Herbert William Shove

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Herbert William Shove, D.S.O., O.B.E., R.N. (6 July, 1886 – 5 December, 1943) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Shove was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1906.

Shove was appointed in command of the submarine C 2 on 15 October, 1912.[1]

Exactly one year later, he was re-appointed in command of C 2.[2]

Shove was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1914. On 25 April, 1914, C 2 collided with Hebe and Shove was told to be more careful in future.

Shove invented a dummy explosive periscope the Admiralty described as "ingenious". In April, 1915 he also produced a design for a mine designed to be laid by submarine.

In 1918, Shove ably handled an incident in which K 3 dived to an abnormal depth.

Shove was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 November, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 6 July, 1926.

World War II

Shove died of tuberculosis while serving at Freetown.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles L. Kerr
Captain of H.M.S. A 8
22 Feb, 1911[3] – 1 Dec, 1911
Succeeded by
Francis T. Hewson
Preceded by
Ernald G. H. Master
Captain of H.M.S. C 2
1 Dec, 1911 – 1 Jul, 1915
Succeeded by
George J. D. Tweedy
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. E 29
1 Jul, 1915 – 22 Apr, 1917
Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie
Preceded by
Ernest W. Leir
Captain of H.M.S. K 3
22 Apr, 1917 – 11 Sep, 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 382.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.