John Ignatius Hallett
Captain John Ignatius Hallett, D.S.O., R.N. (24 June, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hallett proposed a new type of torpedo director around 1910, which came to be referred to as Hallett's Director.{{#if:pp. 44|<ref>Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911. pp. 44.</ref>|H.M.S. Vernon. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911, with Appendix (Wireless Telegraphy). Copy 15 at The National Archives. {{#if:C2156577|ADM 189/31|189/31| |+}} ADM 189/31}}.}}
Hallett was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Cricket Class first-class torpedo boat |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Cricket Class first-class torpedo boat ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|first-class torpedo boat |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|first-class torpedo boat ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.|H.M. T.B. 36 (1909)|T.B. 36 (1909)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}T.B. 36]] on 9 January, 1912.{{#if:p. 399|<ref>The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (March, 1913). Corrected to 18 February, 1913. Copy on Archive.org.}}
His torpedo director was tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1914.{{#if:p. 30|<ref>Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. p. 30.</ref>|H.M.S. Vernon. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. Copy 5 at The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 189/34|189/34| |+}} ADM 189/34}}.}}
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 057 9 Jun, 1909{{#if:p. 401|<ref>The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (January, 1912). Corrected to 18 December, 1911.}} |
Succeeded by William H. J. Parkin |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 9 Jan, 1912{{#if:p. 399|<ref>The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (March, 1913). Corrected to 18 February, 1913. Copy on Archive.org.}} |
Succeeded by Cosmo M. Graham |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Talisman 27 Jan, 1916{{#if:p. 398d|<ref>The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398d.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (November, 1917). Corrected to 18 October, 1917.}} – 19 Nov, 1917{{#if:p. 913|<ref>The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 913.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (February, 1919). Copy on Archive.org.}}{{#if:p. 398d|<ref>The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398d.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (November, 1917). Corrected to 18 October, 1917.}} |
Succeeded by Edward M. C. Rutherfoord |
| Preceded by William A. Willock |
Captain of H.M.S. P17 21 Feb, 1919{{#if:p. 857|<ref>The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 857.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (July, 1919). Corrected to 18 June, 1919. copy on Archive.org.}} |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Foote |
Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 8 Oct, 1919{{#if:p. 915|<ref>The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 915.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (November, 1919). Corrected to 18 October, 1919. Copy on Archive.org.}} |
Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wivern 4 Dec, 1919{{#if:p. 901|<ref>The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 901.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (July, 1920). Corrected to 18 June, 1920. copy on Archive.org.}} |
Succeeded by Ralph G. H. Izat |
| Preceded by Henry P. Boxer |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 3 Jan, 1924{{#if:p. 277|<ref>The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 277.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (July, 1924). Corrected to 18 June, 1924. Copy on Ancestry.co.uk.}} |
Succeeded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Footnotes
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