Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham
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Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham, K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O., (7 January, 1883 – 12 June, 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[1]
Cunningham was appointed in command of the destroyer Scorpion on 10 January, 1911.[2]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912.[3]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[4]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919.[5]
On 29 March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Termagant.[6]
On 11 May, 1926, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 14 13 May, 1908[8] – 26 Jan, 1910[9] |
Succeeded by Lionel George Dawson |
Preceded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon |
Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck 15 Aug, 1910[10] – 16 Dec, 1910[11] |
Succeeded by Clive N. Rolfe |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion 10 Jan, 1911[12] – 24 Jul, 1916[13] |
Succeeded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake 4 Aug, 1916[14] – 2 Oct, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Keith R. Farquharson |
Preceded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion 2 Oct, 1916[16] – 11 Feb, 1918[17] |
Succeeded by Loben E. H. Maund |
Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Ophelia 11 Feb, 1918[18] – 29 Mar, 1918[19] |
Succeeded by Oscar Henderson |
Preceded by Cuthbert P. Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Termagant 29 Mar, 1918[20] – 20 Feb, 1919[21] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Ronald H. C. Hallifax |
Captain of H.M.S. Seafire 20 Feb, 1919[22] – 1 Dec, 1919[23] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon |
Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare 2 May, 1922[24] – 19 Dec, 1922[25] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle |
Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla 2 May, 1922[26] – 19 Dec, 1922[27] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Arthur K. Betty |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace 19 Dec, 1922[28] – 1 Jul, 1924[29] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Arthur K. Betty |
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 19 Dec, 1922[30] – 1 Jul, 1924[31] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Berwick Curtis |
Captain of H.M.S. Columbine 15 Oct, 1924[32] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by The Alexander R. M. Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 11 May, 1926[33] – Jan, 1928[34] |
Succeeded by Alfred E. Evans |
Preceded by Robert C. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Jan, 1928[35] – Jul, 1928[36] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Arthur Bromley |
Flag Captain, North America and West Indies Station Jan, 1928[37] – Jul, 1928[38] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Blake |
Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 3 Jul, 1937[39] – 21 Aug, 1938[40] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Layton as Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron |
Preceded by Sir William M. James |
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 14 Nov, 1938[41] – May, 1939[42] |
Succeeded by Sir Tom S. V. Phillips |
Preceded by Sir Alfred D. P. R. Pound as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1 Jun, 1939 – Mar, 1942 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry H. Harwood |
Preceded by Sir Henry H. Harwood |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 20 Feb, 1943 – 15 Oct, 1943 |
Succeeded by Sir John H. D. Cunningham as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station & Allied Naval Commander Mediterranean |
Preceded by Sir A. Dudley P. R. Pound |
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff 15 Oct, 1943[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by John B. Cunningham |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 379a.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397w.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col F, p. 17.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.