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Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redpole|f=t}} on 31 January, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 376a.</ref>
Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redpole|f=t}} on 31 January, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 376a.</ref>
Fletcher commanded the {{UK-MorningStar|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], operating with the {{UK-DF|11}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}


Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nimrod|f=t}} on 11 March, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 853}}
Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nimrod|f=t}} on 11 March, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 853}}


On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trenchant|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 877.</ref>
On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trenchant|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 877.</ref>
In at some point1945, Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-MorningStar|f=t}}.


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Hugh Undecimus Fletcher ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Redpole on 31 January, 1911.[1]

Fletcher commanded the destroyer Morning Star at the Battle of Jutland, operating with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[2]

Fletcher was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Nimrod on 11 March, 1918.[3]

On 15 October, 1920, Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Trenchant.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 376a.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
  4. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920).  p. 877.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments