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James Vandeleur Creagh ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Creagh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[1]
On 1 February, 1909, Creagh was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 034.[2]
Creagh was appointed in command of the destroyer Myrmidon on 13 June, 1913.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Ariel on 9 October, 1914,[4] and was in command when she helped sink U 12.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Sylph on 11 January, 1917.[6]
Creagh was appointed in command of the destroyer Viscount on 13 August, 1920.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Conyngham C. Denison as Captain of H.M. T.B. 34 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 034 1 Feb, 1909[8] |
Succeeded by Herbert J. Rose |
| Preceded by Richard W. U. Bayly |
Captain of H.M.S. Myrmidon 13 Jun, 1913[9] |
Succeeded by Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers |
| Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel 9 Oct, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Tippet |
| Preceded by James F. Houstoun |
Captain of H.M.S. Linnet 29 Nov, 1915[11] |
Succeeded by John N. Knox |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylph 11 Jan, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Reginald T. Amedroz |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Thanet 13 Aug, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John M. Porter |
Captain of H.M.S. Viscount 13 Aug, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395vv.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 917.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
