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Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon, CB, CVO (2 December 1882 – 11 October 1948) was a Royal Navy officer, especially noted for his role as a convoy commodore during the Second World War. ==Early career== His father was a clergyman and Lachlan entered the Royal Navy in 1898.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lachlan MacKinnon )〕 He received the China Medal for service in the Boxer Rebellion〔 and was seconded to the navy of the Ottoman Empire from 1910 to 1912. During the First World War, Mackinnon served aboard the battlecruiser, HMS ''Indomitable'', and the battleship, HMS ''Barham''. He was present for the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts in 1914 and was present at the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland,〔 where he was gunnery officer of the ''Indomitable''. He became commanding officer of the repair ship HMS ''Assistance'' in 1924 and of the cruiser HMS ''Danae'' in 1926.〔 He went on to be Captain of the Fleet for the Mediterranean Fleet in 1930, commanding officer of the battleship HMS ''Warspite'' in 1932 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1933.〔 After that he became Commander of the 2nd Battle Squadron in 1937 before retiring in 1939.〔 After commanding the Second Battle Squadron with his flag aboard HMS ''Royal Oak'', he retired as a vice admiral on 11 January 1939.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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