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| − | '''John Ambrose Slee''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''John Ambrose Slee''', C.B.E. (24 May, 1878 – 20 March, 1944) served in the [[Royal Navy]] who was inventive but suffered from poor visual acuity. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Born in Wimbledon. | |
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| − | + | Slee was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1899.<ref>Slee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/416.|}} f. 423.</ref> | |
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| − | + | In 1903 he invented a system for automatic ammunition supply, and in 1904 a method of defending harbours against torpedo attacks.<ref>Slee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/416.|}} f. 423.</ref> | |
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| − | + | Slee was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1907. On 14 August 1908 he was appointed a member of the Committee on W/T Codes and Cyphers.<ref>Slee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/416.|}} f. 423.</ref> | |
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| + | Slee was placed on the Retired List owing to defective vision at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 December, 1919.<ref>Slee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/416.|}} f. 423.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 7 April 2022
Commander John Ambrose Slee, C.B.E. (24 May, 1878 – 20 March, 1944) served in the Royal Navy who was inventive but suffered from poor visual acuity.
Life & Career
Born in Wimbledon.
Slee was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1899.[1]
In 1903 he invented a system for automatic ammunition supply, and in 1904 a method of defending harbours against torpedo attacks.[2]
Slee was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1907. On 14 August 1908 he was appointed a member of the Committee on W/T Codes and Cyphers.[3]
Slee was placed on the Retired List owing to defective vision at the rank of Commander on 1 December, 1919.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John W. Renshaw |
Captain of H.M.S. Wizard 16 Jul, 1901[5] |
Succeeded by Frederick H. Hallowes |
Footnotes
- ↑ Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
- ↑ Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
- ↑ Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
- ↑ Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
