John Ignatius Hallett
Captain (retired) John Ignatius Hallett, D.S.O., R.N. (24 June, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hallett was acquitted on a charge of being drunk on shore by a Court Martial on 15 May, 1907.[1]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1907.[2]
Hallett proposed a new type of torpedo director around 1910, which eventually came to be referred to as Hallett's Director.[3]
Hallett was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 36 on 9 January, 1912.[4]
His torpedo director was tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1914.[5][6]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1915.[7]
On 24 January, 1916, seemingly in his new command appointment in Talisman, Hallett failed to follow up on a search for a submarine and the Commander-in-Chief recommended that he be removed. The Admiralty disagree with this course in light of Hallett's previous record and admonished him to try harder in future. Hallett seemingly took this second chance seriously, and was commended for his zeal in pursuing a submarine on 21 February, 1917 and also on 25 May..[8]
Hallett was appointed to Implacable for command of the trawler Joseph Connell on 5 August, 1918. He left her on 3 February, 1919 when he was appointed to command the patrol boat P17.[9]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[10]
Hallett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 23 June, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the next day at his own request.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 057 9 Jun, 1909[12] |
Succeeded by William H. J. Parkin |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 9 Jan, 1912[13] |
Succeeded by Cosmo M. Graham |
| Preceded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell |
Captain of H.M.S. Talisman 27 Jan, 1916[14] – 19 Nov, 1917[15][16] |
Succeeded by Edward M. C. Rutherfoord |
| Preceded by William A. Willock |
Captain of H.M.S. P17 21 Feb, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Foote |
Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 8 Oct, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wivern 4 Dec, 1919[19] |
Succeeded by Ralph G. H. Izat |
| Preceded by James R. C. Cavendish |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 3 Jan, 1924[20] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911. pp. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. p. 30.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ Hallett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/214. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 913.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 915.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 901.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 277.
