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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Burnaby Prickett|Cecil B. Prickett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>May, 1927{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin|Harold G. C. Franklin]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Burnaby Prickett|Cecil B. Prickett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>May, 1927{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin|Harold G. C. Franklin]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:02, 29 October 2014
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]
Bibliography
- "Sir Thomas Tower" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 21 July, 1964. Issue 56069, col E, pg. 12.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Kite 25 Apr, 1913[3] |
Succeeded by Reginald F. P. Maton |
| Preceded by Joseph C. W. Henley |
Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance 18 Aug, 1924[4] – 23 Mar, 1927[5] |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Buckley |
| Preceded by Cecil B. Prickett |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa May, 1927[6] |
Succeeded by Harold G. C. Franklin |
| Preceded by Thomas H. Binney |
Captain of H.M.S. Hood 30 Aug, 1933[7] |
Succeeded by A. Francis Pridham |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 315.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 205.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 205.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
