Frank Brandt
From The Dreadnought Project
Captain Frank Brandt (2 October, 1871 – 1 November 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
In 1903, it appears that Lieutenant (T) Brandt made helpful suggestions for a Graduated Sight Bar to better help torpedo ranges be judged.[1]
In April 1907, one source he was placed in command of the second class protected cruiser Bonaventure, remaining there until paerhaps as late as 1912.[2]
Promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1909, Brandt was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Monmouth in July 1914,[3] and died when she sank during the Battle of Coronel.
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1903. pp. 47-48.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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