Difference between revisions of "Ralph Michael Mack"
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| − | {{LCommRN}} '''Ralph Michael Mack''' (11 October, 1883 – 23 December, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Ralph Michael Mack''' (11 October, 1883 – 23 December, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who died when his destroyer was mined late in the [[Great War]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Mack was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1905.{{ | + | Mack gained three months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} on 15 May 1900 and was immediately appointed to the {{UK-Theseus|f=t}} in the Mediterranean , where he spent two years. Captain Tisdall noted that his new midshipman was "physically weak, but may develop."<ref>Mack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/81.|D7604180}} f. 43.</ref> |
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| + | With a Watchkeeping Certificate awarded him that August, Mack was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>Mack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/81.|D7604180}} f. 43.</ref> | ||
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| + | Mack ended twenty months in {{UK-Albion}} on the [[China Station]] when she was reduced in April, 1906 and was appointed to join {{UK-Russell}} on the 21st. | ||
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| + | By November her Captain [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Lowry]] noted that Mack now possessed a "good physique" and was reliable. Mack remained with her until 30 June, 1908 when he received a three month appointment in {{UK-Gibraltar}}. | ||
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| + | Mack was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swale}} of the {{UK-DF|5}} on 20 May, 1912. In July, she and the {{UK-C31|f=t}} grounded and Mack drew Their Lordships' "severe displeasure" for "not paying sufficient attention to warning as to Reefdyke in 'North Sea Reef'". His troubles continued, as in December he was found to have committed an error in judgement when {{UK-Swale}} collided with the steam trawler ''Japonica''.<ref>Mack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/81.|D7604180}} f. 43.</ref> | ||
Mack was appointed in command of the {{UK-Stour|f=t}} on 7 February, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 377}} | Mack was appointed in command of the {{UK-Stour|f=t}} on 7 February, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 377}} | ||
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Mack was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.{{NLNov17|p. 187}} | Mack was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.{{NLNov17|p. 187}} | ||
| − | On 28 April, 1914, Mack was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lucifer|f=t}}.{{ | + | On 28 April, 1914, Mack was appointed in command of the newly completed {{UK-Lucifer|f=t}}. |
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| + | At the end of 1916, Mack was placed in command of the {{UK-Phoebe|f=t}}. | ||
| − | + | In November 1917, Mack was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tornado|f=t}}, but he was killed less than a month later when the destroyer was mined and lost on 23 December, 1917.{{KindellROH2|p. 438}} | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 9 March 2017
Lieutenant-Commander Ralph Michael Mack (11 October, 1883 – 23 December, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy who died when his destroyer was mined late in the Great War.
Life & Career
Mack gained three months' time on passing out of Britannia on 15 May 1900 and was immediately appointed to the first class protected cruiser Theseus in the Mediterranean , where he spent two years. Captain Tisdall noted that his new midshipman was "physically weak, but may develop."[1]
With a Watchkeeping Certificate awarded him that August, Mack was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[2]
Mack ended twenty months in Albion on the China Station when she was reduced in April, 1906 and was appointed to join Russell on the 21st.
By November her Captain Lowry noted that Mack now possessed a "good physique" and was reliable. Mack remained with her until 30 June, 1908 when he received a three month appointment in Gibraltar.
Mack was appointed in command of the Swale of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla on 20 May, 1912. In July, she and the submarine C 31 grounded and Mack drew Their Lordships' "severe displeasure" for "not paying sufficient attention to warning as to Reefdyke in 'North Sea Reef'". His troubles continued, as in December he was found to have committed an error in judgement when Swale collided with the steam trawler Japonica.[3]
Mack was appointed in command of the destroyer Stour on 7 February, 1913.[4]
Mack was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.[5]
On 28 April, 1914, Mack was appointed in command of the newly completed destroyer Lucifer.
At the end of 1916, Mack was placed in command of the destroyer Phoebe.
In November 1917, Mack was appointed in command of the destroyer Tornado, but he was killed less than a month later when the destroyer was mined and lost on 23 December, 1917.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cyril Callaghan |
Captain of H.M.S. Swale 20 May, 1912 – 7 Feb, 1913 |
Succeeded by Harry MacL. Fraser |
| Preceded by Francis E. H. G. Hobart |
Captain of H.M.S. Stour 7 Feb, 1913[7] – 18 Apr, 1914 |
Succeeded by Basil W. L. Owen |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Lucifer 18 Apr, 1914 – 12 Dec, 1916 |
Succeeded by Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Phoebe 12 Dec, 1916 – Jul, 1917[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by George H. Creswell |
| Preceded by Charles H. Knox-Little |
Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon 11 Jul, 1917[8] – 30 Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by Henry M. Coombs |
| Preceded by William E. B. Magee |
Captain of H.M.S. Tornado 30 Nov, 1917 – 23 Dec, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ Mack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/81. f. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 187.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398a.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 438.
