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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Maurice William Bailward''' (17 May, 1893 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Maurice William Bailward''' (17 May, 1893 – ) was an submarine commander in the [[Royal Navy]].  He would suffer a series of collisions and accidents to submarines under his command in the 1920s.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
On 15 January, 1913, Bailward was made an acting {{SLieutRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 4}}
 
On 15 January, 1913, Bailward was made an acting {{SLieutRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 4}}
  
Bailward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1915.
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Bailward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1915.  Bailward commanded coastal submarines from January through November 1917 when he was briefly appointed in command of {{UK-G7}} and then in command of {{UK-G14}}.  He commanded her, first as part of the {{UK-SF|10}}, supporting the Grand Fleet until February 1918 when she transferred to the {{UK-SF|6}}, which was based on Portsmouth.
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Finally, at the end of the war, he was appointed in command of {{UK-E39}}.
  
==Post-War==
 
 
Bailward was appointed in command of the {{UK-L52|f=t}} in March, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 799}}
 
Bailward was appointed in command of the {{UK-L52|f=t}} in March, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 799}}
  
Bailward was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1923.
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Bailward was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1923.  A stint in command of {{UK-L25}} from February 1924 ended with a Court Martial resulting in a reprimand for negligently stranding the vessel.  He was appointed to command {{UK-L16}} and ran her into a lock entrance at Portsmouth, for which he was blamed for not having allowed sufficient distance from the Dock.
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On 29 April 1925 the Admiralty faulted him with having maintained an insufficient look-out when {{UK-L1}} collided with a Chinese junk.
  
Bailward was appointed in command of H.M.S. ''Hornet'', the former C.M.B. 102 which was now a C.M.B. base at Haslar, on 15 January, 1931.
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Bailward was appointed in command of H.M.S. ''Hornet'', the former C.M.B. 102 which was now a C.M.B. base at Haslar, on 15 January, 1931.  He revered to General Service (as opposed to submarine service) in 1935.
  
 
Bailward was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 17 May, 1935.
 
Bailward was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 17 May, 1935.

Revision as of 12:03, 8 July 2019

Commander (retired) Maurice William Bailward (17 May, 1893 – ) was an submarine commander in the Royal Navy. He would suffer a series of collisions and accidents to submarines under his command in the 1920s.

Life & Career

On 15 January, 1913, Bailward was made an acting Sub-Lieutenant.[1]

Bailward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1915. Bailward commanded coastal submarines from January through November 1917 when he was briefly appointed in command of G 7 and then in command of G 14. He commanded her, first as part of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla, supporting the Grand Fleet until February 1918 when she transferred to the Sixth Submarine Flotilla, which was based on Portsmouth.

Finally, at the end of the war, he was appointed in command of E 39.

Bailward was appointed in command of the submarine L 52 in March, 1920.[2]

Bailward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1923. A stint in command of L 25 from February 1924 ended with a Court Martial resulting in a reprimand for negligently stranding the vessel. He was appointed to command L 16 and ran her into a lock entrance at Portsmouth, for which he was blamed for not having allowed sufficient distance from the Dock.

On 29 April 1925 the Admiralty faulted him with having maintained an insufficient look-out when L 1 collided with a Chinese junk.

Bailward was appointed in command of H.M.S. Hornet, the former C.M.B. 102 which was now a C.M.B. base at Haslar, on 15 January, 1931. He revered to General Service (as opposed to submarine service) in 1935.

Bailward was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 17 May, 1935.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard I. Pulleyne
Captain of H.M.S. C 6
6 Jan, 1917 – 16 Jan, 1917
Succeeded by
Robert C. T. Roe
Preceded by
Oswald E. Hallifax
Captain of H.M.S. B 5
16 Jan, 1917 – 14 Nov, 1917
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Geoffrey Warburton
Captain of H.M.S. G 7
14 Nov, 1917 – 21 Nov, 1917
Succeeded by
Charles A. C. Russell
Preceded by
Andrew Wilmot-Smith
Captain of H.M.S. G 14
21 Nov, 1917 – 26 Sep, 1918
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick C. C. Kennedy
Captain of H.M.S. E 39
26 Sep, 1918 – 31 Oct, 1919
Succeeded by
Victor C. Dorman-Smith
Preceded by
Claud B. Barry
Captain of H.M.S. R 12
31 Oct, 1919 – Mar, 1920[Inference]
Succeeded by
Vivian R. S. Bowlby
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. L 52
Mar, 1920[3]
Succeeded by
Leslie H. Ashmore
Preceded by
Edward M. C. Barraclough
Captain of H.M.S. L 25
4 Feb, 1924 – 23 Apr, 1924
Succeeded by
Colin Mayers
Preceded by
John H. Owen
Captain of H.M.S. L 16
23 Apr, 1924[4] – 29 Aug, 1924
Succeeded by
Claud B. Barry
Preceded by
Henry G. Higgins
Captain of H.M.S. L 1
19 Nov, 1924[5] – Oct, 1926
Succeeded by
Jocelyn S. Bethell

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 250.