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Crawford Maclachlan

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94:; he managed to righting her and, with water up to his waist, drifted for two days, on one occasion being washed overboard and attacked by sharks, before being found and rescued. In June 1909, he was appointed to the command of 108:, which he held until October 1910. In 1910, he served on an Admiralty committee appointed to consider the question of the berthing accommodation for His Majesty's ships in the dockyards and other waters. He was captain of 185:
in February 1920 and appointed Rear-Admiral, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth. In October 1921, he was appointed Rear-Admiral and Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze. He relinquished the appointment in 1923, was promoted to
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in 1890. He specialized in navigation and became known as an able navigation officer. He served in China in 1900, and later became navigation officer of
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from February 1912 to 1913, recommissioning her for service in the Atlantic.
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in 1916. After the battle, he acted as flag captain to Admiral of the Fleet
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The son of George Maclachlan of Maclachlan, Crawford Maclachan was born in
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in 1925, and was placed on the retired list in 1926. He was promoted to
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until she was repaired. He was appointed a CB in June 1918.
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In June 1914, he was given command of the battleship
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Index

Admiral
CB
Royal Navy
Edinburgh
Royal Navy
Anglo-Egyptian War
lieutenant
HMS Exmouth
Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson
Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet
HMS Scylla
captain
St Johns, Antigua
HMS Andromeda
HMS Hibernia
HMS Lion
HMS Indomitable
HMS Sirius
HMS King Edward VII
Vice-Admiral
Sir Edward Bradford
Nessus
HMS Royal Oak
Battle of Jutland
Sir Cecil Burney
HMS Marlborough
rear-admiral
vice-admiral
admiral

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