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'''Alan James Mackenzie-Grieve''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Alan James Mackenzie-Grieve''', R.N. (11 February, 1877 – 27 May, 1935) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Edinburgh, the son of Commander F. G. Grieve, Alan gained ten months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July, 1893.
  
Sub-Lieutenant Mackenzie-Grieve was navigating officer of the {{UK-Viper|f=t}} under the command of Lieutenant and Commander [[William Speke]] when she ran aground on rocks and was lost while participating in annual manoeuvres on 3 August, 1901. A Court Martial found that Speke had not kept an accurate record of courses and had failed to take suitable precautions in the fog, and Mackenzie-Grieve was found guilty of inserting courses into the ship's log after the fact.{{HepperLosses|p. 16}}
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Mackenzie-Grieve was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in October, 1899.
  
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Mackenzie-Grieve was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.
  
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Mackenzie-Grieve was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
  
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Mackenzie-Grieve was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Birmingham|f=t}} on 13 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 741}}
 
Mackenzie-Grieve was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Birmingham|f=t}} on 13 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 741}}
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vindictive|f=t}} on 13 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 890}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vindictive|f=t}} on 13 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 890}}
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Mackenzie-Grieve was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 June, 1922.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 10:49, 1 October 2017

Captain Alan James Mackenzie-Grieve, R.N. (11 February, 1877 – 27 May, 1935) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Edinburgh, the son of Commander F. G. Grieve, Alan gained ten months' time on passing out of Britannia in July, 1893.

Mackenzie-Grieve was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in October, 1899.

Mackenzie-Grieve was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.

Mackenzie-Grieve was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.

Mackenzie-Grieve was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham on 13 January, 1919.[1]

He was appointed in command of the aircraft carrier Vindictive on 13 October, 1920.[2]

Mackenzie-Grieve was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 June, 1922.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ernest A. Taylor
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
13 Jan, 1919[3] – Jun, 1919[4][5]
Succeeded by
Arthur G. Craufurd
Preceded by
Henry E. Grace
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
13 Oct, 1920[6]
Succeeded by
Frank Powell

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 741.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
  3. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 741.
  4. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 741.
  5. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 741.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.