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==Life & Career==
 
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Johnson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1911.
 
Johnson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1911.
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Johnson was a watchkeeper in the {{UK-Chatham|f=t}} until March 1916, and participated in action against the German {{DE-Konigsberg|f=t}} in the Rufiji Delta.{{ToL|Command of the Shoreham|22 Sept. 1931, p. 6}}
  
 
Johnson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1919.{{FC}}
 
Johnson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1919.{{FC}}

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Captain Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson (9 December, 1889 – 18 June, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He appears to have been a generally capable officer, but his manner was off-putting to some of his superiors.

Life & Career

Johnson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1911.

Johnson was a watchkeeper in the light cruiser Chatham until March 1916, and participated in action against the German light cruiser Königsberg in the Rufiji Delta.[1]

Johnson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1919.[Fact Check]

Johnson was appointed in command of the gunboat Ladybird on 14 June, 1920.[2]

Johnson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.

Johnson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1931.

On 13 January 1936, the Admiralty told Johnson it considered him solely at fault for a collision between the Dragon and a pilot boat at the entrance to the Para River in October 1935. He was cautioned to be more careful in future.[3]

Johnson commanded the minesweeper Speedwell from 25 January 1939 until being appointed in command of Caledon on 4 March, 1939.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert E. M. Harris 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 4
31 Jul, 1916[5] – before Jul, 1917 		Succeeded by
Donal S. McGrath
Preceded by
George H. Creswell 		Captain of H.M.S. Lochinvar
20 Jun, 1917[6] – Dec, 1917[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Basil E. Reinold
Preceded by
Sebald W. B. Green 		Captain of H.M.S. Glowworm
Dec, 1919[7] 		Succeeded by
John F. Warton
Preceded by
John F. Warton 		Captain of H.M.S. Ladybird
14 Jun, 1920[8] 		Succeeded by
Lancelot V. Donne
Preceded by
John F. Robins
as Captain of H.M.S. Encounter 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Penguin
mid 1925 – late 1925 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Wynter
Preceded by
Robert A. Startin 		Captain of H.M.S. Shoreham
27 Oct, 1931[9] – 13 Dec, 1931[10] 		Succeeded by
John Harding
Preceded by
Robert A. Startin 		Captain of H.M.S. Penzance
14 Dec, 1931[11] – Feb, 1932[12] 		Succeeded by
Arthur R. Farquhar
Preceded by
Arthur R. Farquhar 		Captain of H.M.S. Dahlia
23 Jan, 1932 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Patrick E. Fell 		Captain of H.M.S. Worcester
19 Jul, 1932[13] – 4 Apr, 1933[14] 		Succeeded by
William G. A. Robson
Preceded by
Marshal L. Clarke 		Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
1 Jul, 1935[15] – 21 Jul, 1935[16] 		Succeeded by
Arthur G. Skipwith
Preceded by
Guy L. Coleridge 		Captain (D), Ninth Destroyer Flotilla
1 Jul, 1935[17] – 21 Jul, 1935[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
W. Frederic Wake-Walker 		Captain of H.M.S. Dragon
15 Aug, 1935[19][20] – 15 Jul, 1937[21] 		Succeeded by
Allan J. Wavish
Preceded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins 		Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
9 Apr, 1938[22] – 1 Jul, 1938[23] 		Succeeded by
Arthur R. Halfhide
Preceded by
Charles E. S. Farrant 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
1 Jul, 1938 – 21 Oct, 1938 		Succeeded by
Herbert A. Packer
Preceded by
John D. A. Musters 		Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
21 Oct, 1938[24] – 18 Jun, 1939[25] 		Succeeded by
George H. Faulkner

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Command of the Shoreham." The Times (London, England), 22 Sept. 1931, p. 6.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
  3. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  4. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 780.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
  9. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  10. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  11. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  12. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
  14. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  15. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  16. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  17. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  18. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  19. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
  21. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  22. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  23. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  24. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  25. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.

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