I-Admiral Alphabet

Omunye wemikhumbi yokuqala ngaphansi komyalo kaCunningham, umbhubhisi u-Scorpion.

I-Admiral of the Fleet uSir Andrew Browne Cunningham, ngakho-ke owaziwa ngesiteketiso "Admiral ABC", XNUMXst Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, uklonyeliswe phakathi kwezinye izinto. Nge-Order of Ost, i-Knight's Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, i-Order of Merit kanye ne-Distinguished Service Order, cishe wayengomunye wabaphathi bemikhumbi yempi yaseBrithani abavelele kakhulu ezingeni lokusebenza kanye namasu weMpi Yezwe II. . Kwakuyisibonelo salokho, ngisho nasezikhathini ezimnyama kakhulu, okwanikeza iRoyal Navy ikhono lokwenza ngokuphumelelayo - ukuzola, kodwa hhayi ukugxeka, ukuhlakanipha, kodwa hhayi ukunensa, ubuciko bezolwandle, kuhlangene nekhono lokudela, okubangelwa inkolelo indima ekhethekile. ngokomlando, waqokelwa "inkonzo ephakeme kakhulu". Kwakuhambisana nokuziqhenya okwakungabangelwa ukuzikhukhumeza, kodwa ekuhloleni okuphezulu (kodwa okwangempela) kwamakhono omuntu, okusekelwe ezintweni ezintathu ezibalulekile zomkhumbi ngamunye: ukuqhubeka, ukuqhubeka nesiko.

U-Andrew Cunningham wazalelwa emndenini waseScotland, kodwa ohlala e-Ireland. Ukhale okokuqala ngoJanuwari 7, 1883 eRathmines (Irish Rath Maonais, indawo eseningizimu yeDublin). Wayengowesithathu ezinganeni ezinhlanu zikaProf. UDaniel John Cunningham (1850-1909, isazi se-anatomist esidumile owayengumfundisi eRoyal College of Surgeons yase-Ireland e-Dublin, kamuva e-Trinity College kanye neSekela-Shansela leNyuvesi yase-Edinburgh) nomkakhe, u-Elizabeth Cumming Brose. I-admiral yesikhathi esizayo yayinabafowabo ababili (oncane - u-Alan, wakhuphukela esikhundleni sikajenene ebuthweni laseBrithani, wayengukhomishana omkhulu ePalestine ngo-1945-1948, omdala - uJohn, wakhonza e-Indian Medical Service, ekhuphukela esikhundleni. ka-lieutenant colonel) kanye nodade ababili. Wakhulela ekunamatheleni enkolweni (wayesonta eSontweni LaseScotland, elisekelwe emasikweni amanje aseHabe, futhi umkhulu wakhe onguyise wayengumfundisi) kanye nenkolo yolwazi. Eminyakeni yokuqala yokuphila kwakhe, wakhuliswa ngumama wakhe, owayephethe indlu, futhi kusukela kule nkathi, cishe kwavela izibopho ezingokomzwelo ezishisayo phakathi kwabo, okwaqhubeka kukho konke ukuphila kommeli owalandela. Lapho efinyelela iminyaka yesikole, waqale wathunyelwa esikhungweni semfundo sendawo eDublin, wabe esethunyelwa e-Edinburgh Academy enhloko-dolobha yaseScotland. Ngaleso sikhathi u-Andrew wayenakekelwa o-anti bakhe, u-Doodles no-Connie Mae. Imodeli enjalo yokukhuliswa, ehilela ukuhlukana kusenesikhathi kusukela eziko lomndeni, isikole sokuhlala noma ukuhlala esikoleni sokuhlala nomndeni oqhelile, ngaleso sikhathi kwakuyisici sekilasi lakhe, nakuba namuhla kungase kube nokungabaza. I-Edinburgh Academy yayingesinye sezikole ezidume kakhulu (futhi namanje) saseScotland. Abathweswe iziqu bahlanganisa osopolitiki, abantu abavelele emhlabeni wezezimali nezimboni, abaphathi besonto, kanye nabasubathi abadumile nezikhulu ezivelele. Kwanele ukusho ukuthi i-Academy izishaya isifuba ngokuthi amadoda angu-9 ashiya izindonga zawo aklonyeliswa nge-Victoria Cross - umyalo ophakeme kakhulu waseBrithani wokuba nesibindi enkundleni yempi.

