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Revision as of 15:36, 13 November 2014
Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Watkins was appointed in command of the submarine B 6 on 14 August, 1911.[1]
He was in command of the submarine E 45 on 19 October, 1917 when she was wrongly thought to have sunk UC 79.[2]
Watkins was appointed in command of the submarine K 15 on 9 August, 1920.[3]
Watkins was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in April, 1930.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James R. G. Moncreiffe |
Captain of H.M.S. A 2 18 Jan, 1910[5] |
Succeeded by Gerald E. B. Carter |
| Preceded by Geoffrey N. Biggs |
Captain of H.M.S. B 6 2 Dec, 1910[6] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
| Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
Captain of H.M.S. B 6 14 Aug, 1911[7] |
Succeeded by Philip E. Phillips |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 45 before 19 Oct, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. K 15 9 Aug, 1920[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Richard M. Welby |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion Apr, 1930[10] |
Succeeded by Maitland W. S. Boucher |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 299.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
