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Mackinnon passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked fifteenth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1664 marks.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence"  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.</ref>
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He served as gunnery officer in the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} from 1914 to 1916.  As Lieutenant Commander (G), he directed her fire at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and wrote the ship's gunnery report of the action.<ref>Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.</ref>  He was commended for his service at Jutland, and promoted to {{CommRN}}.
 
He served as gunnery officer in the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} from 1914 to 1916.  As Lieutenant Commander (G), he directed her fire at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and wrote the ship's gunnery report of the action.<ref>Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.</ref>  He was commended for his service at Jutland, and promoted to {{CommRN}}.
  

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Vice-Admiral Lachlan Donald Ian MacKinnon, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (2 December, 1882 – 11 October, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Mackinnon passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked fifteenth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1664 marks.[1]

He served as gunnery officer in the battlecruiser Indomitable from 1914 to 1916. As Lieutenant Commander (G), he directed her fire at the Battle of Jutland and wrote the ship's gunnery report of the action.[2] He was commended for his service at Jutland, and promoted to Commander.

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral L. D. I. MacKinnon" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 14 October, 1948. Issue 51202, col D, p. 6.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Colin A. M. Sarel
Captain of H.M.S. Assistance
18 Aug, 1924[3]
Succeeded by
Albert J. Robertson
Preceded by
Bertram H. Ramsay
Captain of H.M.S. Danae
Jan, 1927[4] – Apr, 1928[5]
Succeeded by
William B. Mackenzie
Preceded by
St. Aubyn B. Wake
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
10 Aug, 1932[6][7]
Succeeded by
Arthur G. Talbot
Preceded by
Arthur E. F. Bedford
Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet
? – 18 Aug, 1932[8]
Succeeded by
St. Aubyn B. Wake

 

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
  2. Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 216.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Day of month inferred from Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
  8. Superseded that day. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.