John Ambrose Slee

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Commander John Ambrose Slee, C.B.E. (24 May, 1878 – 20 March, 1944) served in the Royal Navy who was inventive but suffered from poor visual acuity.

Life & Career

Born in Wimbledon.

Slee was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1899.[1]

In 1903 he invented a system for automatic ammunition supply, and in 1904 a method of defending harbours against torpedo attacks.[2]

Slee was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1907. On 14 August 1908 he was appointed a member of the Committee on W/T Codes and Cyphers.[3]

Slee was placed on the Retired List owing to defective vision at the rank of Commander on 1 December, 1919.[4]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John W. Renshaw
Captain of H.M.S. Wizard
16 Jul, 1901[5]
Succeeded by
Frederick H. Hallowes

Footnotes

  1. Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
  2. Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
  3. Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
  4. Slee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/416. f. 423.
  5. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.