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− | '''Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton''', K.C.B., D.S.O.*, R.N. (31 December, 1890 – 27 June, 1957) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1913. | |
− | Hamilton was | + | Hamilton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Taurus|f=t}} on 18 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 914}} |
− | + | ==Post-War== | |
+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Strenuous|f=t}} on 29 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 868}} | ||
− | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1921. |
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− | + | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1926. | |
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+ | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1932. | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Hamilton was appointed to the new battleship [[H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1939)|''Prince of Wales'']] in October 1940, to assume command upon her commissioning. He was superseded on 15 February, 1941. | ||
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+ | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1941. | ||
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+ | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 31 December, 1943. | ||
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+ | Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 16 May, 1947. | ||
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+ | Placed on the Retired List on 26 September, 1948. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Louis+Henry+Keppel+Hamilton Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Louis+Henry+Keppel+Hamilton Service Records] | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Strenuous (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Strenuous'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 868}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Brooke|John Brooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viking (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viking'']]'''<br>12 Sep, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''c''}} – 15 Mar, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Frederic Wake-Walker|W. Frederic Wake-Walker]]'''|'''[[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br> | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Coombe Hodgson|John C. Hodgson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Taurus (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Taurus'']]'''<br>18 Apr, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 914}} – 24 Jan, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Patrick Blake|Cuthbert P. Blake]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Strenuous (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Strenuous'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 868}} – 19 May, 1922|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robin Bruce Martin|Robin B. Martin]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Donal Scott McGrath|Donal S. McGrath]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wanderer (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wanderer'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1927|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Donal Scott McGrath|Donal S. McGrath]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Gage Stuart|Charles G. Stuart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wild Swan (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wild Swan'']]'''<br>''c''. 1927 – 12 Sep, 1928|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Charles Lucas Mackenzie|Colin C. L. Mackenzie]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay|Ambrose T. N. Abbay]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambuscade'']]'''<br>12 Sep, 1928 – Sep, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Bernard Drew|Thomas B. Drew]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|Henry E. C. Blagrove]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Norfolk (1928)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Norfolk'']]'''<br>late Jan, 1935 – 6 Sep, 1937|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Maurice Mansfield|John M. Mansfield]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Hugh Bousfield|Henry H. Bousfield]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Greenwich|Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]'''<br>20 Sep, 1937 – 25 Aug, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Allen|Charles H. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Delhi (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Delhi'']]'''<br>25 Aug, 1939 – Dec, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Spalding Russell|Alfred S. Russell]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gervase Boswell Middleton|Gervase B. Middleton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aurora (1936)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aurora'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1940 – Oct, 1940|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Gladstone Agnew|William G. Agnew]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Frederic Wake-Walker|W. Frederic Wake-Walker]]'''|'''[[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>24 Feb, 1942 – 1 Sep, 1943<ref>Superseded that day. Palliser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/290.|}} f. 663.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser]]'''<br><small>as '''Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron'''</small>}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:28, 3 October 2017
Admiral SIR Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, K.C.B., D.S.O.*, R.N. (31 December, 1890 – 27 June, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1913.
Hamilton was appointed in command of the destroyer Taurus on 18 April, 1918.[1]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Strenuous on 29 December, 1920.[2]
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1921.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1932.
World War II
Hamilton was appointed to the new battleship Prince of Wales in October 1940, to assume command upon her commissioning. He was superseded on 15 February, 1941.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 December, 1943.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 May, 1947.
Placed on the Retired List on 26 September, 1948.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Palliser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/290. f. 663.