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He was made Captain Superintendant of [[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] on 15 December, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 November, 1909.  Issue '''39113''', col A, p. 4.</ref>
  
 
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Henry Holland Torlesse ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Torlesse was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.

In February, 1907, he took command of battleship Victorious until June 1908.[1]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Inflexible on 1 June, 1908.[2]

He was made Captain Superintendant of Sheerness Royal Dockyard on 15 December, 1909.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 November, 1909. Issue 39113, col A, p. 4.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments