Admiral SIR Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, K.C.B., D.S.O.*, R.N. (31 December, 1890 – 27 June, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1913.
Hamilton was appointed in command of the destroyer Taurus on 18 April, 1918.[1]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Strenuous on 29 December, 1920.[2]
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1921.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1932.
World War II
Hamilton was appointed to the new battleship Prince of Wales in October 1940, to assume command upon her commissioning. He was superseded on 15 February, 1941.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 December, 1943.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 May, 1947.
Placed on the Retired List on 26 September, 1948.
See Also
| Naval Appointments
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Preceded by
John C. Hodgson
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Captain of H.M.S. Moorsom
12 Apr, 1916 – 31 Jan, 1917
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Succeeded by
Hubert S. Braddyll
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Preceded by
New Command
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Captain of H.M.S. Taurus
12 Apr, 1917 – 31 Aug, 1917
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Succeeded by
John C. Hodgson
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Preceded by
John Brooke
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Captain of H.M.S. Viking
12 Sep, 1917[3] – 15 Mar, 1918
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Succeeded by
John Willits
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Preceded by
John C. Hodgson
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Captain of H.M.S. Taurus
18 Apr, 1918[4] – 24 Jan, 1919
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Succeeded by
Cuthbert P. Blake
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Preceded by
Charles M. Blackman
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Captain of H.M.S. Strenuous
29 Dec, 1920[5] – 19 May, 1922
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Succeeded by
Robin B. Martin
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Preceded by
Robert A. Cassidi
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Captain of H.M.S. Wanderer
6 Jan, 1927
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Succeeded by
Donal S. McGrath
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Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart
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Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan
Mar, 1927[6] – 12 Sep, 1928
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Succeeded by
Edward L. Berthon
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Preceded by
Ambrose T. N. Abbay
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Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade
12 Sep, 1928[7] – Sep, 1929
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Succeeded by
Thomas B. Drew
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Preceded by
Henry E. C. Blagrove
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Captain of H.M.S. Norfolk
22 Jan, 1935[8] – 6 Sep, 1937
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Succeeded by
John M. Mansfield
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Preceded by
Henry H. Bousfield
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Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
20 Sep, 1937 – 25 Aug, 1939
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Succeeded by
?
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Preceded by
Ivan W. Whitehorn
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Captain of H.M.S. Delhi
25 Aug, 1939 – Dec, 1939
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Succeeded by
Alfred S. Russell
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Preceded by
Gervase B. Middleton
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Captain of H.M.S. Aurora
22 Jan, 1940[9] – 1 Oct, 1940[10]
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Succeeded by
William G. Agnew
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Preceded by
W. Frederic Wake-Walker
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Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron
24 Feb, 1942 – 1 Sep, 1943[11]
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Succeeded by
Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser
as Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron
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Preceded by
Arthur J. Power
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Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
Oct, 1943[12] – Apr, 1945[13]
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Succeeded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
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Preceded by
Sir Guy C. C. Royle
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First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board
Jun, 1945[14] – Feb, 1948[15]
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Succeeded by
?
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- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Palliser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/290. f. 663.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
