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Franklin was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB65|f=t}} on 3 or 8 May, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 399}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 May, 1906.  Issue '''38011''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
Franklin was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB65|f=t}} on 3 or 8 May, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 399}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 May, 1906.  Issue '''38011''', col D, p. 10.</ref>


Franklin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1906.  On 22 January, 1907, he grounded {{UK-T65}} through a "want of judgment" and was cautioned.<ref>Franklin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|D7604385}} f. 155.</ref>
Franklin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1906.  On 22 January, 1907, he grounded {{UK-TB65}} through a "want of judgment" and was cautioned.<ref>Franklin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|D7604385}} f. 155.</ref>


On 10 March 1914, Franklin left {{UK-Neptune}} for {{UK-IronDuke}}.   
On 10 March 1914, Franklin left {{UK-Neptune}} for {{UK-IronDuke}}.   

Revision as of 21:39, 9 February 2017

Rear-Admiral Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin (15 January, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of surgeon G. C. Franklin.

Franklin was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 65 on 3 or 8 May, 1906.[1][2]

Franklin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1906. On 22 January, 1907, he grounded T.B. 65 through a "want of judgment" and was cautioned.[3]

On 10 March 1914, Franklin left Neptune for Iron Duke.

Franklin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1914.[4]

He would serve in her through to 25 January, 1917, when he was appointed to Queen Elizabeth in which he would be promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917. He joined Lion upon being superseded in Queen Elizabeth on 7 January, 1918.[5]

Franklin was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[6]

In 1928, "recent events in Kuwait" drew great credit upon Franklin.

Franklin was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa in July, 1929.

Franklin was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 July, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles Routley
Captain of H.M. T.B. 65
8 May, 1906[8][9]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey E. Ridgeway
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 065
Preceded by
Hugh T. England
Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
Apr, 1927[10] – 23 Feb, 1929[11]
Succeeded by
Henry P. Boxer
Preceded by
Francis T. B. Tower
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
Jul, 1929[12]
Succeeded by
Cosmo M. Graham
Preceded by
Patrick E. Parker
Assistant Director of Naval Equipment
2 Apr, 1930[Citation needed] – 14 Mar, 1932[13]
Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
Isham W. Gibson
Captain of H.M.S. Exeter
Aug, 1932[14] – Oct, 1933[15]
Succeeded by
Alfred E. Evans

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 4 May, 1906. Issue 38011, col D, p. 10.
  3. Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
  4. Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
  5. Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
  6. Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
  7. Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
  8. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 4 May, 1906. Issue 38011, col D, p. 10.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Superseded that day. Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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