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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dundas Hamilton|Hugh D. Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'']]'''<br>May, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry George Thursfield|Henry G. Thursfield]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dundas Hamilton|Hugh D. Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'']]'''<br>May, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry George Thursfield|Henry G. Thursfield]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 8 May 2015
Admiral SIR Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford, K.C.B., K.B.E. ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ford was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope in October, 1924.
In May, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.
He was appointed Captain of the Portsmouth Navigation School on 20 June, 1930.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
- 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 Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope 23 Oct, 1924[2][3] |
Succeeded by Miles B. Birkett |
| Preceded by Hugh D. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak May, 1929[4] |
Succeeded by Henry G. Thursfield |
| Preceded by James A. G. Troup |
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School 20 Jun, 1930[5] – 10 Apr, 1932[6] |
Succeeded by Oswald H. Dawson |
| Preceded by Charles G. Ramsey |
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station 15 Apr, 1942[7] – c. 4 May, 1942[8] |
Succeeded by Charles G. Ramsey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Schofield. p. 192.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
- ↑ Successor appointed that day. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
- ↑ Date his predecessor departed. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Predecessor returned that day to fill in. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
