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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
When ''Hercules'' passed the remains of [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering — that's one of our ships!'"<ref>Quoted in Baynham. ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''. p. 236.</ref> | When ''Hercules'' passed the remains of [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering — that's one of our ships!'"<ref>Quoted in Baynham. ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''. p. 236.</ref> | ||
On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 6.</ref> | |||
Clinton-Baker was appointed Rear-Admiral in the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Squadron]] on 1 April, 1919. On 26 May, 1920, he assumed the office of [[Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 9 June, 1921. Issue '''42742''', col F, pg. 19.</ref> | Clinton-Baker was appointed Rear-Admiral in the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Squadron]] on 1 April, 1919. On 26 May, 1920, he assumed the office of [[Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 9 June, 1921. Issue '''42742''', col F, pg. 19.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 17 October 2010
Admiral SIR Lewis Clinton-Baker, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., Royal Navy (16 March, 1866 – 12 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
When Hercules passed the remains of H.M.S. Invincible and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering — that's one of our ships!'"[1]
On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.[2]
Clinton-Baker was appointed Rear-Admiral in the Second Battle Squadron on 1 April, 1919. On 26 May, 1920, he assumed the office of Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard.[3]
Notes
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 13 December, 1939. Issue 48487, col E, pg. 11.
- Baynham, Henry (1976). Men from the Dreadnoughts. London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN 0-09-121380-0.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Office | ||
| Preceded by Henry Parker |
In Command, H.M.S. Benbow 1916 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur Waistell |
Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1939 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1879
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Hercules (1910)
- Commanding officers of H.M.S. Benbow (1913)
- Rear-Admirals in the Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Admirals Commanding Reserves (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
