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− | {{CaptRN}} '''Henry Briggs Lang''', (23 February, 1845 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Henry Briggs Lang''', (23 February, 1845 – 11 September, 1896) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Lang was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 24 August, 1866. | Lang was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 24 August, 1866. | ||
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+ | He was blamed for grounding the {{UK-1Mallard|f=t}} on 18 September, 1879. | ||
Lang was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 19 March, 1880. | Lang was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 19 March, 1880. | ||
Lang was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1889. | Lang was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1889. | ||
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+ | Lang drowned when a boat from ''Narcissus'' overturned in the Bay of Tartary (Groomvitcha Bay in another account). The ship had been on the China Station. A Japanese sailor and four others discovered Lang's body 7.5 miles south of the bay on 30 September, 1896. His pockets contained a gold watch, rings and other jewelry, which were taken to Japan and sold. This resulted in the arrest of the Japanese involved, and the recovered portion of the valuables were forwarded to Lang's widow in England.{{HTNC|17 Apr 1897, p. 8}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Latona (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Latona'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1894{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10}} – Aug, 1894|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|Henry L. F. Royle]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Astræa'']]'''<br>24 Jul, 1895{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres| July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14}} – 28 Aug, 1895|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Deacon Barry|Henry D. Barry]]'''}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at North Grove House School]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 7 April 2022
Captain Henry Briggs Lang, (23 February, 1845 – 11 September, 1896) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lang was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 24 August, 1866.
He was blamed for grounding the gunboat Mallard on 18 September, 1879.
Lang was promoted to the rank of Commander on 19 March, 1880.
Lang was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1889.
Lang drowned when a boat from Narcissus overturned in the Bay of Tartary (Groomvitcha Bay in another account). The ship had been on the China Station. A Japanese sailor and four others discovered Lang's body 7.5 miles south of the bay on 30 September, 1896. His pockets contained a gold watch, rings and other jewelry, which were taken to Japan and sold. This resulted in the arrest of the Japanese involved, and the recovered portion of the valuables were forwarded to Lang's widow in England.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Alfred W. Warry |
Captain of H.M.S. Mallard 17 Aug, 1878[2] – 18 Feb, 1880 |
Succeeded by Arthur J. Hamilton |
Preceded by George L. Atkinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Reindeer 7 Jul, 1886[3] – 22 Nov, 1889 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Edward T. Needham |
Preceded by Frederick O. Pike |
Captain of H.M.S. Tauranga 12 Mar, 1892[4] – 8 Aug, 1894 |
Succeeded by William L. H. Browne |
Preceded by Assheton G. Curzon-Howe |
Captain of H.M.S. Latona 18 Jul, 1894[5] – Aug, 1894 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Cross |
Preceded by Henry L. F. Royle |
Captain of H.M.S. Astræa 24 Jul, 1895[6] – 28 Aug, 1895 |
Succeeded by Henry D. Barry |
Preceded by John H. Bainbridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Narcissus 19 Nov, 1895[7] – 11 Sep, 1896 |
Succeeded by William C. C. Forsyth |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 17 Apr 1897, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 242.