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| − | Following a brief stint in command of the {{UK-TB79|f=t}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]], Pringle was admonished for having failed to note the type of torpedoes equipped. He was nonetheless promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1897. | + | Pringle was born in Woolwich, Kent. |
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| + | Following a brief stint in command of the {{UK-TB79|f=t}} (which was initially to have been in {{UK-TB73}}) for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]], Pringle was admonished for having failed to note the type of torpedoes equipped. He was nonetheless promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1897.<ref>Pringle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/291.|}} f. 295.</ref> | ||
Pringle died along with a petty officer and a seaman in a boat-handling accident aboard {{UK-Formidable|f=p}} near the island of Magdalena, Italy.{{ToL|Accident in the Battleship Formidable|29 April, 1902; p. 7}} | Pringle died along with a petty officer and a seaman in a boat-handling accident aboard {{UK-Formidable|f=p}} near the island of Magdalena, Italy.{{ToL|Accident in the Battleship Formidable|29 April, 1902; p. 7}} | ||
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Lieutenant Arthur Pringle, (24 February, 1877 – 28 April, 1902) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Pringle was born in Woolwich, Kent.
Following a brief stint in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 79 (which was initially to have been in T.B. 73) for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897, Pringle was admonished for having failed to note the type of torpedoes equipped. He was nonetheless promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1897.[1]
Pringle died along with a petty officer and a seaman in a boat-handling accident aboard H.M.S. Formidable near the island of Magdalena, Italy.[2]
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Frank Larken |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 79 15 Jun, 1897[3] – 10 Jul, 1897[4] |
Succeeded by Arthur E. F. Bedford |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pringle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/291. f. 295.
- ↑ "Accident in the Battleship Formidable." The Times (London, England), 29 April, 1902; p. 7.
- ↑ Pringle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/291. f. 295.
- ↑ Pringle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/291. f. 295.
