Hubert Lynes
| Hubert Lynes | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1874 |
| Died | November 10, 1942 (aged 67) Holyhead, Wales |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1888–1919 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Venus HMS Cadmus HMS Penelope HMS Warspite |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Rear Admiral Hubert Lynes, CB, CMG (27 November 1874 – 10 November 1942) was a British admiral whose First World War service was notable for his direction of the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids designed to neutralise the German-held port of Bruges, which was used as a raiding base against the British coastline by Imperial German Navy surface and submarine raiders. Throughout his service life and during retirement, Lynes was a noted and experienced ornithologist who contributed to numerous books on the subject and was in his lifetime considered the leading expert on African birds.
Born in 1874, Hubert Lynes was given to a career at sea from a young age. He was educated at Stubbington House School, an establishment with strong connections to the navy, and enlisted in the Royal Navy aged 13 in 1888. He rose through the ranks and was a lieutenant when in July 1902 he was appointed in command of the gunboat HMS Kite. In 1905 he was promoted to captain and placed in command of the small Eclipse class cruiser HMS Venus in the Mediterranean. He commanded her until 1908, when he returned to England for a period ashore before taking command of the screw sloop HMS Cadmus on the China Station in 1910. Remaining on Cadmus until 1912, he was again returned to a shore station, where he remained until the outbreak of the First World War.
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