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Vice-Admiral SIR Francis Thomas Butler Tower, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (21 December, 1885 – 19 July, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Tower was Gunnery Officer of Barham from 15 April, 1915 to 1918.

In May 1927, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa.^[1]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Hood on 30 August, 1933.^[2]

"Sir Thomas Tower" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 21 July, 1964. Issue 56069, col E, pg. 12.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Geoffrey Blake	Captain of H.M.S. Kite 25 Apr, 1913^[3] – ?	Succeeded by Reginald F. P. Maton
Preceded by Cecil B. Prickett	Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa May, 1927^[4] – ?	Succeeded by Harold G. C. Franklin
Preceded by Thomas H. Binney	Captain of H.M.S. Hood 30 Aug, 1933^[5] – ?	Succeeded by Arthur F. Pridham

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