Mervyn Hugh Cobbe
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Captain Mervyn Hugh Cobbe, R.N. (7 April, 1873 – 27 May, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cobbe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[1]
Cobbe was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Naiad on 11 February, 1914.[2]
The April 1915 Navy List indicates that Cobbe was to be placed in command of Princess Margaret on 9 March, 1915, but he was apparently instead sent to her ill-fated sister.
Cobbe was therefore killed when the minelayer Princess Irene exploded and sank near Sheerness when being loaded with mines.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Douglas L. Dent |
Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee 9 Nov, 1904[4] |
Succeeded by Percival H. Warleigh |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless Aug, 1913[5] |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
| Preceded by Thomas P. Bonham |
Captain of H.M.S. Naiad 11 Feb, 1914[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Princess Irene 9 Mar, 1915[7] – 27 May, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 101-2.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 314.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. ?.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 101-2.
