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− | Commanded [[H.M.S. Evening Star ( | + | Commanded the hired yacht [[H.M.S. Evening Star (1894)|''Evening Star'']] from 22 June 1915 to 28 June, 1916. |
Lane was appointed in command of the hired H.M. yacht [[H.M.Y. Kethailes (1903)|''Kethailes'']] on 28 June, 1916, and survived her loss to a collision with S.S. ''Leicestershire'' in St. George's channel on 11 October, 1917. Two officers and fifteen others were killed. Nine of the eleven survivors were rescued by the {{UK-P44|f=pt}}.<ref>Email from Gordon Brown 20190713.</ref> | Lane was appointed in command of the hired H.M. yacht [[H.M.Y. Kethailes (1903)|''Kethailes'']] on 28 June, 1916, and survived her loss to a collision with S.S. ''Leicestershire'' in St. George's channel on 11 October, 1917. Two officers and fifteen others were killed. Nine of the eleven survivors were rescued by the {{UK-P44|f=pt}}.<ref>Email from Gordon Brown 20190713.</ref> |
Revision as of 16:17, 2 February 2020
Commander R.N.R. Sidney Reginald Lane, R.N.R. (15 January, 1874 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. His first name was sometimes offered as "Sydney".
Life & Career
Commanded the hired yacht Evening Star from 22 June 1915 to 28 June, 1916.
Lane was appointed in command of the hired H.M. yacht Kethailes on 28 June, 1916, and survived her loss to a collision with S.S. Leicestershire in St. George's channel on 11 October, 1917. Two officers and fifteen others were killed. Nine of the eleven survivors were rescued by the patrol boat H.M.S. P 44.[1]
Lane was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1918.
Demobilized in June 1919.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Cowslip ? – 25 Apr, 1918[2] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ard Patrick 21 Jun, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes