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− | + | {{ViceRN}} {{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 | + | ==Life & Career== |
+ | Tower was Gunnery Officer of {{UK-Barham}} from 15 April, 1915 to 21 November, 1918. He was then appointed as the gunnery officer in {{UK-Hood}} when she commissioned, being superseded there on 20 August, 1920.<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
− | == | + | On 16 May, 1927 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Curacoa|f=t}} as Flag Captain.<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> |
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+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hood|f=t}} on 30 August, 1933.{{TaylorHood|p. 230}} | ||
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+ | Tower was placed on the Retired List on 29 June, 1939. He was reactivated later that very year for a short stint on the Landing Craft Committee.<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
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+ | On 8 January, 1945, Tower was appointed to serve in the rank of Rear Admiral as Flag Officer in Command, Southampton, vice [[James Murray Pipon]].<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
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+ | He reverted to the Retired List on 30 March, 1946.<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Blake|Geoffrey Blake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kite (1871)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kite'']]'''<br>25 Apr, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 315}} – 12 Apr, 1915<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Foster Pitt Maton|Reginald F. P. Maton]]'''}} |
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− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Balfour Le Mottée|Douglas B. Le Mottée]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>16 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 282''a''}} – 16 May, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lancelot Ernest Holland|Lancelot E. Holland]]'''}} |
− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Burnaby Prickett|Cecil B. Prickett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>16 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 229}}<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. ?.</ref> – 16 May, 1929<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin|Harold G. C. Franklin]]'''}} |
− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stephen St. Leger Moore|Stephen St. L. Moore]]'''|'''[[Chatham Gunnery School|Captain of Chatham Gunnery School]]'''<br>10 Jun, 1929 – 30 Mar, 1931|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Ninian Dowding|Arthur N. Dowding]]'''}} |
− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Hugh Binney|Thomas H. Binney]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hood (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hood'']]'''<br>30 Aug, 1933{{TaylorHood|p. 230}} – 1 Feb, 1936<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Francis Pridham|A. Francis Pridham]]'''}} |
− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|St. Aubyn B. Wake]]'''|'''[[Department of the Director of Naval Equipment|Director of Naval Equipment]]'''<br>10 Dec, 1936<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/67.}} f. ?.</ref> – 27 Aug, 1939<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/67.}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Wilfred Sussex Dorling|James W. S. Dorling]]'''}} |
− | [[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Murray Pipon|James M. Pipon]]'''|'''[[Southampton|Flag Officer in Command, Southampton]]'''<br>8 Jan, 1945|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
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Revision as of 17:32, 8 March 2018
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.
Life & Career
Tower was Gunnery Officer of Barham from 15 April, 1915 to 21 November, 1918. He was then appointed as the gunnery officer in Hood when she commissioned, being superseded there on 20 August, 1920.[1]
On 16 May, 1927 he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa as Flag Captain.[2]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Hood on 30 August, 1933.[3]
Tower was placed on the Retired List on 29 June, 1939. He was reactivated later that very year for a short stint on the Landing Craft Committee.[4]
On 8 January, 1945, Tower was appointed to serve in the rank of Rear Admiral as Flag Officer in Command, Southampton, vice James Murray Pipon.[5]
He reverted to the Retired List on 30 March, 1946.[6]
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[7] – 12 Apr, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by Reginald F. P. Maton |
Preceded by Julian F. C. Patterson |
Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance 18 Aug, 1924[9] – 23 Mar, 1927[10] |
Succeeded by Alan R. Dewar |
Preceded by Douglas B. Le Mottée |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 16 May, 1927[11] – 16 May, 1929 |
Succeeded by Lancelot E. Holland |
Preceded by Cecil B. Prickett |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 16 May, 1927[12][13] – 16 May, 1929[14] |
Succeeded by Harold G. C. Franklin |
Preceded by Stephen St. L. Moore |
Captain of Chatham Gunnery School 10 Jun, 1929 – 30 Mar, 1931 |
Succeeded by Arthur N. Dowding |
Preceded by Thomas H. Binney |
Captain of H.M.S. Hood 30 Aug, 1933[15] – 1 Feb, 1936[16] |
Succeeded by A. Francis Pridham |
Preceded by St. Aubyn B. Wake |
Director of Naval Equipment 10 Dec, 1936[17] – 27 Aug, 1939[18] |
Succeeded by James W. S. Dorling |
Preceded by James M. Pipon |
Flag Officer in Command, Southampton 8 Jan, 1945 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 315.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 205.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 229.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/67. f. ?.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/67. f. ?.