Richard Anthony Aston Plowden
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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
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 380a.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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