Ivan Walter Whitehorn

Captain (retired) Ivan Walter Whitehorn, R.N. (22 May, 1892 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of W. E. Whitehorn, Esq., merchant.

Whitehorn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1915.

Whitehorn was appointed in command of the destroyer Mosquito on 23 September, 1918.

Whitehorn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1923.

Whitehorn was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1925. He was lent to the Royal Australian Navy on 6 April, 1926, his first appointment being to the light cruiser Melbourne.

In November, 1936, he was appointed in command of the monitor Terror and remained with her until October, 1938.

On 10 November, 1939, he was granted the acting rank of Captain.

Whitehorn was appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Aurania from 12 October, 1939 to 18 March, 1942.

Whitehorn was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 22 May, 1942.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Maurice A. Brind	Captain of H.M.S. Mosquito 23 Sep, 1918 – 14 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Roland A. Clark	Captain of H.M.S. Woodlark 14 Jan, 1921 – 25 Jan, 1923	Succeeded by Colin R. St. G. Tucker
Preceded by Aubrey C. Thursfield	Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 12 Dec, 1923 – Aug, 1925	Succeeded by Salisbury H. Simpson
Preceded by William S. Bardwell	Captain of H.M.S. Albury 1 May, 1931 – 1 May, 1933	Succeeded by John C. Maclean
Preceded by Hugh S. Bowlby	Captain of H.M.S. Cormorant 6 Jul, 1934 – 1936	Succeeded by Gerald A. Garnons-Williams
Preceded by Charles B. C. Swayne	Captain of H.M.S. Terror 6 Nov, 1936 – 6 Sep, 1938	Succeeded by Henry J. Haynes
Preceded by Reginald W. Hore	Captain of H.M.S. Delhi 4 Jul, 1939 – 24 Aug, 1939	Succeeded by Louis H. K. Hamilton
Preceded by Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett	Captain of H.M.S. Erebus 24 Aug, 1939 – 12 Oct, 1939	Succeeded by Noel H. Whatley
Preceded by John M. Howson	Senior Officer, Persian Gulf Sep, 1944 – 1945	Succeeded by ?