John Walsh Carrington

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Vice-Admiral John Walsh Carrington, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Navy (5 January, 1879 – 15 November, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Carrington served as Navigating Officer of King George V at the Battle of Jutland.

He was promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1917.

On 1 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carlisle.[1]

On 2 December, 1924, Carrington became Captain in Command of Portsmouth Navigation School.[2]

He commanded Valiant from March 1927 until September 1928.[3]

Bibliography

  • Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle
1 Jan, 1919[4] – ?
Succeeded by
Edward R. G. R. Evans
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School
2 Dec, 1924[5] – ?
Succeeded by
James D. Campbell
Preceded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant
Mar, 1927[6] – ?
Succeeded by
Alfred H. Norman
Preceded by
James F. Somerville
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
Sep, 1928[7] – ?
Succeeded by
Arthur H. Walker
 

Footnotes

  1. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
  2. Schofield. p. 192.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
  5. Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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