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'''Price Vaughan Lewes''', C.B., and D.S.O.  (? – ?) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''Price Vaughan Lewes''', C.B., D.S.O.  (27 February, 1865 – 9 November, 1914) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
The son of Colonel Lewes, of Llanlear, Cardiganshire, he entered the Royal Navy in July, 1878.<ref>''Army and Navy Gazette'' (Saturday, 28 November 1914), p. 1023.</ref>
 
He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1888 and made {{CommRN}} on 6 September, 1898.<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>
 
"When Lieutenant of the ''Blanche'', he commanded a punitive expedition in Somaliland in 1893 with distinction, receiving the D.S.O. He was specially promoted to Commander for services during the Mussulman outbreak at Candia in 1898."<ref>''Army and Navy Gazette'' (Saturday, 28 November 1914), p. 1023.</ref>
 
Though overland travel to visit a dangerously ill wife may have removed him from the scene, he was fortunate to receive no apparent blame when the {{UK-Hazard|f=t}} torpedoed and sank a manned steam launch shortly before Christmas in 1899. Luckily, no one was injured.<ref>Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle.   Portsmouth.  23 Dec 1899, p. 8.</ref>
 
He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.{{Gaz|27812|4557|30 June, 1905}}


==Captain==
==Captain==
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.</ref>
On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to ''Hermes'' for command of the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}}. He was reappointed on her re-commissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.<ref>Lewes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>


In May 1912, he was in command of [[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|''Commonwealth'']], operating with the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]].{{CN}}
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref>


At the outset of the war, he was commanding [[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|''Superb'']], operating with the [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]].<ref>Corbett.  ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref>
On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Commonwealth}},{{NLJul13|p. 294}} operating with the {{UK-BS|4}}.


==Footnotes==
On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship {{UK-Superb}},<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref> operating with the {{UK-BS|1}}{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}} until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November.  He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease and was buried on the 11th in Plymouth Cemetery, grave No. 895, Lot A..<ref>Lewes Service Record. The {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 300.</ref>
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==Service Records==
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Latest revision as of 06:27, 14 October 2024

Captain Price Vaughan Lewes, C.B., D.S.O. (27 February, 1865 – 9 November, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Colonel Lewes, of Llanlear, Cardiganshire, he entered the Royal Navy in July, 1878.[1]

He was promoted to Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888 and made Commander on 6 September, 1898.[2]

"When Lieutenant of the Blanche, he commanded a punitive expedition in Somaliland in 1893 with distinction, receiving the D.S.O. He was specially promoted to Commander for services during the Mussulman outbreak at Candia in 1898."[3]

Though overland travel to visit a dangerously ill wife may have removed him from the scene, he was fortunate to receive no apparent blame when the torpedo gunboat Hazard torpedoed and sank a manned steam launch shortly before Christmas in 1899. Luckily, no one was injured.[4]

He was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1905.[5]

Captain

On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to Hermes for command of the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth. He was reappointed on her re-commissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.[6]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cæsar on 9 August, 1910.[7]

On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of Commonwealth,[8] operating with the Fourth Battle Squadron.

On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship Superb,[9] operating with the First Battle Squadron[10] until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November. He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease and was buried on the 11th in Plymouth Cemetery, grave No. 895, Lot A..[11]

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 71
18 Jul, 1889[12] – 6 Sep, 1889[13] 		Succeeded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee
Preceded by
Frederick T. Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
19 Aug, 1897[14][15] – 2 Oct, 1900[16] 		Succeeded by
Reginald H. S. Bacon
Preceded by
Harry H. Stileman 		Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
2 Feb, 1903[17] – 27 Apr, 1903[18] 		Succeeded by
Adrian G. Allgood
Preceded by
John I. Graham 		Captain of H.M.S. Fearless
27 Apr, 1903[19] – 8 Feb, 1905[20] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Francis E. Massy-Dawson 		Captain of H.M.S. Hermes
20 Dec, 1905[21] – 1906[22] 		Succeeded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson
Preceded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson 		Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth
Jan, 1906[23] – 20 Dec, 1906[24] 		Succeeded by
John G. Armstrong
Preceded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant 		Captain of H.M.S. Nile
20 Dec, 1906[25] – 8 May, 1907[26] 		Succeeded by
W. A. Howard Kelly
Preceded by
Casper J. Baker 		Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
8 May, 1907[27] – 3 Sep, 1907[28] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge
Preceded by
Ernest F. A. Gaunt 		Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
3 Sep, 1907[29] – 7 Sep, 1909[30] 		Succeeded by
Edward W. E. Wemyss
Preceded by
Robert H. Anstruther 		Captain of H.M.S. Cæsar
9 Aug, 1910[31][32] – 6 Jun, 1911[33] 		Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson
Preceded by
William F. Benwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth
6 Jun, 1911[34][35] – 1 Oct, 1913[36] 		Succeeded by
Maurice Woollcombe
Preceded by
George P. W. Hope 		Captain of H.M.S. Superb
28 Jul, 1914[37] – 4 Nov, 1914[38] 		Succeeded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Army and Navy Gazette (Saturday, 28 November 1914), p. 1023.
  2. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  3. ↑ Army and Navy Gazette (Saturday, 28 November 1914), p. 1023.
  4. ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle. Portsmouth. 23 Dec 1899, p. 8.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  6. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  7. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
  9. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  10. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  11. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  12. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  13. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 257.
  15. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  16. ↑ Date is not entirely legible. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  17. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  18. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  19. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  20. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  21. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  22. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  23. ↑ Inspected on 14 January. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  24. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  25. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  26. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  27. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  28. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  29. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  30. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  31. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 290.
  33. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
  35. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  36. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  37. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  38. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.

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