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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Charles James Colebrooke Little''', G.C.B., G.B.E. (14 June 1882 – 20 June 1973) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Life & Career== <!--He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on --> {{CommRN}} Little was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hazard|f=t}} and of the {{UK-SF|4}} on 23 November, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 322b}} Little was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fearless|f=t}} in September 1916,{{SMNLFeb19|p. 793}} and remained in her to the end of the war.{{CN}} In May, 1917, he appears to have been appointed the role of Captain (S) to the {{UK-SF|12}}, of which ''Fearless'' was flag/flotilla cruiser.{{SMNLMay17|p. 12}} Little was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cleopatra|f=t}} on 4 March, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (May, 1919). p. 758.</ref> He was appointed as captain of {{UK-IronDuke}} in 1926.{{MackieRNW}} ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Little}} {{refend}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} {{refend}} ==Papers== {{refbegin}} *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/463659.html Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/465709.html Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] {{refend}} ==Service Records== {{refbegin}} *{{TNA|ADM 196/142.|D8121908}} *{{TNA|ADM 106/125.|D8119422}} *{{TNA|ADM 196/90.|D8115859}} *{{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603802}} {{refend}} {{TabAppts}}  {{Appt |[[Deputy Chief of Naval Staff]]|[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Sir Frederic C. Dreyer]]|1933 &ndash; 1935|[[William Milbourne James|William M. James]] }} {{TabEnd}} [[Category:People with old TabAppts]] <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} {{TabNaval}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''Captain of {{UK-D1|f=p}}'''<br>1 Aug, 1908 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Avenel Sommerville|Frederick A. Sommerville]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Apsley Dunbar Maxwell Cherry|Apsley D. M. Cherry]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Hazard|f=p}}'''<br>23 Nov, 1911 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee|Lionel A. D. Sturdee]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith|Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Arrogant|f=p}}'''<br>3 Aug, 1914 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Humphrey Wykeham Bowring|Humphrey W. Bowring]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Donnison Roper|Charles D. Roper]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Fearless|f=p}}'''<br>Sep, 1916 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest William Leir|Ernest W. Leir]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Reginald Glynn Petre|Walter R. G. Petre]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Cleopatra|f=p}}'''<br>4 Mar, 1919 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Stopford|Arthur Stopford]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Raymond Fitzmaurice|Raymond Fitzmaurice]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-IronDuke|f=p}}'''<br>1926 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Murray Austin|Francis M. Austin]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]'''|'''Commander-in-Chief, [[China Station]]'''<br>7 Nov, 1935 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabEnd}} </div name=fredbot:appts> {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Charles}} {{CatPerson|UK|1882|1973}} [[Category:Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff]] [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth]] {{CatAdmiral|UK}}

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