Inganekwane yomndeni kaCunningham ithi lapho u-Andrew eneminyaka eyi-10, uyise wambuza (nge-telegraph) ukuthi angathanda yini ukujoyina iRoyal Navy esikhathini esizayo. Ngempela, kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi ingane yayinokuhlangenwe nakho okungenani okumvumela ukuba enze isinqumo esinjalo esibucayi, kodwa u-Andrei wavuma, engaqiniseki ukuthi wayelinganisa ngani. Futhi, abazali bakhe cishe babengakuqapheli ngokugcwele lokhu, ngoba ngaphambi kwalokho, emndenini kayise noma emndenini kamama kwakungekho ukuxhumana "nezinceku eziphezulu" (njengoba le mikhumbi yayibizwa kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi). Ngokulandela ukukhetha kwakhe, u-Andrew wagcina eseStubbington House (eStubbington - Hampshire, cishe amakhilomitha ayi-1,5 ukusuka eSolent, ehlukanisa i-Isle of Wight nesiNgisi "izwekazi"). Lesi sikhungo, esasungulwa ngo-1841, salungiselela abafana ukuba basebenze eRoyal Navy kuze kube ngu-1997 (phambilini, ngo-1962,

kusuka Earlywood School, okuhlanganisa nokuthuthela e-Ascot eBerkshires eningizimu yeNgilandi). Isikole iStubbington sinikeze "abafake izicelo" ngolwazi, amakhono kanye namakhono omphakathi adingekayo ukuze baphumelele izivivinyo futhi baqhubeke nemfundo yabo eDartmouth Nautical School.

Ngaleso sikhathi, ukuqeqeshwa kwabafundi basesikhundleni kwakuqhutshwa ihulk enegama lendabuko elithi HMS Britannia (owayeyiNkosana YaseWales, i-121-gun sailing liner, wat. 1860, eyadilizwa ngo-1916) - uCunningham waphumelela izivivinyo ngaphandle kwezinkinga, ebonisa ulwazi oluhle kakhulu lwezibalo.

Umkhuzi wesikhathi esizayo waya eDartmouth ngo-1897. Incwadi yakhe yonyaka (eyahlanganisa kamuva no-Admiral weFleet James Fous Somerville - phakathi neMpi Yezwe II wayala, phakathi kokunye, ukuhlaselwa kukaMers el Kebir) yayinabafaki zicelo abangama-64 ababemiswe e-Hindustan halq (owayengumkhumbi wezibhamu ezingama-80 we- umugqa , amanzi. 1841). Kwakuyisikole esinzima sempilo, nakuba kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi kuwo wonke "amanenekazi" ayi-6 kwakukhona inceku eyodwa. Ozakwabo kamuva bakhumbula u-admiral ngokungafuni kwakhe imidlalo yeqembu, nakuba ayethanda igalofu, futhi wachitha isikhathi sakhe esiningi samahhala ehamba ngesikebhe kwesinye sezikebhe zesikole. Ngemva konyaka wokuqala wokufunda, wathola amamaki aphakeme kakhulu ezibalweni nolwazi lomkhumbi (isikole sasinengxenye yokuhamba ngomkhumbi nokuhamba ngomkhumbi yeSikole seRacers, esasiqhuba ukuqeqeshwa olwandle jikelele), okwathi, naphezu kokwenza amacala ambalwa amancane, samvikela endaweni yeshumi. .