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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin John Lawrence Bittleston|nick=Colin J. L. Bittleston|appt=29 May, 1931|end=6 April, 1933}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin John Lawrence Bittleston|nick=Colin J. L. Bittleston|appt=29 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 214}}|end=6 April, 1933}} |
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| H.M.S. Achates (1929) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H12 |
| Builder: | John Brown |
| Laid down: | 11 Sep, 1928 |
| Launched: | 4 Oct, 1929 |
| Commissioned: | 11 Feb, 1930 |
| Sunk: | 31 Dec, 1942 |
H.M.S. Achates was one of eleven "A" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captain Miles was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla, in command of "A" class destroyers Codrington, Acasta, and Active in 1930 through 1932. On 4 April, 1932, Active and Achates collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."[1]
Captains
- Commander Colin J. L. Bittleston, 29 May, 1931[2] – 6 April, 1933
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 214.
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