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As Commodore, he was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk, to help command the [[Dover Patrol]], subordinate to {{ViceRN}} [[Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|Reginald Bacon]].{{SMNLDec17|p. 4}} | As Commodore, he was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk, to help command the [[Dover Patrol]], subordinate to {{ViceRN}} [[Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|Reginald Bacon]].{{SMNLDec17|p. 4}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite}} in May, 1918 | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite}} in May, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 941}} and was placed on the Retired List on his own request three months later on 14 August.<ref>Lynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 450.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 3 March 2015
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 was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 April, 1895.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1905.[2]
He was appointed to Venus in the Mediterranean on 1 August, 1905, remaining in her through 23 January, 1908.[3]
He was appointed as captain of Cadmus on the China Station on 24 September, 1910. Leaving her in January, 1912, he took an appointment for work ashore in Hankow on 15 March. He was ordered home on 2 May, 1912.[4]
Lynes was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[5]
He took command of the yacht Enchantress on 9 August, 1912.[6]
Lynes was appointed in command of Sutlej on 1 August, 1914,[7] remaining with her until he was placed in command of Penelope on 1 December to commission the new ship.[8]
As Commodore, he was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk, to help command the Dover Patrol, subordinate to Vice-Admiral Reginald Bacon.[9]
He was appointed in command of the Warspite in May, 1918[10] and was placed on the Retired List on his own request three months later on 14 August.[11]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William G. E. Ruck-Keene |
Captain of H.M.S. Enchantress 9 Aug, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by John D. Allen |
| Preceded by Cunningham R. de C. Foot |
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej 1 Aug, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Henry M. Doughty |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope 1 Dec, 1914[14] |
Succeeded by Wion de M. Egerton |
| Preceded by Charles D. Johnson |
Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk 5 Jul, 1917[15] |
Succeeded by Frank Larken |
| Preceded by Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite May, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
