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Admiral SIR Charles James Colebrooke Little, G.C.B., G.B.E. (14 June 1882 – 20 June 1973) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Little was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.

He was in command of the destroyer Fearless at the end of the war.^{[Citation needed]}

Little was apointed in command of the light cruiser Cleopatra on 4 March, 1919.^[1]

He served as captain of Iron Duke from 1926 until August 1927.^[2]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Frederic Charles Dreyer	Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 1933 – 1935	Succeeded by William M. James
Preceded by Frederic Charles Dreyer	Commander-in-Chief on the China Station 1936 – 1938	Succeeded by Percy Noble

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-He was in command of the {{UK-Fearless|f=t}} at the end of the war.
+Little was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917.
-After the war, he commanded the {{UK-Cleopatra|f=t}}.
+He was in command of the {{UK-Fearless|f=t}} at the end of the war.{{CN}}
-In 1926, he was commanding the {{UK-IronDuke|f=t}}.
+Little was apointed in command of the {{UK-Cleopatra|f=t}} on 4 March, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (May, 1919).  p. 758.</ref>
+He served as captain of {{UK-IronDuke}} from 1926 until August 1927.{{MackieRNW}}
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