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Revision as of 13:47, 27 February 2014
Hugh Davenport Colville ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Colville was appointed in command of the minelaying submarine Porpoise on 24 January, 1914.[1] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, operating as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Gabriel on 14 June, 1918.[3]
Colville was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Mackay on 9 July, 1920.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 371.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 797.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 805.
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