Hubert Lynes
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Rear-Admiral Hubert Lynes, C.B., C.M.G. (27 November 1874 – 10 November 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He was an expert ornithologist.
Life & Career
He served aboard Venus in the Mediterranean around 1905.
Lynes was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.
He took command of the yacht Enchantress on 9 August, 1912.[1]
Lynes was appointed in command of Sutlej on 1 August, 1914,[2] remaining with her until he was placed in command of Penelope on 1 December to commission the new ship.[3]
As Commodore, he was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk, to help command the Dover Patrol, subordinate to Vice-Admiral Reginald Bacon.[4]
He was appointed in command of the Warspite in May, 1918.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William G. E. Ruck-Keene |
Captain of H.M.S. Enchantress 9 Aug, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by John D. Allen |
| Preceded by Eric P. C. Back |
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej 1 Aug, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by Henry M. Doughty |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope 1 Dec, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by Wion de M. Egerton |
| Preceded by Charles D. Johnson |
Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk 5 Jul, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Frank Larken |
| Preceded by Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite May, 1918[10] |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 383.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 941.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 383.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396m.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 941.
