Ambrose Maynard Peck

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Ambrose Maynard Peck, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Commander Peck was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 114 on 24 January, 1912.[1]

Peck was promoted to the rank of Captain on 21 April, 1917.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Diana on 29 September, 1917.[2]

Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of H.M.S. Swift on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Benbow in April 1926.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Albert M. H. Phillips
Captain of H.M. T.B. 114
24 Jan, 1912[5]
Succeeded by
Hubert S. Monroe
Preceded by
John Nicholas
Captain of H.M.S. Recruit
14 Apr, 1913[6]
Succeeded by
Charles A. W. Wrightson
Preceded by
?
Captain of the Nore Defence Flotilla
14 Apr, 1913[7]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederic G. Schurr
Captain of H.M.S. Eden
Sep, 1914[8]
Succeeded by
Alastair C. N. Farquhar
Preceded by
Robert H. Coppinger
Captain of H.M.S. Swift
29 Sep, 1916[9]
Succeeded by
Reginald T. Amedroz
Preceded by
George B. Hutton
Captain of H.M.S. Diana
29 Sep, 1917[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John M. Casement
Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
10 Apr, 1926[11][12]
Succeeded by
Francis M. Austin

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 400.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Day of month taken from superseded predecessor. Casement Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 381.