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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1918.{{NLSep19|p. 96}} | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1918.{{NLSep19|p. 96}} | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 13 May 2016
Harry William Cuthbert Hughes ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.[1]
Promotion from Lieutenant to Commander followed on 31 December, 1913.[2]
He was appointed to the battleship Dreadnought as her Commander (N) on 24 January, 1914.
Great War
On the bridge of Dreadnought on 18 March 1915, Hughes played an active part in the ramming and sinking of Otto Eduard Weddigen's submerged U 29.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.[4]
Hughes was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea on 27 March, 1919.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edwin H. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 27 Mar, 1919[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 51.
- ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. pp. 133-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 743.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 743.
