Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham

Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham, K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O., (7 January, 1883 – 12 June, 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cunningham entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia, passing in fourteenth of sixty-three in order of merit with 1408 marks in the competitive entrance examinations.

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.

Cunningham was appointed in command of the destroyer Scorpion on 10 January, 1911.

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912.

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919.

On 29 March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Termagant.

On 11 May, 1926, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta.

World War II

Cunningham participated in historic actions in the Mediterranean in a legendary fashion. They are great in extent, as you can see in his career box below, but fall outside our present scope of study, so that I should direct you to Wikipedia for a worthy narrative of his deeds.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M. T.B. 14 13 May, 1908 – 26 Jan, 1910	Succeeded by Erskine A. Nicolson
Preceded by John Fawcett	Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck 15 Aug, 1910 – 16 Dec, 1910	Succeeded by Clive N. Rolfe
Preceded by Reginald G. Stone	Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion 10 Jan, 1911 – 24 Jul, 1916	Succeeded by Keith R. Farquharson
Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse	Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake 4 Aug, 1916 – 2 Oct, 1916	Succeeded by Keith R. Farquharson
Preceded by Keith R. Farquharson	Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion 2 Oct, 1916 – 11 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by Loben E. H. Maund
Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen	Captain of H.M.S. Ophelia 11 Feb, 1918 – 29 Mar, 1918	Succeeded by Thomas B. Fellowes
Preceded by Montague R. Bernard	Captain of H.M.S. Termagant 29 Mar, 1918 – 20 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by George C. H. Lawson
Preceded by Ronald H. C. Hallifax	Captain of H.M.S. Seafire 20 Feb, 1919 – 1 Dec, 1919	Succeeded by Maxwell A. C. Ritter
Preceded by Sidney J. Meyrick	Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare 2 May, 1922 – 19 Dec, 1922	Succeeded by Eric G. Robinson
Preceded by Sidney J. Meyrick	Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla 2 May, 1922 – 19 Dec, 1922	Succeeded by Eric G. Robinson
Preceded by Arthur K. Betty	Captain of H.M.S. Wallace 19 Dec, 1922 – 1 Jul, 1924	Succeeded by Kenneth MacLeod
Preceded by Arthur K. Betty	Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 19 Dec, 1922 – 1 Jul, 1924	Succeeded by Kenneth MacLeod
Preceded by Anselan J. B. Stirling	Captain of H.M.S. Columbine 15 Oct, 1924	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Anselan J. B. Stirling	Captain in Charge, Port Edgar 15 Oct, 1924 – 9 May, 1926	Succeeded by Roger L'E. M. Rede
Preceded by The Alexander R. M. Ramsay	Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 11 May, 1926 – Jan, 1928	Succeeded by Philip Hordern
Preceded by Robert B. Ramsay	Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Jan, 1928 – Jul, 1928	Succeeded by Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by Arthur Bromley	Flag Captain, North America and West Indies Station Jan, 1928 – Jul, 1928	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Francis W. L. Tottenham	Captain of H.M.S. Rodney Dec, 1929 – Dec, 1930	Succeeded by Roger M. Bellairs
Preceded by Arthur L. Snagge	Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham 6 Jul, 1931 – 30 Jan, 1933	Succeeded by Robert C. Davenport
Preceded by Frank F. Rose	Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean 2 Dec, 1933 – 29 Apr, 1936	Succeeded by James F. Somerville as Vice-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean
Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Blake	Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 3 Jul, 1937 – 21 Aug, 1938	Succeeded by Geoffrey Layton as Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
Preceded by Sir William M. James	Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 14 Nov, 1938 – May, 1939	Succeeded by Sir Tom S. V. Phillips
Preceded by Sir Alfred D. P. R. Pound as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station	Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1 Jun, 1939 – Mar, 1942	Succeeded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Preceded by Sir Henry H. Harwood	Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 20 Feb, 1943 – 15 Oct, 1943	Succeeded by Sir John H. D. Cunningham as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station & Allied Naval Commander Mediterranean
Preceded by Sir A. Dudley P. R. Pound	First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff 15 Oct, 1943[Citation needed]	Succeeded by Sir John H. D. Cunningham