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Revision as of 21:38, 18 October 2012

Captain Frank Brandt ( – 1 November 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

In 1903, it appears that Lieutenant (T) Brandt made helpful suggestions for a Graduated Sight Bar to better help torpedo ranges be judged.[1]

As a Captain, Brandt was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Monmouth in July 1914,[2] and died when she sank during the Battle of Coronel.

Footnotes

  1. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1903. pp. 47-48.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments

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