Spencer Francis Russell
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Commander (retired) Spencer Francis Russell, O.B.E., R.N. (28 December, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born on Malta the son of a Colonel.
Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in December, 1906.
Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in December, 1914.
Russell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 7 April, 1927.
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]
Russell's command of Minion ended when he was appointed to Egmont, additional, to provide Special Service on the Danube on 26 March, 1919.
World War II
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.
