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'''Arthur Grendon Tippet''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Grendon Tippet''', D.S.O. (14 June, 1885 – 8 February, 1943) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Tippet was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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On 4 July, 1911 he married Dorothy Denvy Lowther Froome at Parish Church in Bramshot, Hants.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Tippet was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bruizer|f=t}} on 10 October, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 288}}
 
Tippet was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bruizer|f=t}} on 10 October, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 288}}
  
 
On 6 January, 1914, Tippet was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bonetta|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 288}}
 
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Tippet commanded the {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated as part of the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 46}}
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==Great War==
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In 1915, Tippet was thanked by the Admiralty for his zeal and ability in helping them work out details of a proposed "submarine seeker."<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
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Tippet was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
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Tippet commanded the {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated as part of the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 46}} While in command of {{UK-Oracle}}, Tippet helped save lives from the {{UK-Nottingham|f=t}} when she was lost to a submarine on 19 August, 1916.  However, he was found at fault in the drowning of a stoker on 30 August, 1916, as Tippet had not set up life lines.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
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On 12 August 1917, Tippet "displayed a high standard of efficiency" in attacking an enemy submarine.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
  
 
Tippet was appointed in command of the {{UK-Windsor|f=t}} on 5 August, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 900}}
 
Tippet was appointed in command of the {{UK-Windsor|f=t}} on 5 August, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 900}}
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==Post-War==
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Tippet was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
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Tippet was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September, 1922.  He promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 14 June, 1930.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
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Tippet served in World War II in a variety of shore-based appointments, having been judged unfit for sea service.<ref>Tippet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/27.|D7604440}} f. ?.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 16:41, 12 July 2016

Captain (retired) Arthur Grendon Tippet, D.S.O. (14 June, 1885 – 8 February, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Tippet was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[1]

On 4 July, 1911 he married Dorothy Denvy Lowther Froome at Parish Church in Bramshot, Hants.[2]

Tippet was appointed in command of the destroyer Bruizer on 10 October, 1912.[3]

On 6 January, 1914, Tippet was appointed in command of the destroyer Bonetta.[4]

Great War

In 1915, Tippet was thanked by the Admiralty for his zeal and ability in helping them work out details of a proposed "submarine seeker."[5]

Tippet was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1915.[6]

Tippet commanded the destroyer Ariel at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[7] While in command of Oracle, Tippet helped save lives from the light cruiser Nottingham when she was lost to a submarine on 19 August, 1916. However, he was found at fault in the drowning of a stoker on 30 August, 1916, as Tippet had not set up life lines.[8]

On 12 August 1917, Tippet "displayed a high standard of efficiency" in attacking an enemy submarine.[9]

Tippet was appointed in command of the destroyer Windsor on 5 August, 1918.[10]

Post-War

Tippet was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[11]

Tippet was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September, 1922. He promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 June, 1930.[12]

Tippet served in World War II in a variety of shore-based appointments, having been judged unfit for sea service.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip A. Warre
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 26 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 026
23 Jun, 1908[14] 		Succeeded by
Robert F. Chisholm
Preceded by
Robert F. Chisholm 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 026
29 Mar, 1911[15] – c. Oct, 1912 		Succeeded by
Francis A. G. Oakley
Preceded by
George P. England 		Captain of H.M.S. Bruizer
10 Oct, 1912[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Laurence R. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Bonetta
6 Jan, 1914[17] – May, 1914[Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
George Mascull
Preceded by
James V. Creagh 		Captain of H.M.S. Ariel
before 31 May, 1916[18] – Jul, 1916[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Oracle
Jul, 1916[19] 		Succeeded by
Lionel G. Foote
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Ursula
15 Sep, 1917[20] 		Succeeded by
Ivan B. Colvin
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Windsor
5 Aug, 1918[21] 		Succeeded by
Henry I. M. L. Scott

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  2. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 288.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 288.
  5. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  6. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  7. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  8. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  9. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  11. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  13. ↑ Tippet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/27. f. ?.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 401.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 288.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 288.
  18. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.

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