Admiral SIR Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (16 January, 1880 – 25 July, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Appointed to command the light cruiser Calliope on 15 October, 1918.[1]
Noble was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1929, vice Eliot, placed on the Retired List.[2]
In 1931, Noble superseded Harold Owen Reinold as Chairman of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Paint Supply of the Fleet.[3]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir P. Noble" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 26 July, 1955. Issue 53282, col A, pg. 11.
See Also
Naval Appointments
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Preceded by Hubert S. Cardale
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Captain of H.M.S. Ribble 1 Jan, 1907[4] – late 1907
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Succeeded by George P. Leith
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Preceded by Reginald G. Stone
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Captain of H.M.S. Angler 24 Mar, 1909[5]
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Succeeded by Charles F. Ballard
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Preceded by Rudolf W. Bentinck
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Captain of H.M.S. Calliope 15 Oct, 1918[6] – 10 Mar, 1917
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Succeeded by Walter B. Compton
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Preceded by ?
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Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 10 Mar, 1919[7]
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Succeeded by Walter B. Compton
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Preceded by Robin C. Dalglish
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Captain of H.M.S. Barham 14 Oct, 1922[8] – c. Sep, 1924
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Succeeded by Richard A. S. Hill
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Preceded by Arthur L. Gresson
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Captain of H.M.S. Ganges 15 May, 1925[9]
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Succeeded by Francis H. W. Goolden
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Preceded by Robin C. Dalglish
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Captain in Charge, Harwich 15 May, 1925[10] – 2 May, 1927
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Succeeded by Wilbraham T. R. Ford
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Preceded by New Command
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Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent 2 May, 1927[11] – 1 Mar, 1928
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Succeeded by Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
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Preceded by George P. W. Hope
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Director of Operations Division 8 Mar, 1928 – 8 Jan, 1930
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by Harold O. Reinold
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Director of Naval Equipment 2 Feb, 1931 – 30 Nov, 1932[12]
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Succeeded by Cecil P. Talbot
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Preceded by Edward A. Astley-Rushton
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Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron 15 Dec, 1932 – 14 Dec, 1934
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Succeeded by Sidney J. Meyrick
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Preceded by Geoffrey Blake
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Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 18 Jan, 1935 – Sep, 1937
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Succeeded by Geoffrey Arbuthnot
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Preceded by Lewis G. E. Crabbe as Acting Commander-in-Chief, China Station
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Commander-in-Chief, China Station 28 Dec, 1937 – 18 Nov, 1940
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Succeeded by Geoffrey Layton
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Court Appointments
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Preceded by Hubert G. Brand
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Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 19 Jun, 1945 – 25 Jul, 1955
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Succeeded by John H. Edelsten
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- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
- ↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 266.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.