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Revision as of 21:18, 10 May 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

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 315.
  3. The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 318.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 10.
  5. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 29
1912
Succeeded by
Geoffrey B. Smith
Preceded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
1914
Succeeded by
Philip W. S. King
Preceded by
Philip W. S. King
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
1914
Succeeded by
Percy Younghusband
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Undine
1917
Succeeded by
George E. L. Atwood
Preceded by
Reginald B. C. Hutchinson
Captain of H.M.S. Liberty
1947
Succeeded by
?