Philip Ernest Uniacke Townshend

Commander (retired) Philip Ernest Uniacke Townshend (16 December, 1885 – 30 September, 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Dublin, Townshend gained two and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Townshend was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines on 25 April, 1907.

Townshend was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1907.

Townshend was appointed in command of the submarine A 12 on 1 January, 1910.^[1]

Townshend was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1915.

Townshend was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Campbell on 24 December, 1918.^[2]

Townshend was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 June, 1927.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John A. Moreton	Captain of H.M.S. A 1 1 Jan, 1910^[3] – 28 Mar, 1910	Succeeded by Robert H. T. Raikes
Preceded by Henry D. Gill	Captain of H.M.S. A 12 28 Mar, 1910^[4] – 15 Dec, 1910	Succeeded by Wilfrid B. Pirie
Preceded by Michael Horrigan	Captain of H.M.S. Opossum 29 Jul, 1914 – 13 Sep, 1914	Succeeded by Robert Raymond Hallowell-Carew
Preceded by Reginald S. Goff	Captain of H.M.S. Campbell 24 Dec, 1918^[5]	Succeeded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy

↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344. Misprinted as A 1.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 750.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Apr. 1910, p. 3.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 750.