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Revision as of 19:48, 30 September 2014
Alan Wyldbore Bosworth Smith ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Smith was appointed in command of the new destroyer Cobra in September, 1901. He had her for just about two hours before terrible rolling precipitated her loss.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
- Weaver, Frederic William, M.A., F.S.A. and Mayo, Charles Herbert, M.A., R.D. (1907). Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset. Volume X. Sherborne: J. C. and A. T. Sawtell.
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
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Captain of H.M.S. Cobra Sep, 1901[2] – 19 Sep, 1901 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
