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| − | '''Edouard Gaudin''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | [[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] '''Edouard Gaudin''', C.B., R.N. (25 July, 1865 – 8 March, 1945) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Though his parents hailed from Jersey, Gaudin and his siblings were born in St Malo, France, where Edouard's father, a mariner, had lived for many years.<ref>Email to Tone from Mike Bisson, 2 August, 2017.</ref> | |
| − | Gaudin | + | Gaudin became a naval engineer student at Devonport in 1880.<ref>Obituary. ''The Times'', 9 March, 1945. pg. 7, 50087 C.</ref> |
| − | + | Gaudin passed qualification as an Interpreter in French in November, 1892.{{NLApr10|p. 432''a''}} He had previously been sent out to Australia on a French ocean liner to clandestinely gather information on her water tube boilers. | |
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| − | Gaudin passed qualification as an Interpreter in French in November, 1892.{{NLApr10|p. 432''a''}} He had previously been sent out to Australia on a French ocean liner to clandestinely gather information on her water tube boilers. | + | |
Gaudin was appointed to oversee the completion of the {{UK-Albatross|f=t}} on 6 July, 1896.{{NLApr97|p. 197}} | Gaudin was appointed to oversee the completion of the {{UK-Albatross|f=t}} on 6 July, 1896.{{NLApr97|p. 197}} | ||
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Gaudin was appointed to the {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 14 December, 1908.{{NLApr10|p. 304}} | Gaudin was appointed to the {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 14 December, 1908.{{NLApr10|p. 304}} | ||
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| + | Gaudin was promoted to the rank of Engineer Captain in 1911 and to Engineer Rear-Admiral in 1914. | ||
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}} | 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}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edouard+Gaudin Service Records] |
| + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edouard_Gaudin}} | ||
| + | * Eng. Rear-Admiral E. Gaudin, ''The Times'', 9 March, 1945. pg. 7, 50087 C. | ||
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Revision as of 11:04, 5 April 2020
Engineer Rear-Admiral Edouard Gaudin, C.B., R.N. (25 July, 1865 – 8 March, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Though his parents hailed from Jersey, Gaudin and his siblings were born in St Malo, France, where Edouard's father, a mariner, had lived for many years.[1]
Gaudin became a naval engineer student at Devonport in 1880.[2]
Gaudin passed qualification as an Interpreter in French in November, 1892.[3] He had previously been sent out to Australia on a French ocean liner to clandestinely gather information on her water tube boilers.
Gaudin was appointed to oversee the completion of the destroyer Albatross on 6 July, 1896.[4]
Gaudin was appointed to the armoured cruiser Good Hope on 1 October, 1903.[5]
In 1905-1907, Gaudin was serving in the Naval Intelligence Department.[6][7]
Gaudin was appointed to the Dreadnought on 14 December, 1908.[8]
Gaudin was promoted to the rank of Engineer Captain in 1911 and to Engineer Rear-Admiral in 1914.
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."[9]
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- Eng. Rear-Admiral E. Gaudin, The Times, 9 March, 1945. pg. 7, 50087 C.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George G. Goodwin |
Deputy Engineer-in-Chief 8 Jun, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Robert B. Dixon |
Footnotes
- ↑ Email to Tone from Mike Bisson, 2 August, 2017.
- ↑ Obituary. The Times, 9 March, 1945. pg. 7, 50087 C.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 432a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 320.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 532.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 304.
- ↑ Brown. The Grand Fleet. p. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 871, 1820.
