Dudley Stuart

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Lieutenant-Commander Dudley Stuart (9 November, 1883 – 1 June, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy. The year of his birth is not entirely clearly written in his service record.

Life & Career

Born in Bromley, the son of Commander Dudley Charles Stuart, R.N..[1][2]

Stuart was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[3]

On 20 January, 1911, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital to be treated for an injury to his left elbow. He was declared fit on 9 May, 1911.[4]

Stuart was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914. On 1 April, 1915, Captain Borrett warned Stuart for his "general slackness & conspicuous want of zeal."[5]

On 6 January, 1916, his "application for command of a T.B. destroyer [was] noted". On 14 january, he was appointed in command of the River Class destroyer Moy. On 20 May, 1916 he was appointed in command of the destroyer Turbulent.[6]

Stuart commanded Turbulent at the Battle of Jutland, fighting while on temporary assignment to the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla. He was killed when the ship was lost in action.[7][8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Valentine D. English
Captain of H.M.S. Shark
14 Jan, 1910 – 17 Mar, 1911
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Eric Q. Carter
Captain of H.M.S. Osprey
16 May, 1911[9] – 10 Feb, 1913
Succeeded by
Hubert S. Bradyll
Preceded by
Ralph Neville
Captain of H.M.S. Moy
14 Jan, 1916 – 20 May, 1916
Succeeded by
William A. C. Salmond
Preceded by
James L. C. Clark
Captain of H.M.S. Turbulent
20 May, 1916 – 1 Jun, 1916[10]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. Father's middle initial only at TNA. Full name in The Navy List, January, 1873, p. 20.
  2. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 60.
  3. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 60.
  4. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 60.
  5. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 60.
  6. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 60.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 224.
  8. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/110. f. 60.
  9. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 352.
  10. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 218-9.