Sydney Hopkins
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Sydney Hopkins ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen on 10 August, 1912.[1]
On 14 April, 1913, Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Sparrowhawk.[2] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, when she was sunk in night fighting as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla after colliding with flotilla leader H.M.S. Broke.[3] Hopkins survived and wrote her official report on the battle.
Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Somme on 2 October, 1918.[4]
He was appointed in command of the second destroyer Sparrowhawk on 1 February, 1920.[5]
See Also
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
[[H.M.S. Itchen (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. Itchen]] 10 Aug, 1912[6] – ? |
Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt |
| Preceded by New Command |
[[H.M.S. Sparrowhawk (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk]] 14 Apr, 1913[7] – 1 Jun, 1916 |
Succeeded by New Command |
| Preceded by ? |
[[H.M.S. Somme (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. Somme]] 2 Oct, 1918[8] – ? |
Succeeded by John B. Spurgin |
| Preceded by Gerald H. Thomson |
[[H.M.S. Sparrowhawk (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk]] 1 Feb, 1920[9] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 38aa.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 909.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 38aa.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 909.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
