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Admiral SIR Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (16 January, 1880 – 25 July, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Appointed to command the light cruiser Calliope on 15 October, 1918.[1]

Noble was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1929, vice Eliot, placed on the Retired List.[2]

In 1931, Noble superseded Harold Owen Reinold as Chairman of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Paint Supply of the Fleet.[3]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir P. Noble" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 26 July, 1955. Issue 53282, col A, pg. 11.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert S. Cardale
Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
1 Jan, 1907[4] – late 1907
Succeeded by
George P. Leith
Preceded by
Reginald G. Stone
Captain of H.M.S. Angler
24 Mar, 1909[5]
Succeeded by
Charles F. Ballard
Preceded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope
15 Oct, 1918[6] – 10 Mar, 1917
Succeeded by
Walter B. Compton
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
10 Mar, 1919[7]
Succeeded by
Walter B. Compton
Preceded by
Robin C. Dalglish
Captain of H.M.S. Barham
14 Oct, 1922[8]c. Sep, 1924
Succeeded by
Richard A. S. Hill
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold
Director of Naval Equipment
? – 30 Nov, 1932[9]
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
Edward A. Astley-Rushton
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron
Dec, 1934[10] – Dec, 1936[11]
Succeeded by
Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by
Geoffrey Blake
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
1935
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Arbuthnot

 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
  3. Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 367.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 278.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 217.
  9. Superseded that day. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.