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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Drinkwater''', (22 April, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Drinkwater''', (22 April, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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In 1914, Drinkwater transferred to the Supplementary List of the Royal Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve.{{ToL|A "New" Submarine's Trials|Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112}}
 
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Having last served at sea in {{UK-Ramillies}}, Drinkwater was appointed in command of the new {{UY-L27|f=c}} when she was finally commissioned in 1925.{{ToL|A "New" Submarine's Trials|Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112}}
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Revision as of 13:16, 25 July 2018

Commander (retired) John Drinkwater, (22 April, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

In 1914, Drinkwater transferred to the Supplementary List of the Royal Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve.[1]

Having last served at sea in Ramillies, Drinkwater was appointed in command of the new Template:UY-L27 when she was finally commissioned in 1925.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Fitzroy H. D. Byron
Captain of H.M.S. L 27
1 Jun, 1925[3]
Succeeded by
John H. Macnair
Preceded by
Edward M. C. Barraclough
Captain of H.M.S. L 2
1927[4]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. "A "New" Submarine's Trials." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112.
  2. "A "New" Submarine's Trials." The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44112.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 249.