Harry William Cuthbert Hughes

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Harry William Cuthbert Hughes ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

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 scout cruiser 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
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 39.
  2. The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 51.
  3. Dawson. Flotillas. pp. 133-5.
  4. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 96.
  5. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 743.
  6. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 743.