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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Hugh Barrington Le Fanu''', (11 November, 1872 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Hugh Barrington Le Fanu''', (11 November, 1872 – 9 May, 1929) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Born in Dublin, the son of W. R Le Fanu, Esq..<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> | ||
Fanu was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Fanu was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Le Fanu was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> | ||
Fanu was | <!--Le Fanu was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on --> | ||
Le Fanu was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> | |||
After three months in command of the {{UK-Wolverine|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|1}}, on 7 December 19120 Le Fanu began a two year appointment in charge of detention barracks at ''Pembroke''.<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> | |||
In September 1913, Le Fanu was "generally blamed for fouling of No. 19 Buoy by {{UK-Albion}} in the Medway. He spent the [[Great War]] serving in the Kingstown Coast Guard.<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> | |||
Le Fanu was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 11 November, 1922.<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Seymour|Claude Seymour]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wolverine (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wolverine'']]'''<br>29 Sep, 1910<ref> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Seymour|Claude Seymour]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wolverine (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wolverine'']]'''<br>29 Sep, 1910<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> – 7 Dec, 1910<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Preston|Lionel G. Preston]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Albion'']]'''<br>7 Aug, 1913<ref> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Albion'']]'''<br>7 Aug, 1913<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref> – 9 Feb, 1914<ref>Le Fanu Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Henslowe|Ernest Henslowe]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 7 April 2022
Captain (retired) Hugh Barrington Le Fanu, (11 November, 1872 – 9 May, 1929) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Dublin, the son of W. R Le Fanu, Esq..[1]
Le Fanu was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.[2]
Le Fanu was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1906.[3]
After three months in command of the destroyer Wolverine of the First Destroyer Flotilla, on 7 December 19120 Le Fanu began a two year appointment in charge of detention barracks at Pembroke.[4]
In September 1913, Le Fanu was "generally blamed for fouling of No. 19 Buoy by Albion in the Medway. He spent the Great War serving in the Kingstown Coast Guard.[5]
Le Fanu was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 11 November, 1922.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine 29 Sep, 1910[7] – 7 Dec, 1910[8] |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Preston |
| Preceded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Captain of H.M.S. Albion 7 Aug, 1913[9] – 9 Feb, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by Ernest Henslowe |
Footnotes
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
