John Walsh Carrington

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Vice-Admiral John Walsh Carrington, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Navy (5 January, 1879 – 15 November, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Carrington served as Navigating Officer of King George V at the Battle of Jutland.

He was promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1917.

On 1 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carlisle.[1]

On 2 December, 1924, Carrington became Captain in Command of Portsmouth Navigation School.[2]

He commanded Valiant from March 1927 until September 1928.[3]

Bibliography

  • Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School
2 Dec, 1924[4]
Succeeded by
John D. Campbell

 

Footnotes

  1. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
  2. Schofield. p. 192.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.

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