Difference between revisions of "Norton Allen Sulivan"
From The Dreadnought Project
(Update appts) |
(Update appts) |
||
(10 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | '''Norton Allen Sulivan''' ( – 30 September, 1964) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Norton Allen Sulivan''', C.V.O. (23 January, 1897 – 30 September, 1964) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | In September 1913 while a Commander, Sulivan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hope|f=t}}. | + | In September 1913 while a Commander, Sulivan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hope|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 325}} |
He was in command of the {{UK-Marksman|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was 2nd in command of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | He was in command of the {{UK-Marksman|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was 2nd in command of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | ||
Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
He assumed command of the {{UK-Cordelia|f=t}} on 1 May, 1919.{{NLMay19|p. 764}} | He assumed command of the {{UK-Cordelia|f=t}} on 1 May, 1919.{{NLMay19|p. 764}} | ||
− | In 1926, he assumed command of the {{UK-Renown|f=t}}. | + | In 1926, he assumed command of the {{UK-Renown|f=t}}. |
− | == | + | ==See Also== |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Line 24: | Line 20: | ||
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Hugh J. Tweedie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hope (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hope'']]'''<br>Sep, 1913{{ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Hugh J. Tweedie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hope (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hope'']]'''<br>8 Sep, 1913{{NLApr15|p. 394''r''}}<ref>Day of month taken from Tweedie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref> – Jul, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Gerald Onslow|Arthur G. Onslow]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Dion Irvin|William D. Irvin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Moon (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Moon'']]'''<br>Jul, 1915 – 24 Oct, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lionel Ochoncar Forbes-Sempill|The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cordelia (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cordelia'']]'''<br>1 May, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 764}}|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marksman (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marksman'']]'''<br>24 Oct, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 396''a''}} – 13 Jul, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel John Garfit Anderson|Lionel J. G. Anderson]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lionel Ochoncar Forbes-Sempill|The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cordelia (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cordelia'']]'''<br>1 May, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 764}} – 17 May, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Colin Howard Lindsay|John C. H. Lindsay]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Rupert Drummond|The Hon. E. Rupert Drummond]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Renown (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Renown'']]'''<br>20 Jul, 1926 – 19 Dec, 1927|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Sidney Robert Bailey|Sidney R. Bailey]]'''}} | ||
{{TabEnd}} | {{TabEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:appts> | </div name=fredbot:appts> | ||
Line 36: | Line 33: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sulivan, Norton}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulivan, Norton}} | ||
− | {{CatPerson|UK||}} | + | {{CatPerson|UK|1879|1964}} |
+ | {{CatVice|UK}} | ||
+ | {{CatBritannia|January, 1893}} | ||
+ | {{CatTorpedoOfficer|UK}} |
Revision as of 13:26, 22 August 2017
Vice-Admiral (retired) Norton Allen Sulivan, C.V.O. (23 January, 1897 – 30 September, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
In September 1913 while a Commander, Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Hope.[1]
He was in command of the flotilla leader Marksman at the Battle of Jutland, where she was 2nd in command of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.
In December, 1918, he was one of two men serving as Assistant Directors of Artillery and Torpedoes.[3]
He assumed command of the light cruiser Cordelia on 1 May, 1919.[4]
In 1926, he assumed command of the battlecruiser Renown.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
Captain of H.M.S. Hope 8 Sep, 1913[5][6] – Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Onslow |
Preceded by William D. Irvin |
Captain of H.M.S. Moon Jul, 1915 – 24 Oct, 1915 |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Marksman 24 Oct, 1915[7] – 13 Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Lionel J. G. Anderson |
Preceded by The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill |
Captain of H.M.S. Cordelia 1 May, 1919[8] – 17 May, 1921 |
Succeeded by John C. H. Lindsay |
Preceded by The Hon. E. Rupert Drummond |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown 20 Jul, 1926 – 19 Dec, 1927 |
Succeeded by Sidney R. Bailey |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 325.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1817.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 764.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394r.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 764.