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Admiral Robert Henry Taunton Raikes, D.S.O., R.N. (23 August, 1885 – ) was an submarine commander in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Raikes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.[1]

Raikes was appointed in command of the submarine C 35 on 5 May, 1911.[2]

On 2 September, 1913, he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Defence

Great War

Raikes remained in Defence until at least the turn of 1915.[3] He was to return to his submarine work, however.

Raikes was commanding the submarine E 54 on 21 August, 1916 when she sank UC 10, and on 1 May, 1917 when she sank U 81.[4]

Raikes was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.[5]

On 9 September, 1918, he was appointed to the Staff of Commodore (S) Hall in Dolphin.[6]

Post-war

Raikes was appointed to oversee the completion of the submarine H.M.S. X 1 on 11 December, 1922.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles S. Benning
Captain of H.M.S. C 9
1908[8]
Succeeded by
George H. Pownall
Preceded by
David de B. Stocks
Captain of H.M.S. B 4
28 Mar, 1910[9]
Succeeded by
Claud L. Y. Dering
Preceded by
Gilbert E. Venning
Captain of H.M.S. C 14
5 May, 1911[10]
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
James C. Wahab
Captain of H.M.S. C 35
5 May, 1911[11]
Succeeded by
A. Gordon Hine
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 54
before 21 Aug, 1916[12] – after 1 May, 1917[13]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Nicholas E. Archdale
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan
Dec, 1920[14]
Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 126.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 301.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13, though it wrongly identifies UC10 as UC7..
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 155.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 777.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 385.
  9. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 344.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
  12. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  13. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. pp. 5,13.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.

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