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Captain Harold Escombe, C.M.G., R.N., Retired (16 September, 1874 – 27 March, 1933) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Escombe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.

Escombe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.

Escombe was appointed in command of the destroyer Maori on 11 November, 1909.^[1]

Appointed in command of Imogene from 17 June, 1913 until 20 September, 1914.

Escombe was promoted to the rank of acting Captain on 31 March, 1915.

Escombe was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Europa in July, 1917.

Escombe was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 29 September, 1920.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Henry W. Osburn	Captain of H.M.S. Gossamer 30 Jun, 1908	Succeeded by Reginald M. R. West
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Maori 11 Nov, 1909^[2] – 12 Jan, 1911	Succeeded by Henry F. H. Wakefield
Preceded by Reginald A. Norton	Captain of H.M.S. Ocean 15 May, 1913 – 17 Jun, 1913	Succeeded by Arthur B. Hughes
Preceded by Charles A. W. Wrightson	Captain of H.M.S. Imogene 17 Jun, 1913	Succeeded by Arthur L. Ashby
Preceded by James A. Rogers	Captain of H.M.S. Hussar 2 Dec, 1914^[3] – 4 Feb, 1915	Succeeded by Edward Unwin
Preceded by John E. Drummond	Captain of H.M.S. Europa 20 Jul, 1917^[4] – 31 Mar, 1918	Succeeded by Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse
Preceded by Harry H. Stileman	Senior Naval Officer, Liverpool 1 Apr, 1919 – 1 Jan, 1920	Succeeded by ?

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Willcox Osburn|Henry W. Osburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gossamer (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gossamer'']]'''<br>30 Jun, 1908|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Montagu Roberts West|Reginald M. R. West]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Maori (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Maori'']]'''<br>11 Nov, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 343}} &ndash; 12 Jan, 1911|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Francis Howard Wakefield|Henry F. H. Wakefield]]'''}}
-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Bertram S. Thesiger]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ocean (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ocean'']]'''<br>15 May, 1913 &ndash; 17 Jun, 1913|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Beckett Hughes|Arthur B. Hughes]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Arthur Norton|Reginald A. Norton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ocean (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ocean'']]'''<br>15 May, 1913 &ndash; 17 Jun, 1913|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Beckett Hughes|Arthur B. Hughes]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson|Charles A. W. Wrightson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Imogene (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Imogene'']]'''<br>17 Jun, 1913|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lucas Ashby|Arthur L. Ashby]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Archibald Rogers|James A. Rogers]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hussar (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hussar'']]'''<br>2 Dec, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 332}} &ndash; 4 Feb, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Unwin|Edward Unwin]]'''}}