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Latest revision as of 16:14, 7 April 2022

Commander Harry Leith Ross, R.N. (3 December, 1848 – 10 November, 1890) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ross commanded the torpedo cruiser Serpent in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890, the ship acting as part of Fleet Number 2 which represented a hypothetical Hostile Fleet attacking British trade routes.[1]

Ross was killed when Serpent ran onto a reef off Spain's Cape Villano in heavy weather on 10 November, 1890.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Raven
26 Apr, 1883[3] – 26 Oct, 1886
Succeeded by
Frank W. Wyley
Preceded by
Francis Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Serpent
24 Jun, 1890[4] – 10 Nov, 1890[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  2. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 14.
  3. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 232.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 248.
  5. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 14.