Alan James Mackenzie-Grieve
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Alan James Mackenzie-Grieve ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sub-Lieutenant Mackenzie-Grieve was navigating officer of the destroyer Viper 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.[1]
Mackenzie-Grieve was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham on 13 January, 1919.[2]
He was appointed in command of the aircraft carrier Vindictive on 13 October, 1920.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest A. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham 13 Jan, 1919[4] – Jun, 1919[5][6] |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Craufurd |
| Preceded by Henry E. Grace |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 13 Oct, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by Frank Powell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
