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'''John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley''', R.N. (3 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Ridley ranked forty-fifth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the {{UK-1Britannia}} intake term of September 1899, with 2191 marks.{{NMI|Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906}}
 
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Ridley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fairy|f=t}} on 7 November, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1913), p. 311.</ref>
 
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gipsy|f=t}} on 18 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 320.</ref>
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Ridley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fairy|f=t}} on 7 November, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 311}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Gipsy|f=t}} on 18 November, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 320}}
  
 
Ridley was in command of the {{UK-Mindful|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|12}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Erskine Arthur Nicolson|Erskine A. Nicolson]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 14 (1907)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 14]]'''<br>24 Jan, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 400}} &ndash; 7 Nov, 1911|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Dawson|Lionel G. Dawson]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 9 June 2022

Commander John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley, R.N. (3 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ridley ranked forty-fifth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2191 marks.[1]

Ridley was appointed in command of the destroyer Fairy on 7 November, 1911.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Gipsy on 18 November, 1913.[3]

Ridley was in command of the destroyer Mindful of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Erskine A. Nicolson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 14
24 Jan, 1910[5] – 7 Nov, 1911
Succeeded by
Lionel G. Dawson
Preceded by
Geoffrey T. Wright
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy
7 Nov, 1911[6] – Nov, 1913
Succeeded by
Fairfax M. Kerr
Preceded by
Stuart E. Holder
Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy
18 Nov, 1913[7]
Succeeded by
Edmond M. Bowly
Preceded by
Arthur G. H. Bond
Captain of H.M.S. Mindful
4 Feb, 1916[8] – 26 Nov, 1917
Succeeded by
John O. Barron
Preceded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Captain of H.M.S. Tempest
27 Jan, 1919[9] – 14 Jul, 1919
Succeeded by
Richard L. Hamer
Preceded by
Alfred G. Peace
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
10 Sep, 1921[10] – 15 Mar, 1922
Succeeded by
Arthur J. L. Murray

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 311.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 320.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 311.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 320.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395r.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 916.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 10 Sept. 1921, p. 6.