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Revision as of 17:55, 12 May 2014
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.
Life & Career
Commander Little was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Hazard and of the Fourth Submarine Flotilla on 23 November, 1911.[1]
Little was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Fearless in September 1916,[2] and remained in her to the end of the war.[Citation needed] In May, 1917, he appears to have been appointed the role of Captain (S) to the Twelfth Submarine Flotilla, of which Fearless was flag/flotilla cruiser.[3]
Little was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cleopatra on 4 March, 1919.[4]
He was appointed as captain of Iron Duke in 1926.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
Papers
- Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.
- Uncatalogued papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 106/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/47.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Frederic C. Dreyer |
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 1933 – 1935 |
Succeeded by William M. James
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. D 1 1 Aug, 1908 – ? |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Sommerville |
| Preceded by Apsley D. M. Cherry |
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard 23 Nov, 1911 – ? |
Succeeded by Lionel A. D. Sturdee |
| Preceded by Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant 3 Aug, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Humphrey W. Bowring |
| Preceded by Charles D. Roper |
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless Sep, 1916 – ? |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir |
| Preceded by Walter R. G. Petre |
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra 4 Mar, 1919 – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur Stopford |
| Preceded by Raymond Fitzmaurice |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke 1926 – ? |
Succeeded by Francis M. Austin |
| Preceded by Frederic C. Dreyer |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 7 Nov, 1935 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
