Hubert Lynes
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRear-Admiral Hubert Lynes, C.B., C.M.G. (27 November 1874 – 10 November 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He was an expert ornithologist.
Life & Career
He served aboard Venus in the Mediterranean around 1905.
Lynes was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.
He took command of the yacht Enchantress on 9 August, 1912.[1]
Lynes was appointed in command of Sutlej on 1 August, 1914,[2] remaining with her until he was placed in command of Penelope on 1 December to commission the new ship.[3]
As Commodore, he was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk, to help command the Dover Patrol, subordinate to Vice-Admiral Reginald Bacon.[4]
He was appointed in command of the Warspite in May, 1918.[5]
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William G. E. Ruck-Keene |
Captain of H.M.S. Enchantress 9 Aug, 1912 – ? |
Succeeded by John D. Allen |
Preceded by Eric P. C. Back |
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej 1 Aug, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Henry M. Doughty |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope 1 Dec, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Wion de M. Egerton |
Preceded by Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite May, 1918 – ? |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring |