Difference between revisions of "Charles Manners Sutton Chapman"
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| − | Chapman | + | Chapman served in {{UK-1Berwick}}, {{UK-Queen}}, {{UK-1Electra}} and {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} before going to {{UK-Mercury}} for submarine instruction in January, 1911. |
| − | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1911. | |
| − | + | In September 1912, he damaged the engines of {{UK-D6}} and was cautioned to be more careful in future. | |
| − | He commanded {{UK-G11}} from 26 February 1917 until being placed in command of {{UK-L55}} on 25 September, 1918. | + | From the outbreak of the war through the end of 1915, Chapman served in submarines of {{UK-SF|8}} as it operated in Home and Atlantic Waters, being on the books of depot ship {{UK-Maidstone}}. In particular, he was in {{UK-E9}} under Lt. Cdr. [[Max Kennedy Horton]], but it is not clear what portion of that time this was so. |
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| + | He commanded the coastal submarine {{UK-C30}} for the first quarter of 1916, and then served in {{UK-J6}} as first lieutenant once again to Lt. Cdr. [[Max Kennedy Horton|Horton]], remaining there until February, 1917. | ||
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| + | Chapman commanded {{UK-G11}} from 26 February 1917 until being placed in command of {{UK-L55}} on 25 September, 1918. | ||
Chapman died when {{UK-L55}} was sunk off Kronstadt during operations against Bolshevik forces in mid-1919. | Chapman died when {{UK-L55}} was sunk off Kronstadt during operations against Bolshevik forces in mid-1919. | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 14 July 2020
Lieutenant Charles Manners Sutton Chapman, D.S.C.*, R.N. (11 August, 1889 – 9 June, 1919) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Chapman served in Berwick, Queen, Electra and Prince of Wales before going to Mercury for submarine instruction in January, 1911.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1911.
In September 1912, he damaged the engines of D 6 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.
From the outbreak of the war through the end of 1915, Chapman served in submarines of Eighth Submarine Flotilla as it operated in Home and Atlantic Waters, being on the books of depot ship Maidstone. In particular, he was in E 9 under Lt. Cdr. Max Kennedy Horton, but it is not clear what portion of that time this was so.
He commanded the coastal submarine C 30 for the first quarter of 1916, and then served in J 6 as first lieutenant once again to Lt. Cdr. Horton, remaining there until February, 1917.
Chapman commanded G 11 from 26 February 1917 until being placed in command of L 55 on 25 September, 1918.
Chapman died when L 55 was sunk off Kronstadt during operations against Bolshevik forces in mid-1919.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Allan Poland |
Captain of H.M.S. C 30 1 Jan, 1916 – 1 Apr, 1916 |
Succeeded by Walter A. C. Dickson |
| Preceded by Andrew Wilmot-Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. G 11 26 Feb, 1917 – 25 Sep, 1918 |
Succeeded by Charles G. N. Graham |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. L 55 25 Sep, 1918 – 9 Jun, 1919[1] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 149. The day of month is wrongly recorded as 4 there.
