Richard Faulkner Herbert Hartland-Mahon

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Captain (retired) Richard Faulkner Herbert Hartland-Mahon, R.N. (7 April, 1874 – 3 September, 1936) served in the Royal Navy. He was an inventive officer, and received cash awards for aligning torpedo tubes by theodolite in 1922.

Life & Career

The son of a Major Mahon, Haratland-Mahon gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Hartland-Mahon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 April, 1896.

Hartland-Mahon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.

Post-War

Hartland-Mahon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 July, 1922.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard H. Walters
Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought
27 Aug, 1904[1] – 3 Jan, 1905
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur G. Craufurd
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret
3 Jan, 1905[2] – 1 Jan, 1906
Succeeded by
John B. Stevenson
Preceded by
George E. Casley
Captain of H.M.S. Porcupine
6 Jun, 1907 – 13 May, 1908
Succeeded by
Paul Whitfield
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M. T.B. 13
13 May, 1908[3] – 21 Jan, 1909
Succeeded by
Maurice B. R. Blackwood
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25
22 Jan, 1909 – 22 Jul, 1909
Succeeded by
Reginald C. L. Owen
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Digby
23 Nov, 1914[4] – 27 Aug, 1915
Succeeded by
Arthur G. Warren
Preceded by
Gerald W. Vivian
Captain of H.M.S. Patia
27 Aug, 1915 – 8 Oct, 1915
Succeeded by
Vincent L. Bowring

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 304.
  2. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 313-15.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401i.