Guy Lushington Coleridge

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Captain Guy Lushington Coleridge (15 April, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Coleridge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1905.[1]

Coleridge married on 22 January, 1910. His daughter, born in April, 1911 married Commander Brooking in April, 1929.[2]

Coleridge invented a magnetic torpedo-starting mechanism around 1912. The Royal Navy tried out but decided in 1913 not to adopt it for service.[3]

Coleridge was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.[4]

Post-War

Coleridge qualified at Cambridge as a Barrister at Law on 14 May, 1919.[5]

Coleridge was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1924. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 April, 1934.[6]

World War II

He was appointed in command of Wildfire on 26 November, 1939.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Vivian R. Brandon
Captain of H.M.S. Cyclamen
20 Jan, 1923[8] – 5 Jan, 1925[9]
Succeeded by
Arthur B. A. Baker
Preceded by
James V. Creagh
Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
10 Oct, 1925[10] – 21 Dec, 1925[11]
Succeeded by
Arthur J. Cubison
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain (D), Ninth Destroyer Flotilla
10 Oct, 1925[12] – 21 Dec, 1925[13]
Succeeded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson
Preceded by
John C. Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Durban
2 Nov, 1926[14][15] – 6 Nov, 1928[16]
Succeeded by
Ralph Leatham
Preceded by
Ralph Leatham
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
6 Nov, 1928[17] – 30 May, 1929[18]
Succeeded by
Frederic N. Attwood
Preceded by
Guy W. Hallifax
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle
30 May, 1929[19] – 26 Jul, 1929[20]
Succeeded by
David C. Pillans
Preceded by
Brian Egerton
Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
20 Aug, 1929[21] – 17 Oct, 1929[22]
Succeeded by
Norman A. Wodehouse
Preceded by
Kenneth D. W. Macpherson
Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm
24 Oct, 1929[23] – 27 Jun, 1931[24]
Succeeded by
Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by
Kenneth D. W. Macpherson
Captain (D), Nore Destroyer Flotilla
24 Oct, 1929[25] – 27 Jun, 1931[26]
Succeeded by
Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by
Cecil N. Reyne
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
27 Jun, 1931[27] – 17 Oct, 1931[28]
Succeeded by
Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by
Edward C. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
26 Apr, 1932[29] – 4 Oct, 1932[30]
Succeeded by
Richard M. King

Footnotes

  1. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  2. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  3. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 41.
  4. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  5. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  6. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  7. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  8. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  9. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  10. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  11. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  12. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  13. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  14. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
  15. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  16. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  17. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  18. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  19. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  20. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  21. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  22. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  23. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  24. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  25. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  26. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  27. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  28. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  29. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  30. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.