John Luce (Royal Navy officer)
John Luce | |
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Sir William Luce (son) Sir Richard Luce (brother) | |
Other work | High Sheriff of Wiltshire |
Early and family life
John Luce was born on 4 February 1870 at Halcombe,
His great-granddaughter is comedian and actress Miranda Hart.
Luce joined the Royal Navy as a naval cadet in January 1883. He was promoted to
In June 1909, Luce was promoted to captain[7] and from October 1910 to January 1912 he was the captain of the battleship HMS Hibernia.[8]
In September 1912, Luce took command of
The following month, Luce, still commanding Glasgow, took part in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. During the battle Glasgow and the armored cruiser HMS Cornwall had chased down the German light cruiser SMS Leipzig; Glasgow closed to finish Leipzig which had run out of ammunition but was still flying her battle ensign. Leipzig fired two flares, so Glasgow ceased fire. At 21:23, more than 80 mi (70 nmi; 130 km) southeast of the Falklands, Leipzig rolled over, leaving only 18 survivors. On 15 March 1915, Luce cornered SMS Dresden, which was scuttled at the end of the Battle of Más a Tierra in neutral waters.
In 1917, Luce was appointed Commodore of the
In February 1919, Luce took command of HMS Ramillies and remained as captain until some point in 1920.[12] Towards the close of 1921, Luce was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard.[13]
Later life
After he had retired from the Navy, Luce served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire from 1930 to 1931.[2][14] He was promoted admiral on the Retired List on 1 April 1930.[15]
Luce died on 22 September 1932 at Little Cheverell House, Wiltshire. There is a memorial to him in Malmesbury Abbey.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b National Maritime Museum
- ^ a b c The Peerage
- ^ CWGC
- ^ Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945.
- ^ Liddell Hart
- ^ "Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. No. 36847. London. 15 August 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "Admirals.org". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ The Dreadnought Project: H.M.S. Hibernia (1905).
- ^ Captains Commanding Royal Navy Warships p. 120 Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Robert K. Massie. Castles of Steel. p. 233.
- ISBN 0-11-772359-2.
- ^ Captains Commanding Royal Navy Warships p. 45 Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 13768". The Edinburgh Gazette. 13 December 1921. p. 2170.
- ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments p. 128 Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 33596". The London Gazette. 11 April 1930. p. 2327.
External links
- Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904–1945 – Rear-Admiral John Luce C.B. Archived 25 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine