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Rear-Admiral SIR Patrick Macnamara, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (11 January, 1886 – 4 April, 1957) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Patrick Macnamara was born on 11 January, 1886, the son of Charles Macnamara. He was educated at Bradfield College, and entered the Royal Navy via the training ship Britannia in January, 1901. He was awarded the King's Medal for his term. As a Midshipman he served in the battleships Majestic and Duncan.
He was appointed as Sub-Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 025 on 27 November, 1906.[1] Barely two months later on 25 January, 1907, he transferred to the Hibernia.[2]
In his examinations for the rank of Lieutenant he took five First Class certificates, and on 21 May, 1907, while serving in the Hibernia, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority dated 30 October, 1906.[3] He was appointed to H.M.S. Excellent on 27 July, 1908, to qualify for gunnery duties, on the course beginning on 24 August.[4]
Great War
On 3 August, 1914, Macnamara was appointed to H.M.S. King Edward VII for War Staff Duties on the staff of Vice-Admiral Edward E. Bradford, Vice-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron.[5] He was appointed Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. Tiger on 9 March, 1915.[6] On 30 June, 1918, he was promoted to the rank of Commander,[7] and replaced as Gunnery Officer on 31 August, remaining in Tiger as Executive Officer.[8]
Post-War
Macnamara was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[9]
In October 1927, he assumed command of the cruiser Effingham.[10]
On 1 January, 1938, he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).[11] On 11 July, 1940, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[12]
Gunnery
He invented some fire control aids, such as a time-of-flight watch (presumably, as an aid to spotting) around 1909, deployed perhaps by 1911,[13] and was trying to effect a pneumatic plotter so Mark IV Dreyer tables could automatically plot range cuts signaled from multiple sources, although on 6 July 1914 this ambitious design was rejected in favour of the humble Brownrigg Keyboard.[14]
Bibliography
- Brooks, John (2005). Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland: The Question of Fire Control. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 0714657026. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- "Rear-Admiral Macnamara" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 April, 1957. Issue 53810, col A, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest T. Favell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 27 Nov, 1906[15] – ? |
Succeeded by George A. Saltren-Willett |
| Preceded by Roger M. Bellairs |
Captain of H.M.S. Effingham Oct, 1927[16] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 26 January, 1907. Issue 38240, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28024. p. 3593. 24 May, 1907.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398q.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33063. p. 4452. 3 July, 1925.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34469. p. 7. 1 January, 1938.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34893. p. 4243. 11 July, 1940.
- ↑ Brooks. pp. 56, 63.
- ↑ Brooks. p. 171.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
