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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Lachlan Donald Mackintosh''', (11 November, 1896 – 20 March, 1957) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Lachlan Donald Mackintosh''', D.S.C., D.S.O., C.B., R.N. (11 November, 1896 – 20 March, 1957) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Mackintosh was awarded the [[Henry Leigh Carslake Prize]] for an essay submitted as a Naval Observer for the [[Fleet Air Arm]].
 
Mackintosh was awarded the [[Henry Leigh Carslake Prize]] for an essay submitted as a Naval Observer for the [[Fleet Air Arm]].
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Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1918.{{UBAlly|1595}}
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Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1925.{{UBAlly|1595}}
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Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1930.{{UBAlly|1595}}
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Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1938.{{UBAlly|1595}}
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==World War II==
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Mackintosh was appointed in command of the new light cruiser [[H.M.S. Charybdis (1940)|''Charybdis'']] from 15 August, 1941 to 27 June 1942.  He would later command three aircraft carriers which are not yet within the scope of our website.{{UBAllyShip|4017}}
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Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1947.{{UBAlly|1595}}
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Mackintosh was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 December, 1950.{{UBAlly|1595}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 10:12, 2 August 2021

Vice-Admiral (retired) Lachlan Donald Mackintosh, D.S.C., D.S.O., C.B., R.N. (11 November, 1896 – 20 March, 1957) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Mackintosh was awarded the Henry Leigh Carslake Prize for an essay submitted as a Naval Observer for the Fleet Air Arm.

Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1918.[1]

Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1925.[2]

Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.[3]

Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1938.[4]

World War II

Mackintosh was appointed in command of the new light cruiser Charybdis from 15 August, 1941 to 27 June 1942. He would later command three aircraft carriers which are not yet within the scope of our website.Template:UBAllyShip

Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1947.[5]

Mackintosh was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 December, 1950.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry J. Johnstone
Captain of H.M.S. Brazen
6 Aug, 1932[7]
Succeeded by
Donald K. Bain
Preceded by
Leicester C. A. St. J. Curzon-Howe
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
18 Oct, 1933[8]
Succeeded by
Thomas E. Halsey
Preceded by
Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke
Captain of H.M.S. Eagle
Jun, 1942[9] – Aug, 1942[10]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. Uboat.net page on the man.
  6. Uboat.net page on the man.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 218.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.