Vincent Barkly Molteno

Vice-Admiral Vincent Barkly Molteno, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (30 April, 1872 – 12 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Molteno was born in Cape Colony and was raised by a family member J. L. Molteno of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Acting Sub-Lieutenant Molteno was loaned to command the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 25 on 16 July, 1892, for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1892.

Molteno was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.

He attended the Royal Navy War College as a captain from 6 March to June, 1911, where he was noted as being First Class, placing third out of ten captains in order of merit. "V.G."

On 1 May, 1912, he was appointed in command of the depot ship St. George.

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 19 December, 1913.

Molteno was appointed in command of the battleship Revenge on 23 July, 1915, shortly before that ship was renamed Redoubtable.

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Warrior on 16 December, 1915, leading her at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Cruiser Squadron. She was overtaken by flooding after the battle and sank. He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Minotaur that same December.

He did not have much time to feather his nest in Minotaur, as he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Shannon on 5 February, 1917.

Molteno was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 March, 1921.

Molteno was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 July, 1926.

World War II

Molteno offered his services to the Navy in 1938, but apparently undertook service with the Home Guard.

See Also

• Service Records
• H.M.S. Warrior at the Battle of Jutland

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Michael J. Ahern	Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 16 Jul, 1892 – Aug, 1892	Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by Edward G. Lowther-Crofton	Captain of H.M.S. St. George 1 May, 1912 – 19 Dec, 1913	Succeeded by Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer	Captain of H.M.S. Antrim 19 Dec, 1913 – 23 Jul, 1915	Succeeded by Alexander Lowndes
Preceded by Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow	Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 23 Jul, 1915 – 8 Oct, 1915	Succeeded by Frank Pierce as Captain of H.M.S. Redoubtable
Preceded by George H. Borrett	Captain of H.M.S. Warrior 16 Dec, 1915 – 1 Jun, 1916	Succeeded by Vessel Lost
Preceded by Frederick L. Field	Captain of H.M.S. King George V 9 Aug, 1916 – 1 Dec, 1916	Succeeded by John W. L. McClintock
Preceded by Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth	Captain of H.M.S. Minotaur 1 Dec, 1916 – 5 Feb, 1917	Succeeded by John E. T. Harper
Preceded by John S. Dumaresq	Captain of H.M.S. Shannon 5 Feb, 1917 – 13 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth
Preceded by Hugh D. R. Watson	Captain of H.M.S. Bellerophon 13 Feb, 1918 – 12 Oct, 1918	Succeeded by Francis H. Mitchell