Herbert Meade

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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.

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

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Goshawk
19 May, 1912[6] – ?
Succeeded by
Dashwood F. Moir
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Meteor
24 Nov, 1914[7] – ?
Succeeded by
Henry Forrester
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Royalist
23 Jan, 1915[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Matthew R. Best
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
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

  1. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 321.
  2. Tyrwhitt's report
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 324.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397s.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.