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| − | {{LCommRN}} '''Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane''', M.A., Sc.D, F.I.E.E., F.I.C.E., F.A.I.E.E., M.Cons.E. Royal Navy, Retired (14 December, 1897 – 24 June, 1981) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane''', M.A., Sc.D, F.I.E.E., F.I.C.E., F.A.I.E.E., M.Cons.E. Royal Navy, Retired (14 December, 1897 – 24 June, 1981) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. |
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| + | Haldane passed out of the Training Establishment at the outbreak of war and was appointed to the {{UK-Doris|f=t}}.<ref>Haldane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/60.|}} f. 60.</ref> | ||
| − | He | + | He left ''Doris'' when he was appointed to the {{UK-Valiant|f=tp}} on 20 January, 1916. He would see action in the ship at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-BS|5}}, and [[Account of Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane at the Battle of Jutland|recorded his experiences]] in a written account. Haldane served in the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} from 23 October 1916 through the end of the war, being made an Acting {{LieutRN}} on 15 May 1918.<ref>Haldane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/60.|}} f. 60.</ref> |
| − | + | Haldane "devised a new type of electrical rangefinder on the Wheatstone Bridge principle, using the whole length of the ship as the base." This was not a new notion in itself, having been found enticing due to the enormously long base length the ship's hull would provide. Previous incarnations of the idea had failed when the unpredictable contortions of a flexible ship hull on the waves were added to the angle of convergence to be measured to make a "cut".<ref>Obituary.</ref> In addition, he also invented a Torpedo Calculator and Result[?] of Shot Instrument in 1918.<ref>Haldane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/60.|}} f. 60.</ref> | |
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| + | Haldane transferred to the Emergency List on 15 March, 1919 and made a {{LieutRN}}. He retiring from the Naval Service to study Physics at Trinity College, Cambridge, finally being promoted to {{LCommRN}} on the Emergency List on 15 March, 1927.<ref>Haldane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/60.|}} f. 60.</ref> | ||
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| + | In his autobiographical writings, entitled ''Some Recollections and Reflections'' (p. 14), he writes: "…I met Admiral Jellicoe and his family on a more social occasion at Invergordon. Jellicoe was, I thought, much more of a thinker than Beatty, very approachable and blessed with a charming family. So, though my knowledge was obviously inadequate, I tended to support Jellicoe in all the controversy there was about Jutland and the merits of these two famous Admirals." | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 8 August 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane, M.A., Sc.D, F.I.E.E., F.I.C.E., F.A.I.E.E., M.Cons.E. Royal Navy, Retired (14 December, 1897 – 24 June, 1981) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Haldane passed out of the Training Establishment at the outbreak of war and was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Doris.[1]
He left Doris when he was appointed to the battleship H.M.S. Valiant on 20 January, 1916. He would see action in the ship at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron, and recorded his experiences in a written account. Haldane served in the battlecruiser Tiger from 23 October 1916 through the end of the war, being made an Acting Lieutenant on 15 May 1918.[2]
Haldane "devised a new type of electrical rangefinder on the Wheatstone Bridge principle, using the whole length of the ship as the base." This was not a new notion in itself, having been found enticing due to the enormously long base length the ship's hull would provide. Previous incarnations of the idea had failed when the unpredictable contortions of a flexible ship hull on the waves were added to the angle of convergence to be measured to make a "cut".[3] In addition, he also invented a Torpedo Calculator and Result[?] of Shot Instrument in 1918.[4]
Haldane transferred to the Emergency List on 15 March, 1919 and made a Lieutenant. He retiring from the Naval Service to study Physics at Trinity College, Cambridge, finally being promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the Emergency List on 15 March, 1927.[5]
Perspectives on Jutland
In his autobiographical writings, entitled Some Recollections and Reflections (p. 14), he writes: "…I met Admiral Jellicoe and his family on a more social occasion at Invergordon. Jellicoe was, I thought, much more of a thinker than Beatty, very approachable and blessed with a charming family. So, though my knowledge was obviously inadequate, I tended to support Jellicoe in all the controversy there was about Jutland and the merits of these two famous Admirals."
Bibliography
- "Dr Graeme Haldane" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 4 July, 1981. Issue 60971, col G, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/146/489.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/120/60.
Footnotes
- ↑ Haldane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/60. f. 60.
- ↑ Haldane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/60. f. 60.
- ↑ Obituary.
- ↑ Haldane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/60. f. 60.
- ↑ Haldane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/60. f. 60.
