Eric Quintin Carter

Captain (retired) Eric Quintin Carter (12 June, 1883 – 30 October, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Aldershot.

Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.

Carter was appointed to the battlecruiser Invincible on 16 May, 1911, following two and a half years in command of torpedo craft. After a year in her and a brief spell at the Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth, Carter was appointed to the new destroyer Christopher, to take command upon her commissioning. She joined the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, eventually to be operating in support of the Grand Fleet.

Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913.

Great War

Carter remained in command of Christopher until being appointed in command of Mandate on 26 October, 1915 and then to the Ruby on 4 November and very soon thereafter, transferred to the "M" Class destroyer Nessus.

Carter would command the destroyer Nessus of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.

Carter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.

Upon being superseded in Nessus by George H. I. Parker on 19 September, 1916, Carter took some time to convalesce from hemorrhoidal complaints. Upon his return to fitness in December, Carter was appointed in command of the destroyer Lurcher and would finish out the war in her.

Post-War

Carter was appointed in command of the destroyer Shark on 27 May, 1919. Carter was blamed for losing a torpedo from Shark on 19 August, 1920.

On 20 November, 1924 Carter was appointed to Pembroke, additional, for the new flotilla leader Broke. He saw her through her trials and took her to the Mediterranean. Upon her swapping roles with Malcolm there, Carter took command of Malcolm. Upon that ship reducing in March 1925, Carter was placed in charge of Detention Quarters at Devonport.

Carter was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 20 February, 1930.

See Also

• Service Records
• Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Alfred G. Peace	Captain of H.M. T.B. 101 20 Oct, 1908 – 19 Oct, 1909	Succeeded by Alexander G. Fleming
Preceded by John E. P. Bickford	Captain of H.M.S. Bat 19 Oct, 1909 – 10 Jan, 1910	Succeeded by The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower
Preceded by William B. Mackenzie	Captain of H.M.S. Zephyr 10 Jan, 1910 – 15 Aug, 1910	Succeeded by Charles W. J. Howard
Preceded by Ralph V. Eyre	Captain of H.M.S. Osprey 15 Aug, 1910 – 16 May, 1911	Succeeded by Dudley Stuart
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Christopher 20 Nov, 1912 – 26 Oct, 1915	Succeeded by Fairfax M. Kerr
Preceded by Richard A. A. Plowden	Captain of H.M.S. Mandate 26 Oct, 1915 – 4 Nov, 1915	Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie	Captain of H.M.S. Ruby 4 Nov, 1915 – c. late 1915	Succeeded by Basil W. L. Owen
Preceded by Basil W. L. Owen	Captain of H.M.S. Nessus Nov, 1915 – 19 Sep, 1916	Succeeded by George H. I. Parker
Preceded by Frank A. C. Baker	Captain of H.M.S. Lurcher 10 Dec, 1916 – 4 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Vessel inactivated
Preceded by Stuart S. Bonham-Carter	Captain of H.M.S. Shark 4 Apr, 1919 – 1 Feb, 1921	Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by Richard A. A. Plowden	Captain of H.M.S. Satyr 10 Jun, 1921 – 1 Mar, 1922	Succeeded by Edward Enright
Preceded by Cecil H. H. Sams	Captain of H.M.S. Witherington 3 Jan, 1923 – Jul, 1923	Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by Lionel G. Dawson	Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla 1923 – 19 Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Lionel G. Dawson
Preceded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie	Captain of H.M.S. Shark Jul, 1923 – 1923	Succeeded by Lionel V. Lloyd
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Broke 20 Nov, 1924 – 10 Feb, 1925	Succeeded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon
Preceded by Randal B. McCowen	Captain of H.M.S. Terror 22 Jun, 1928 – 2 Sep, 1929	Succeeded by Cecil C. B. Vacher