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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ariel (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ariel'']]'''<br>Jul, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''j''}} – 2 Aug, 1918{{KindellROH2|p. 520}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ariel (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ariel'']]'''<br>Jul, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''j''}} – 2 Aug, 1918{{KindellROH2|p. 520}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 10 May 2016
Lieutenant Frank Alan Rothera ( – 2 August, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lieutenant Rothera was in command of the destroyer Ariel in the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla[1] when she was lost to a mine on 2 August, 1918.[2]
Rothera died along with 48 ship mates, and Ariel was lost.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles H. Knox-Little |
Captain of H.M.S. Test 21 Jun, 1916[3] – 12 Nov, 1916[4] |
Succeeded by James A. Douglas-Hamilton |
| Preceded by Desmond Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Hind 12 Nov, 1916[5] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Basil E. Reinold |
| Preceded by Charles M. Blackman |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel Jul, 1917[6] – 2 Aug, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 124.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 520.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398oo.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 520.
