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Revision as of 21:52, 11 March 2014
Philip Wilfred Sidney King ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
King was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 29 on 21 November, 1912.[1]
King was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 3 February, 1914.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 19 May, 1914.[3]
King commanded the destroyer Liberty at the Battle of Jutland where she operated as one of six Harwich Force destroyers screening the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron.[4]
On 30 April, 1917, King was appointed in command of the destroyer Undine.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 318.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
Bibliography
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