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Revision as of 15:22, 9 August 2014

Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Watkins was appointed in command of the submarine B 6 on 14 August, 1911.[1]

He was in command of the submarine E 45 on 19 October, 1917 when she was wrongly thought to have sunk UC 79.[2]

Watkins was appointed in command of the submarine K 15 on 9 August, 1920.[3]

Watkins was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in April, 1930.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James R. G. Moncreiffe 		Captain of H.M.S. A 2
18 Jan, 1910[5] 		Succeeded by
Gerald E. B. Carter
Preceded by
Geoffrey N. Biggs 		Captain of H.M.S. B 6
2 Dec, 1910[6] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins 		Captain of H.M.S. B 6
14 Aug, 1911[7] 		Succeeded by
Philip E. Phillips
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. E 45
before 19 Oct, 1917[8] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. A. W. Cox
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. K 15
9 Aug, 1920[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Richard M. Welby 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
Apr, 1930[10] 		Succeeded by
Maitland W. S. Boucher

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 296.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
  6. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 299.
  8. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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