Mervyn Hugh Cobbe
Captain Mervyn Hugh Cobbe, R.N. (7 April, 1873 – 27 May, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cobbe gained eleven months' time on passing out of Britannia. He was appointed to join Agincourt of the Channel Squadron on 10 January, 1888. On 1 March, he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Imperieuse of the China Station.[1]
Cobbe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in October 1893.[2]
Cobbe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[3]
Cobbe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[4]
Cobbe was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Naiad on 11 February, 1914.[5]
The April 1915 Navy List and his own service record indicates that Cobbe was to appointed to Princess Margaret, additional, as Captain in Charge of Minelayers on 9 March, 1915, but he was aboard her ill-fated sister minelayer Princess Irene when she exploded and sank near Sheerness when being loaded with mines. We have indicated that he was in command of the ship, as the next-highest ranking officer aboard, Thomas Hector Molesworth Maurice, is only indicated as having been recently appointed to the ship, but not expressly in command.[6][7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Douglas L. Dent |
Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee 9 Nov, 1904[8] |
Succeeded by Percival H. Warleigh |
| Preceded by Carlton V. de M. Cowper |
Captain of H.M.S. Psyche 22 Aug, 1907[9] – 1 Sep, 1909[Inference] |
Succeeded by Henry B. Montagu |
| Preceded by Algernon W. Heneage |
Captain of H.M.S. Andromache 20 Aug, 1910[10] |
Succeeded by Walter R. G. Petre |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless Aug, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
| Preceded by Thomas P. Bonham |
Captain of H.M.S. Naiad 11 Feb, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Princess Irene 9 Mar, 1915[13] – 27 May, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/273. f. 300.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/273. f. 300.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/273. f. 300.
- ↑ 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 196/43/273. f. 300.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 314.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ Cobbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. ?.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 101-2.
