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Revision as of 09:59, 11 October 2017

Captain Somerville Peregrine Brownlow Russell, R.N., Retired (10 July, 1883 – 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.[1]

Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.

Great War

Russell was appointed in command of the destroyer Otter on the 7 November, 1914.[2]

Russell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917. In July 1918, Captain Dutton evaluated him as a "somewhat mediocre officer of little personality."[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tintagel on 24 October, 1918.[4]

Post-War

In February of 1919, Captain Godfrey said he was a "good divisional commander" with other good qualities, but Captain Rowley-Conwy said that he had "not a very high opinion of [Russell]", because "Tintagel was not entirely to my liking."[5] On 29 April, 1919, Russell was appointed in command of the destroyer Venomous.[6]

On 8 January, 1922, Russell was appointed to Hecla, additional, to take command of a group of destroyers in reserve.[7]

Russell was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1923 and promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List upon reaching 45 years of age on 10 July, 1928.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
The Hon. Guy Stopford 		Captain of H.M.S. Teal
6 Dec, 1913[9] – 7 Nov, 1914[10] 		Succeeded by
Sidney Hall
Preceded by
Ennis T. R. Chambers 		Captain of H.M.S. Otter
7 Nov, 1914[11][12] – 17 Jul, 1915[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold F. B. Handley 		Captain of H.M.S. Virago
17 Jul, 1915[14][15] – 4 Oct, 1915[16] 		Succeeded by
Wesson C. H. Jones
Preceded by
Edward S. Graham 		Captain of H.M.S. Ure
17 Feb, 1916[17][18] – 5 Dec, 1916[19] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. Woodward
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Pylades
14 Dec, 1916[20][21] – 26 Nov, 1917[22] 		Succeeded by
Henry A. Binmore
Preceded by
Henry A. Binmore 		Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful
26 Nov, 1917[23] – 19 Jul, 1918[24] 		Succeeded by
Algernon E. P. Lyons
Preceded by
Maurice C. Bomford 		Captain of H.M.S. Peregrine
19 Jul, 1918[25] – 24 Oct, 1918[26] 		Succeeded by
George S. Brown
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Tintagel
24 Oct, 1918[27][28] – 24 Apr, 1919[29] 		Succeeded by
Malcolm Murray
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Venomous
24 Apr, 1919[30] – May, 1921[31] 		Succeeded by
Lewes G. Gardner

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
  3. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.
  5. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
  7. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  8. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  9. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  10. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
  12. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  13. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399c.
  15. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  16. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398u.
  18. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  19. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397e.
  21. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  22. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  23. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  24. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  25. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  26. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.
  28. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  29. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  30. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.
  31. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/124. f. 528.

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