Admiral Nelles' career outstanding
http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni41212
- Date
- Spring 2004
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Abstract
- Nelles began his career in 1910, was in command of British cruiser HMS Dragon in 1929 (the first Canadian in charge of a British ship), then in command of the HMCS Saguenay (the first destroyer built especially for the Canadian Navy, was appointed chief of Naval Staff in 1934, went to London in 194…
- Date
- Spring 2004
- Period
- Twentieth century
- Person
- Nelles, Percy
- Corporation
- Canada. Royal Canadian Navy
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Physical Description
- portraits
- Source Title
- Waterlines the journal of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- Volume
- 60
- Pages
- [5]
- Abstract
- Nelles began his career in 1910, was in command of British cruiser HMS Dragon in 1929 (the first Canadian in charge of a British ship), then in command of the HMCS Saguenay (the first destroyer built especially for the Canadian Navy, was appointed chief of Naval Staff in 1934, went to London in 1944 as Overseas Naval Attache, and retired in 1945.