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Trelawny was appointed in command of the {{UK-Spitfire|f=t}} on 17 June, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 382.</ref> He was her captain at the [[Battle of Jutland]], | Trelawny was appointed in command of the {{UK-Spitfire|f=t}} on 17 June, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 382.</ref> He was her captain at the [[Battle of Jutland]], fighting as part of the {{UK-DF|4}} and colliding in night action with the German {{DE-Nassau|f=t}} while sustaining tremendous damage.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hermione|f=t}} on 30 August, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', December 1920. p. 786.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hermione|f=t}} on 30 August, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', December 1920. p. 786.</ref> | ||
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Clarence Walter Eyre Trelawny ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Trelawny was appointed in command of the destroyer Spitfire on 17 June, 1913.[1] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, fighting as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and colliding in night action with the German battleship Nassau while sustaining tremendous damage.[2]
He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Hermione on 30 August, 1919.[3]
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