Robert Ross Turner
Vice-Admiral Robert Ross Turner, C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (13 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Turner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1906.[1]
Turner was appointed to Mercury for command of submarines on 20 April, 1908.[2]
Turner was appointed in command of the submarine C 15 on 26 February, 1914.[3]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1914.[4]
In September, 1914, he was appointed in command of the submarine D 3.[5]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.[6]
Post-war
Turner was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1923.[7]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Conquest in December, 1924.
In 1926, Turner and Alexander Boyd Greig were thanked by the Admiralty for helping supply electrical power at dockside from submarines under his command during a general strike.[8]
Turned was appointed to the light cruiser Leander vice Fraser on 21 December, 1932 to oversee her completion and to take command upon her commissioning, which occurred on 27 February, 1933. He was reappointed on 7 June, 1933 and made Flag Captain to Rear Admiral P. L. H. Noble.[9]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1935. On 13 September, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard vice Kitson.[10]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 May, 1939.[11]
World War II
Turner served in a number of capacities, including an appointment as Senior British Naval Officer, Greece, appointed in succession to the ailing Rear-Admiral Turle on 12 February, 1945, and holding the rank of Rear-Admiral while doing so.[12]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 23 19 Mar, 1909[13][14] |
Succeeded by John K. P. Sherlock |
| Preceded by Reginald T. Dimsdale |
Captain of H.M.S. C 15 26 Feb, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by Edward R. Lewes |
| Preceded by Edward C. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. D 3 Sep, 1914[16] |
Succeeded by Reginald T. Dimsdale |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. K 8 ? – 14 Nov, 1918[17] |
Succeeded by Colin Cantlie |
| Preceded by Cecil P. Talbot |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose May, 1920[18] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
| Preceded by Robert H. T. Raikes |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan 1 Dec, 1922[19] |
Succeeded by John B. Glencross |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Layton |
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest 31 Dec, 1924 |
Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 114.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 20 March, 1909. Issue 38912, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
