Alan Wyldbore Bosworth Smith
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLieutenant Alan Wyldbore Bosworth Smith ( – 19 September, 1901) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Smith was appointed in command of the new destroyer Cobra in September, 1901. He had her for just about two hours before terrible rolling precipitated the loss of the vessel, which had proven too light in construction.[1] Sixty-seven men, including Smith, died in the tragedy.
See Also
Bibliography
- Weaver, Frederic William, M.A., F.S.A. and Mayo, Charles Herbert, M.A., R.D. (1907). Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset. Volume X. Sherborne: J. C. and A. T. Sawtell.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Cobra Sep, 1901[2] – 19 Sep, 1901 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
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