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'''Mark Singleton''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | '''Mark Singleton''', D.S.O. ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
On June 3, 1915, Singleton commanded gunboat ''Shaitan'' and effected the retreat of 2,000 Turks from Amara and the capture of a further 250 by expending a mere three shells and "a display of cool audacity which even the Royal Navy would find hard to equal." This performance would earn Singleton his D.S.O..{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 21}} | |||
Commanded the gunboat ''Shaitan'' near Kut.{{UKNavalOpsIII|pp. 190, 194}} | |||
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Singleton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Patrician|f=t}} on 29 March, 1918.{{ | Singleton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Patrician|f=t}} on 29 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 862}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Splendid|f=t}} on 8 May, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 866}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Splendid|f=t}} on 8 May, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 866}} | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 23 January 2017
Mark Singleton, D.S.O. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On June 3, 1915, Singleton commanded gunboat Shaitan and effected the retreat of 2,000 Turks from Amara and the capture of a further 250 by expending a mere three shells and "a display of cool audacity which even the Royal Navy would find hard to equal." This performance would earn Singleton his D.S.O..[1]
Commanded the gunboat Shaitan near Kut.[2]
Singleton was appointed in command of the destroyer Patrician on 29 March, 1918.[3]
He was appointed in command of the submarine Splendid on 8 May, 1920.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Stonefly 26 Feb, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Francis G. Glossop |
Captain of H.M.S. Patrician 29 Mar, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by George C. Jones |
| Preceded by William G. A. Shuttleworth |
Captain of H.M.S. Skilful 1 Oct, 1919[7] |
Succeeded by Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell |
| Preceded by Henry D. C. Stanistreet |
Captain of H.M.S. Splendid 8 May, 1920[8] |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
Footnotes
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 21.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. pp. 190, 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
