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Revision as of 12:47, 19 May 2014
Admiral SIR Hugh Justin Tweedie, K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1877 – 20 August, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
In the examination for cadetships in the Royal Navy held on 25 November, 1890, Tweedie placed joint thirtieth out of fifty-seven successful candidates, with 1,254 marks.[1]
Tweedie was appointed captain of the armoured cruiser Essex in December 1913, but for just about a single month.[2]
Great-War
In April 1917, Tweedie was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion.[3]
He was appointed command of the light cruiser Castor on November, 1917.[4]
On 8 December, 1917, Tweedie was appointed Commodore (F) in the Grand Fleet.[5]
Post-War
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[6]
With the disbanding of the Grand Fleet in April Tweedie became Commodore (D) in the new Atlantic Fleet.[7]
He was appointed captain of Marlborough in July 1922, remaining with her for a little over a year.[8]
Tweedie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 March, 1926, vice Loder Symonds.[9]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1935, vice Chatfield.[10]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Hugh Tweedie" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 August, 1951. Issue 52086, col E, pg. 8.
- Tweedie, Admiral Sir Hugh J. (1939). The Story of a Naval Life. London: Rich and Cowan, Ltd..
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hope 22 Feb, 1913[11] – ? |
Succeeded by Norton A. Sulivan |
Preceded by John F. E. Green |
Captain of H.M.S. Essex Dec, 1913[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Hugh D. R. Watson |
Preceded by William R. Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Sir Thomas Picton ? – ? |
Succeeded by Walter C. G. Ruxton |
Preceded by James U. Farie |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion Apr, 1917[13] – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur B. S. Dutton |
Preceded by James R. P. Hawksley |
Captain of H.M.S. Castor Nov, 1917[14] – ? |
Succeeded by Leonard L. P. Willan |
Preceded by Hugh D. Marryat |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Ney ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Henry R. Crooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough Jul, 1922[15] – ? |
Succeeded by William D. Paton |
Preceded by John E. Cameron |
Senior Naval Officer, China Station|Yangtze 1927 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Commander-in-Chief, at the Nore Station|Nore 16 May, 1933[16] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 16 December, 1890. Issue 33196, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 754.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (August, 1919). p. 696.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 327.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 753.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 May, 1933. Issue 46444, col A, p. 22.
- People
- People (UK)
- 1877 births
- 1951 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1891
- Category:Captains (D), Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
- Commodores (F), Grand Fleet
- Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Africa Station
- Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore