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He assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in October 1912.
 
He assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in October 1912.
  
Powell was appointed to command {{UK-Devonshire|f=p}} on 10 November, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}
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Powell was appointed to command {{UK-1Devonshire|f=p}} on 10 November, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}
  
 
Powell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} on 29 August, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 813}}
 
Powell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} on 29 August, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 813}}

Revision as of 13:56, 1 May 2015

George Bingham Powell ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

On 31 December 1910, Powell was promoted to Captain.

He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in October 1912.

Powell was appointed to command H.M.S. Devonshire on 10 November, 1917.[1]

Powell was appointed in command of the battleship Monarch on 29 August, 1919.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 813.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 813.