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Revision as of 18:22, 25 May 2014
Vice-Admiral Henry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (23 January, 1868 – 13 March, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Skipwith scored 1,349 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming second out of his batch of twenty.[1]
He was appointed in command of the depot ship Blake on 12 August, 1912.[2]
Skipwith was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon on 8 January, 1914[3] where he would act as flag captain to Rear-Admiral Arthur Henry Christian of Home Fleets, Devonport.[4]
Appointed Captain of H.M.S. Vernon on 16 September, 1915.[5]
Skipwith was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 October, 1920, and was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1926.[6]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Adml. Skipwith" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 16 March, 1955. Issue 53191, col D, pg. 10.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick L. Field |
Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 31 Aug, 1909 – ? |
Succeeded by Francis H. M. Jackson |
| Preceded by Charles F. Corbett |
Captain of H.M.S. Blake 12 Aug, 1912[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
| Preceded by Walter M. Ellerton |
Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon 8 Jan, 1914[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Hugh T. Hibbert |
| Preceded by Frederick L. Field |
Captain of H.M.S. Vernon 16 Sep, 1915[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Frederick C. U. Vernon-Wentworth |
| Preceded by Seymour E. Erskine |
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham 25 Jul, 1918[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Gerald W. Vivian |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 January, 1914. Issue 40417, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). pp. 291-2.
- ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 January, 1914. Issue 40417, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.
