Odiarne Unett Coates
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Life & Career
The son of a reverend W. U. Coates of Rockhampton, Coates gained seven months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Coates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1891.[1]
Coates was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 2 August, 1897.[2]
Following some disappointing inspections of Sparrow, in January 1903 Vice-Admiral Beaumont wrote that Coates was "a painstaking zealous officer, but who will never successfully command."
Coates retired with the rank of Commander on 6 March, 1913. He commanded the armed yachts Ombra, Eros and Salvator early in the war.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles W. S. Leggatt |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 2 Aug, 1897[3] – 15 Sep, 1898 |
Succeeded by Frederic C. Dreyer |
| Preceded by Frederic C. Dreyer |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret c. 1 Aug, 1898[4] – mid Sep, 1898[Inference] |
Succeeded by Herbert J. T. Marshall |
| Preceded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Assaye 15 Oct, 1898[5] – 1 Dec, 1900 |
Succeeded by R. Methven Lambert |
| Preceded by Vivian H. G. Bernard |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrow 2 May, 1901[6] – 31 Mar, 1904 |
Succeeded by Ernest E. Lowe |
| Preceded by Randal M. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Seagull 14 Jul, 1904[7] |
Succeeded by Samuel Helen |
| Preceded by Robert H. Travers |
Senior Officer, Berehaven mid Nov, 1915 – 27 May, 1917 |
Succeeded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue 35257, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue 35257, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 01, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35583.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 303a.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
