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He was found partly at fault for a collision between {{UK-1Phaeton}}, in which he was officer of the watch, and the {{UK-Thrasher|f=t}} as the two were at sea in a rainy night and a signalled change of course was wrongly taken. | He was found partly at fault for a collision between {{UK-1Phaeton}}, in which he was officer of the watch, and the {{UK-Thrasher|f=t}} as the two were at sea in a rainy night and a signalled change of course was wrongly taken. | ||
| − | He resigned from the service on 7 May, 1898 to avoid a second Court Martial. | + | He resigned from the service on 7 May, 1898 to avoid a second Court Martial. I am unable to find details of this proposed proceeding. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 26 November 2018
Lieutenant Charles Donald Graham, R.N. (25 November, 1874 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Graham spent his first three years in the Navy in the second class battleship Trafalgar in the Mediterranean, ending in May 1893.
Graham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1896.
He was found partly at fault for a collision between Phaeton, in which he was officer of the watch, and the destroyer Thrasher as the two were at sea in a rainy night and a signalled change of course was wrongly taken.
He resigned from the service on 7 May, 1898 to avoid a second Court Martial. I am unable to find details of this proposed proceeding.
See Also
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