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'''Robert Henry Taunton Raikes''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''Robert Henry Taunton Raikes''' ( – ) was an submarine commander in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Raikes was appointed in command of the {{UK-C35|f=t}} on 5 May, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 280.</ref>
 
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Raikes was appointed in command of the {{UK-E54|f=t}} on 21 August, 1916.{{UKTH1|p. 13}}
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Raikes was commanding the {{UK-E54|f=t}} on 21 August, 1916 when she sank {{DE-UC7}}, and on 1 May, 1917 when she sank {{DE-U81}}.{{UKTH1|p. 13}}
  
 
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Revision as of 13:45, 24 February 2014

Robert Henry Taunton Raikes ( – ) was an submarine commander in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Raikes was appointed in command of the submarine C 35 on 5 May, 1911.[1]

Raikes was commanding the submarine E 54 on 21 August, 1916 when she sank UC 7, and on 1 May, 1917 when she sank U 81.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 280.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments