Guy D'Oyly-Hughes
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Captain Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy ( – 8 June, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
D'Oyly-Hughes was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 June, 1912.[1]
D'Oyly-Hughes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1913.[2]
Still a Lieutenant, he was in command of the submarine E 35 on 11 May, 1918 when she sank Template:DE-U154 with a pair of torpedoes at 36deg 45' N., 12deg 0' W..[3]
World War II
D'Oyly-Hughes was killed when his aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious was sunk by gunfire under controversial circumstances of readiness as it was headed to Britain from the Norwegian coast.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 35 before 11 May, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by Victor C. Dorman-Smith |
| Preceded by Christopher P. Satow |
Captain of H.M.S. K 12 27 Jul, 1924[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frederick H. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Douglas 1 May, 1934[6] – 24 Sep, 1935 |
Succeeded by Philip Louis Vian |
| Preceded by Ronald W. Blacklock |
Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla 19 May, 1934 – Aug, 1936 |
Succeeded by Edward A. Aylmer |
| Preceded by Arthur L. St. G. Lyster |
Captain of H.M.S. Glorious May, 1939[7] – 8 Jun, 1940[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1914). p. 24.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
