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Revision as of 16:29, 27 April 2015
Admiral THE HONOURABLE Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, G.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., (3 November, 1875 – 27 October, 1964) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1914.
Meade was appointed in command of Goshawk on 19 May 1912[1] and commanded her in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and was commended for his "coolness and verve" and for helping sink the German destroyer Template:DE-V187.[2]
He commanded the light cruiser Royalist at the Battle of Jutland, supporting the Grand Fleet as part of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.[3]
In June 1917, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.[4]
Post-war
In August 1921, he took command of the battlecruiser Renown. He left the ship as it began an extensive period of refit from 1923 to 1926.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Goshawk 19 May, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by Dashwood F. Moir |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Meteor 24 Nov, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by Francis A. W. Buller |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Royalist 23 Jan, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Matthew R. Best |
| Preceded by George N. Tomlin |
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres 13 Jun, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Henry G. E. Lane |
| Preceded by Hugh H. Rogers |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown Aug, 1921[10] |
Succeeded by Norton A. Sulivan |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 321.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt's report
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 324.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392h.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
