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Gaudin was appointed to oversee construction of the {{UK-Albatross|f=t}} on 6 July, 1896.{{NLApr97|p. 197}}
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Gaudin passed qualification as an Interpreter in French in November, 1892.{{NLApr10|p. 432''a''}}
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Gaudin was appointed to oversee the completion of the {{UK-Albatross|f=t}} on 6 July, 1896.{{NLApr97|p. 197}}
  
 
Gaudin was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} on 1 October, 1903.{{NLJan04|p. 320}}
 
Gaudin was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} on 1 October, 1903.{{NLJan04|p. 320}}
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In 1905-1907, Gaudin was serving in the Naval Intelligence Department.{{NLDec05|p. 352}}{{NLJan07|p. 532}}
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Gaudin was appointed to the {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 14 December, 1908.{{NLApr10|p. 304}}
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During a wartime inquiry into boiler problems in Royal Navy ships, Gaudin was asked by the First Lord of the Admiralty, [[Arthur James Balfour, First Earl of Balfour|A. J. Balfour]], who was responsible for the troubles.  Guadin replied: "You are, sir ... When you were Prime Minister, sir, you appointed a committee of people who knew nothing about naval boilers, to investigate."{{BrownGF|p. 94}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 15:22, 10 June 2014

Edouard Gaudin ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gaudin passed qualification as an Interpreter in French in November, 1892.[1]

Gaudin was appointed to oversee the completion of the destroyer Albatross on 6 July, 1896.[2]

Gaudin was appointed to the armoured cruiser Good Hope on 1 October, 1903.[3]

In 1905-1907, Gaudin was serving in the Naval Intelligence Department.[4][5]

Gaudin was appointed to the Dreadnought on 14 December, 1908.[6]

During a wartime inquiry into boiler problems in Royal Navy ships, Gaudin was asked by the First Lord of the Admiralty, A. J. Balfour, who was responsible for the troubles. Guadin replied: "You are, sir ... When you were Prime Minister, sir, you appointed a committee of people who knew nothing about naval boilers, to investigate."[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George G. Goodwin
Deputy Engineer-in-Chief
8 Jun, 1917[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Robert B. Dixon

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 432a.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 197.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 320.
  4. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 352.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 532.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 304.
  7. Brown. The Grand Fleet. p. 94.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 871, 1820.