Claude Lindesay Bate
Captain Claude Lindesay Bate, C.B.E., D.S.O. (25 February, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bate was born in Abbotabad in the Punjab.
Bate was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.[1]
Bate was appointed in command of the destroyer Cygnet on 16 July, 1912.[2]
Bate was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913. [3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Staunch on 16 December, 1913.[4]
Great War
Bate commanded the destroyer Michael of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]
In 1917, Bate incurred severe displeasure by permitting the looting of provisions from S.S. Aspen as he helped salve her after being damaged by a submarine.
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vivacious on 4 December, 1917.[6]
Bate was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[7]
Post-War
Bate was appointed to the icebreaker Sviatogor on 24 September, 1919, to assume command upon her commissioning. He left the ship to begin some unpaid time on 22 May, 1920.[8][9]
Bate was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 26 August, 1929.[10]
Bate was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 10 November, 1939.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward W. MacKichan as Captain of H.M. T.B. 57 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 057 20 Aug, 1907[12] |
Succeeded by John I. Hallett |
| Preceded by Ralph W. Wilkinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet 16 Jul, 1912[13] – c. Dec, 1913[14][15] |
Succeeded by Roy Bacchus |
| Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Captain of H.M.S. Staunch 16 Dec, 1913[16] – Aug, 1915[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by Edmond A. B. Stanley |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Michael Aug, 1915[17] – 4 Dec, 1917[18][19] |
Succeeded by Alfred E. Evans |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious 4 Dec, 1917[20] |
Succeeded by Henry D. C. Stanistreet |
| Preceded by Arthur J. Landon |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher 22 Aug, 1922[21] |
Succeeded by Percy R. P. Percival |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 298.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 936.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 912.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 300a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 936.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
