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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|Cecil F. L. Watson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gibraltar (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gibraltar'']]'''<br>Oct, 1912{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|Cecil F. L. Watson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gibraltar (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gibraltar'']]'''<br>Oct, 1912{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Casper Boucher Ballard|Caspar B. Ballard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Diamond (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Diamond'']]'''<br>10 Nov, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 776}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Bodley Scott|Thomas B. Scott]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Casper Boucher Ballard|Caspar B. Ballard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Diamond (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Diamond'']]'''<br>10 Nov, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 776}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Bodley Scott|Thomas B. Scott]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Gray Buchanan|Frederic G. Buchanan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Devonshire'']]'''<br>10 Nov, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Gray Buchanan|Frederic G. Buchanan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Devonshire'']]'''<br>10 Nov, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Wade Caulfeild|Francis W. Caulfieid]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|Sidney R. Drury-Lowe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Monarch (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Monarch'']]'''<br>29 Aug, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 813}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald James Newall Watson|Reginald J. N. Watson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|Sidney R. Drury-Lowe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Monarch (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Monarch'']]'''<br>29 Aug, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 813}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald James Newall Watson|Reginald J. N. Watson]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 16:44, 10 April 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.[1]

Powell was appointed to command H.M.S. Devonshire on 10 November, 1917.[2]

Powell was appointed in command of the battleship Monarch on 29 August, 1919.[3]

Bibliography

Service Records

Footnotes

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