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Gilbert Howland Roberts CBE (11 October 1900 – 22 January 1986) was an officer in the Royal Navy. From 1942 to 1945, Captain Roberts operated a naval wargaming unit based in Liverpool called the Western Approaches Tactical Unit (WATU). This unit developed anti-submarine tactics to defend trans-Atlantic merchant convoys from German submarines .
Edward Coverley Kennedy entered the Royal Navy as a naval cadet in 1892. [11] Beginning his career in HMS Britannia, he first served at sea in 1894, rising to midshipman in 1895 and serving in that capacity in the China Station. His rise up the ranks continued, becoming sub-lieutenant in 1898 and lieutenant in 1900.
24 de sept. de 2021 · A resident of the South Hams in Devon, Captain Feasey was born in Bath and joined the Royal Navy in 1997. He has previously commanded the offshore patrol vessel HMS Severn and the Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth. He said: “I am incredibly proud to be taking command of the Fleet Flagship during a key phase of her Carrier Strike deployment.
Admiral Sir James Stirling (28 January 1791 – 22 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia. [1] In 1854, when Commander-in-Chief, East Indies ...
Robert Maunsell (Royal Navy officer) Captain Robert Charles [2] Maunsell (1785/6–1845) was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Royal Navy, rising to the rank of post-captain. He was born at Limerick, a son of Archdeacon William Maunsell, in 1785 or 1786. [3] [4] He had one brother in the Church, and another in the Army.
Hugh Pigot (Royal Navy officer, born 1769) Hugh Pigot (5 September 1769 – 21 September 1797) was an officer in the Royal Navy. Through his connections and their patronage, he was able to rise to the rank of captain, despite apparently poor leadership skills and a reputation for brutality. Writing in 1826 William James (naval historian) stated ...
In England, Owen spent some time in Shrewsbury, where he was sworn a freeman of borough on 5 October 1764, and, by then a captain in the navy, served as Mayor in 1775–76, following which he returned to service in India. Owen was killed, accidentally, in Madras, India while carrying dispatches from India to England.
