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Revision as of 14:36, 29 March 2014

Edward Barry Stewart Bingham ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bingham was appointed in command of the destroyer Star in June, 1905.[1]

Bingham was captain of the destroyer Hornet in 1915.[2]

Bingham commanded the destroyer Nestor of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, where she was lost after an engineering casualty brought her to a standstill.[3]

He was appointed in command of the yacht Enchantress in September, 1920.[4]

In May, 1931, Bingham was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus.[5]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Monthly Navy List (December, 1905), p. 379.
  2. Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 121-2.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  4. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 769.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments