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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in | Born in Cachar, India, he and three brothers were educated at Bedford Grammar School.{{ToL|The Disaster to a Submarine|21 Feb. 1905, p. 11}} | ||
Skinner was appointed to {{UK-Thames}} for a course in submarines on 5 April 1904 and promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1905. | Skinner was appointed to {{UK-Thames}} for a course in submarines on 5 April 1904 and promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1905.<ref>Skinner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/12.|}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Skinner was killed in an explosion in {{UK-A5}} the next day as she was alongside her depot ship {{UK-Hazard}}. | Skinner was killed in an explosion in {{UK-A5}} the very next day as she was alongside her depot ship {{UK-Hazard}}.<ref>Skinner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/12.|}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 23 February 2025
Lieutenant Frederick Charles Skinner, R.N. (6 December, 1883 – 16 February, 1905) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cachar, India, he and three brothers were educated at Bedford Grammar School.[1]
Skinner was appointed to Thames for a course in submarines on 5 April 1904 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1905.[2]
Skinner was killed in an explosion in A 5 the very next day as she was alongside her depot ship Hazard.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Disaster to a Submarine." The Times (London, England), 21 Feb. 1905, p. 11.
- ↑ Skinner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/12. f. ?.
- ↑ Skinner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/12. f. ?.
