Difference between revisions of "Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford"

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Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Ford was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope in October, 1924.^[1]

In May, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.^[2]

He was appointed Captain of the Portsmouth Navigation School on 20 June, 1930.^[3]

Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Thomas E. Wardle	Captain of H.M.S. Calliope Oct, 1924^[4] – ?	Succeeded by Leonard S. Holbrook
Preceded by Hugh D. Hamilton	Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak May, 1929^[5] – ?	Succeeded by Henry G. Thursfield

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