Spencer Francis Russell
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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] – 1910 |
Succeeded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
| Preceded by Herbert W. Wyld |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 14 Feb, 1911[4] |
Succeeded by Desmond Maxwell |
| Preceded by Charles L. Fox |
Captain of H.M.S. Munster 14 Apr, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by Henry R. James |
| Preceded by William G. A. Shuttleworth |
Captain of H.M.S. Minion 12 May, 1918[6] – 26 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Footnotes
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 846.
