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Rear-Admiral Claude Congreve Dobson, D.S.O., V.C., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dobson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1906, and appointed to Monarch on 27 March, 1912.[1]
Dobson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1914.[2]
Dobson was appointed in command of the submarine C 27 on 7 April, 1914.[3] On 20 July, 1915, C 27 sank U 23 off Fair Island.[4][5]
Dobson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[6] He then started to work with small torpedo craft, and was awarded the Victoria Cross in recognition that on 18 August, 1919 his C.M.B. 31BD scored two torpedo hits on a Russian battleship in Kronstadt harbour.
On the strength of this success, Dobson was appointed to Osea for command of a C.M.B. flotilla on 18 December, 1919.[7]
Dobson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Colombo in October, 1927.[8]
In October, 1931, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cambrian.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. A 7 1 May, 1909[10] |
Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. B 10 1 Mar, 1910[11] |
Succeeded by Samuel M. G. Gravener |
| Preceded by Henry H. G. D. Stoker |
Captain of H.M.S. B 5 25 Jul, 1911[12][13] |
Succeeded by Rowland K. C. Pope |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. White |
Captain of H.M.S. C 27 7 Apr, 1914[14] – after 20 Jul, 1915[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James W. Murray |
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo Oct, 1927[16] |
Succeeded by Allan Poland |
| Preceded by Cecil N. Reyne |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian Oct, 1931[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). pp. 22, 346.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 346c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 819-20.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 317.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 396.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
