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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Gabbett Ashton Shuttleworth|William G. A. Shuttleworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Minion (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Minion'']]'''<br>12 May, 1918{{NLMar19|p. 846}} &ndash; 26 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 13:34, 14 July 2016

Spencer Francis Russell ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Russell commanded the destroyer Munster at the Battle of Jutland.[1]

Russell was appointed in command of the destroyer Minion on 12 May, 1918.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Owen C. Hare
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 78
Captain of H.M. T.B. 078
15 May, 1909[3]
Succeeded by
Harold T. Baillie-Grohman
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Munster
14 Apr, 1916[4]
Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
William G. A. Shuttleworth
Captain of H.M.S. Minion
12 May, 1918[5] – 26 Mar, 1919
Succeeded by
Richard A. A. Plowden

Footnotes

  1. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 846.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395u.
  5. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 846.