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Austin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 4}} | |||
Austin was gunnery officer of {{UK-Temeraire}} until 1913.{{CN}} | Austin was gunnery officer of {{UK-Temeraire}} until 1913.{{CN}} | ||
He served as captain of {{UK-Leviathan}} from February to April 1918 | He served as captain of {{UK-Leviathan}} from February to April 1918,{{MackieRNW}} when he assumed command of the {{UK-Astraea|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Austin served as captain of {{UK-IronDuke}} from August 1927 until 1928, {{MackieRNW}} then of the {{UK-Benbow}} from May 1928 to 1929.{{MackieRNW}} | Austin served as captain of {{UK-IronDuke}} from August 1927 until 1928, {{MackieRNW}} then of the {{UK-Benbow}} from May 1928 to 1929.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 8 November 2014
Vice-Admiral Francis Murray Austin ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Austin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1902.[1]
Austin was gunnery officer of Temeraire until 1913.[Citation needed]
He served as captain of Leviathan from February to April 1918,[2] when he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Astræa.[3]
Austin served as captain of Iron Duke from August 1927 until 1928, [4] then of the Benbow from May 1928 to 1929.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Lowndes |
Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan Feb, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Bertram S. Evans |
| Preceded by Valentine E. B. Phillimore |
Captain of H.M.S. Astræa Apr, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Charles Little |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke Aug, 1927[8] |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. B. Dewar |
| Preceded by Ambrose M. Peck |
Captain of H.M.S. Benbow May, 1928[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 735.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
