Mervyn Hugh Cobbe
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
Captain Mervyn Hugh Cobbe ( – 27 May, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cobbe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[1]
Cobbe was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Naiad on 11 February, 1914.[2]
Cobbe was killed when the minelayer Princess Irene exploded and sank near Sheerness when being loaded with mines.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Douglas L. Dent |
Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee 9 Nov, 1904[4] |
Succeeded by Percival H. Warleigh |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless Aug, 1913[5] |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
| Preceded by Thomas P. Bonham |
Captain of H.M.S. Naiad 11 Feb, 1914[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Princess Irene ? – 27 May, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 101-2.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 314.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 101-2.
