John Ignatius Hallett

Captain (retired) John Ignatius Hallett, D.S.O., R.N. (24 June, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hallett was acquitted on a charge of being drunk on shore by a Court Martial on 15 May, 1907. He seemed fortunate, in that he had allegedly admitted the offence, according to Captain Nicholas of the depot ship Hecla. Hallett denied he had been drunk at the Court Martial, and attested that he had fallen and struck his head. Other sailors testified that he did not smell of alcohol.

Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1907.

Hallett proposed a new type of torpedo director around 1910, which eventually came to be referred to as Hallett's Director.

Hallett was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 36 on 9 January, 1912.

His torpedo director was tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1914.

Great War

Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1915.

On 24 January, 1916, seemingly in his new command appointment in Talisman, Hallett failed to follow up on a search for a submarine and the Commander-in-Chief recommended that he be removed. The Admiralty disagree with this course in light of Hallett's previous record and admonished him to try harder in future. Hallett seemingly took this second chance seriously, and was commended for his zeal in pursuing submarines on 21 February, 25 May and the night of 25-6 June, 1917. It was this last attack for which he was awarded a D.S.O..

Hallett was appointed to Implacable for command of the trawler Joseph Connell on 5 August, 1918. He left her on 3 February, 1919 when he was appointed to command the patrol boat P17.

Hallett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.

In December, 1926 he was urged to be more cautious after a collision between Newark and Burslem. In August, 1927 there was an additional accident with Simoom on entering Albert Harbour in Greenock. Gentle admonition was the result.

Hallett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 23 June, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the next day at his own request.

World War II

He was appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Cormorin from 14 September, 1939 to 6 April, 1941.^{[Citation needed]}

Called up for Special Service, vice Harrison-Wallace on 7 July, 1941 and granted the rank of Captain while in the appointment.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Claude L. Bate	Captain of H.M. T.B. 057 9 Jun, 1909 – 9 Jan, 1912	Succeeded by Myles A. Blomfield
Preceded by James R. M. M. Crichton	Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 9 Jan, 1912 – 1 Jul, 1913	Succeeded by Cosmo M. Graham
Preceded by Paul Whitfield	Captain of H.M.S. Tigress 28 May, 1915 – 23 Jun, 1915	Succeeded by Astley D. C. Cooper-Key
Preceded by William O. Hozier	Captain of H.M.S. Nubian 23 Jun, 1915 – 19 Jan, 1916	Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard
Preceded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell	Captain of H.M.S. Talisman 19 Jan, 1916 – 19 Nov, 1917	Succeeded by Edward M. C. Rutherfoord
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Auricula 19 Nov, 1917 – 5 Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Robert B. Lyness
Preceded by William A. Willock	Captain of H.M.S. P17 3 Feb, 1919 – 15 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Lawrence H. Jeans	Captain of H.M.S. P35 15 Jul, 1919 – 8 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Lionel G. Foote	Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 8 Oct, 1919 – 13 Nov, 1919	Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline 13 Nov, 1919 – 28 Nov, 1919	Succeeded by Donal S. McGrath
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Wivern 28 Nov, 1919 – 13 Jul, 1920	Succeeded by Ralph G. H. Izat
Preceded by James R. C. Cavendish	Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 3 Jan, 1924 – 28 Aug, 1924	Succeeded by Claude L. Bate
Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman	Captain of H.M.S. Leamington 21 Jul, 1925 – c. early 1927	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman	Commander, First Minesweeping Flotilla 21 Jul, 1925 – 25 Jul, 1927	Succeeded by Herbert C. Mayo
Preceded by Paul R. B. Stevens	Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne 22 Mar, 1927 – 25 Jul, 1927	Succeeded by Herbert C. Mayo
Preceded by Douglas Faviell	Captain of H.M.S. Enchantress 16 Dec, 1930 – 21 Dec, 1931	Succeeded by John Brooke