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Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Fraser Sueter, (6 September 1872, Alverstoke – 3 February 1960, Watlington, Oxfordshire) was a Royal Naval officer who was noted as a pioneer of naval aviation and later became a Member of Parliament (MP). ==Naval career== Coming from a naval background he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet on ''Britannia'' in 1886 before serving as a midshipman with HMS ''Swiftsure''. In 1894 He was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1896 he was posted to HMS ''Vernon'' to become a specialist in torpedo warfare, afterwards serving on the staff. In 1899 he became Torpedo Officer on HMS ''Jupiter''.〔(Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry )〕 In May 1902 Sueter moved to Reginald Bacon's submarine tender HMS ''Hazard'', where he distinguished himself by aiding injured crew members of the submarine A.1 after an explosion aboard. Sueter's book, ''The Evolution of the Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo'' (1907), was the result of his close work with submarines during this time.〔 He married Andrew Clarke's daughter, Elinor Mary "Nell" de Winton, in 1903, a year before his promotion to commander (he was made a captain in 1909). Elinor Sueter died on 15 December 1948.〔(London Gazette Issue 38503 ) published on the 4 January 1949〕 Murray Sueter's technical skills saw him brought into the naval ordnance department of the Admiralty and in 1909 he supervised the construction of airship ''Mayfly'', a new avenue of naval development.〔 As inspecting captain of airships he oversaw the failure of the experiment but was nonetheless given command of the Navy's Air Department in 1912. In this role he oversaw the creation of the Royal Naval Air Service.〔 Sueter continued his aerial innovations during the early stages of World War I including the launching of torpedoes from aircraft and in 1915 he was promoted commodore first class and appointed superintendent of aircraft construction. He promoted the use of armoured cars for the defence of airfields in France, after the stalemate of the trenches developed the cars would be sent to Russia and Egypt.〔under Oliver Locker-Lampson and the Duke of Westminster respectively〕 His interest in the armoured car led to involvement in tank development. In 1917 he clashed with the Admiralty and was posted to command the RNAS in Italy. While in Italy, Sueter sent a letter to King George which incurred the displeasure of the Sea Lords and he was relieved of command. He was given no work from 1918 to 1920 when he was retired as a rear-admiral.〔 After his naval service he became worked with airmail provision and published a number of books, notably ''Airmen or Noahs'' (1928) an autobiography and critique of current naval practices and ''The Evolution of the Tank'' (1937). He was knighted in 1934.〔 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「Murray Sueter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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