On 3 April, 1917, {{UK-Jason|f=p}} was lost to a mine. Tindal's performance on this occasion prompted the Admiralty to grant him the acting rank of Commander, effective 22 May. Tindal continued to work with paddle minesweepers until he reverted to the Retired List on 1 May 1919. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 27 December, 1921. | + | |
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
| + | In 1939, N.C.S. duties on the Thames. In February 1940, the same work at Yarmouth.<ref>Tindal Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/193.|}} f. 194.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Bibby Hartford|George B. Hartford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 393''r''}} – 23 May, 1915 | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Bibby Hartford|George B. Hartford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 393''r''}} – 23 May, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert Seeds Monroe|Hubert S. Monroe]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Ralph Tindal, R.N. (27 December, 1881 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Platt Hall, Rusholme, Tindal may have been originally named Ralph Tindal-Carill-Worsley, but his mother wrote in 1913 to ask that he simply be called Ralph Tindal.[1]
Tindal was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[2]
Tindal was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1912.[3]
Following the outbreak of war, Tindal was appointed in command of the destroyer Electra on 6 November, 1914.[4]
In August, 1915, Tindal was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Circe.[5]
On 3 April, 1917, H.M.S. Jason was lost to a mine. Tindal's performance on this occasion prompted the Admiralty to grant him the acting rank of Commander, effective 22 May. Although his time in Circe ended in May 1917, Tindal continued to work with paddle minesweepers until he reverted to the Retired List on 1 May 1919. He was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 27 December, 1921.[6]
World War II
In 1939, N.C.S. duties on the Thames. In February 1940, the same work at Yarmouth.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George B. Hartford |
Captain of H.M.S. Electra 6 Nov, 1914[8] – 23 May, 1915 |
Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe |
| Preceded by Harold G. Innes |
Captain of H.M.S. Circe 19 Aug, 1915[9] – 4 May, 1917 |
Succeeded by Thomas P. Webb |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tindal Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/193. f. 194.
- ↑ Tindal Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/193. f. 194.
- ↑ Tindal Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/193. f. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 311.
- ↑ Tindal Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/193. f. 194.
- ↑ Tindal Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/193. f. 194.
- ↑ Tindal Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/193. f. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393b.
