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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Eastwick-Field|Edward Eastwick-Field]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Musketeer (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Musketeer'']]'''<br>28 Dec, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 849}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Spencer Francis Russell|Spencer F. Russell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Minion (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Minion'']]'''<br>26 Mar, 1919{{NLJul19|p. 847}}|Succeeded by<br>'''C&M party at Devonport<br>15 October, 1919'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Henniker-Heaton|Arthur Henniker-Heaton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Satyr (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Satyr'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 861}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Henniker-Heaton|Arthur Henniker-Heaton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Satyr (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Satyr'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 861}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Owen Francis Gillett|Owen F. Gillett]]'''<br><small>as '''King's Harbour Master, Malta'''</small>|'''[[Malta Dockyard|Captain of Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Malta]]'''<br>? &ndash; 7 Oct, 1930<ref>Superseded that day.  Young Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/25.}} f. 429.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Harold Young|John H. Young]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Owen Francis Gillett|Owen F. Gillett]]'''<br><small>as '''King's Harbour Master, Malta'''</small>|'''[[Malta Dockyard|Captain of Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Malta]]'''<br>? &ndash; 7 Oct, 1930<ref>Superseded that day.  Young Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/25.}} f. 429.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Harold Young|John H. Young]]'''}}

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Richard Anthony Aston Plowden ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Sheldrake on 20 December, 1912.[1]

Plowden commanded the destroyer leader Hardy when she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

On 28 December, 1918, Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Musketeer.[3]

He was appointed in command of the submarine Satyr on 1 October, 1919.[4]

Plowden was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in January, 1931.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Sheldrake
20 Dec, 1912[6]
Succeeded by
Maurice C. Bomford
Preceded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy
10 May, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
Preceded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
Captain of H.M.S. Musketeer
28 Dec, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Spencer F. Russell
Captain of H.M.S. Minion
26 Mar, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
C&M party at Devonport
15 October, 1919
Preceded by
Arthur Henniker-Heaton
Captain of H.M.S. Satyr
1 Oct, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Owen F. Gillett
as King's Harbour Master, Malta
Captain of Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Malta
? – 7 Oct, 1930[11]
Succeeded by
John H. Young
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
6 Jan, 1931[12][13]
Succeeded by
Montague G. B. Legge

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 380a.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 380a.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 808.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 847.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
  11. Superseded that day. Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Day of month inferred from predecessor being discharged. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.