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Captain (retired) Hugh Undecimus Fletcher (28 July, 1881 – 1 August, 1948) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His service record is features liberal use of adjectives such as "slow."
Life & Career
Born in Hampstead, the son of an architect and surveyor, Fletcher gained four months time on passing out of Britannia. He first joined the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in the Mediterranean, on 1 June, 1897. He was invalided from her on 1 October, 1898. He was declared fit on 30 March, 1899 after a stay in Haslar Hospital and was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Terrible, based in Portsmouth, that same day. He stayed only briefly, being appointed next to the Channel Squadron's Diadem on 1 June, 1899.[1]
In 1899, Captain Hales wrote that Fletcher was "slow".[2]
Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1903. In 1905, H.M.S. Aboukir's Captain Sawle wrote that Fletcher was "slow but improving".[3]
Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1911.[4]
Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[5]
Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Redpole on 31 January, 1911.
Great War
Fletcher commanded the destroyer Morning Star at the Battle of Jutland, operating with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
Fletcher was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Nimrod on 11 March, 1918.
Interbellum
On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Trenchant.
Fletcher was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 September, 1922 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on his forty-fifth birthday on 28 July, 1926.[7]
World War II
Fletcher was called up in July, 1940 for special service. On 17 June, 1941, he was appointed in command of Eaglet and to the staff of the Flag Officer in Charge, Liverpool and as Maintenance Captain, vice Elgood. Superseded on 3 November, 1941, he worked next as D.S.T.O. at Plymouth and then transferred to Avonmouth to serve in the same capacity on 17 February, 1942. He reverted to the Retired List in mid-1946.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William L. W. Williams-Mason |
Captain of H.M.S. Surly 5 Oct, 1907[9][10] – 29 Mar, 1909[11] |
Succeeded by Montague G. B. Legge |
| Preceded by Leslie D. Fisher |
Captain of H.M.S. Spiteful 29 Mar, 1909[12][13] – 3 Jan, 1911[14] |
Succeeded by James F. Houstoun |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Redpole 31 Jan, 1911[15][16] – Aug, 1915[17][18] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Broadley |
| Preceded by Edward O. Broadley |
Captain of H.M.S. Morning Star late Aug, 1915[19] – 11 Mar, 1918[20] |
Succeeded by Humphrey E. Archer |
| Preceded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Nimrod 11 Mar, 1918[21][22] – 24 Mar, 1919[23] |
Succeeded by Roger L'E. M. Rede |
| Preceded by Reginald T. Amedroz |
Captain of H.M.S. Swift 24 Mar, 1919[24] – Nov, 1919[25] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frederic A. H. Russel |
Captain of H.M.S. Trenchant 15 Oct, 1920[26][27] – 6 Mar, 1922[28] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 379.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 377.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395t.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/120. f. 120.
