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{{RearRN}} '''Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott''', Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | {{RearRN}} '''Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott''', Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
| − | From May, 1918 to the end of the war, he commanded the coast defence monitor [[H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)|''Gorgon'']] with the [[Dover Patrol]]. Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships [[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|''Warspite'']], [[H.M.S. Barham (1914)|''Barham'']] and [[H.M.S. Valiant (1914)|''Valiant'']] before being promoted to Flag Rank. | + | From May, 1918 to the end of the war, he commanded the coast defence monitor [[H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)|''Gorgon'']] with the [[Dover Patrol]].<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7919007&queryType=1&resultcount=1 Scott's Service Records ADM 196/45.]</ref> Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships [[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|''Warspite'']], [[H.M.S. Barham (1914)|''Barham'']] and [[H.M.S. Valiant (1914)|''Valiant'']] before being promoted to Flag Rank. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 16 August 2012
Rear-Admiral Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott, Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
From May, 1918 to the end of the war, he commanded the coast defence monitor Gorgon with the Dover Patrol.[1] Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships Warspite, Barham and Valiant before being promoted to Flag Rank.
Life & Career
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral C. A. Robertson-Scott" (Obituaries). The Times. Thrsday, 24 July, 1941. Issue 48986, col D, pg. 7.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
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Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1941 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1894
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Captains of H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)
- Deputy Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)
- Captains of H.M.S. Calypso (1917)
- Deputy Directors of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)
- Captains of H.M.S. Warspite (1913)
- Captains of H.M.S. Barham (1914)
- Captains of H.M.S. Valiant (1914)
- Royal Navy Rear-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
