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Admiral SIR Hugh Justin Tweedie, K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1877 – 20 August, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

In the examination for cadetships in the Royal Navy held on 25 November, 1890, Tweedie placed joint thirtieth out of fifty-seven successful candidates, with 1,254 marks.[1]

Tweedie was appointed captain of the armoured cruiser Essex in December 1913, but for just about a single month.[2]

Great-War

On 19 September, 1915, Tweedie commanded the monitor Marshal Ney for the commencement of bombardment operations against coastal batteries between Ostend and Nieuport. Her engines proved so unworkable that she was towed by a destroyer, and the German guns seemed uncomfortably long in reach at 29,000 yards. Better results were obtained on the 24th, when she and Sir John Moore followed Lord Clive as one of two squadrons of monitors. The powerful Tirpitz battery at Ostend was left alone during this second excursion.[3]

In April 1917, Tweedie was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion.[4]

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Castor on November, 1917.[5]

On 8 December, 1917, Tweedie was appointed Commodore (F) in the Grand Fleet.[6]

Post-War

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[7]

With the disbanding of the Grand Fleet in April Tweedie became Commodore (D) in the new Atlantic Fleet.[8]

He was appointed captain of Marlborough in July 1922, remaining with her for a little over a year.[9]

Tweedie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 March, 1926, vice Loder Symonds.[10]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1935, vice Chatfield.[11]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Hugh Tweedie" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 August, 1951. Issue 52086, col E, pg. 8.
  • Tweedie, Admiral Sir Hugh J. (1939). The Story of a Naval Life. London: Rich and Cowan, Ltd..

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Hope
22 Feb, 1913[12] 		Succeeded by
Norton A. Sulivan
Preceded by
John F. E. Green 		Captain of H.M.S. Essex
20 Dec, 1913[13] 		Succeeded by
Hugh D. R. Watson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Ney
20 Jun, 1915[14] 		Succeeded by
Reginald J. N. Watson
Preceded by
William R. Napier 		Captain of H.M.S. Sir Thomas Picton
9 Mar, 1916[15] 		Succeeded by
Walter C. G. Ruxton
Preceded by
James U. Farie 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
Apr, 1917[16] 		Succeeded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton 		Captain (D), Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla
? 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
James R. P. Hawksley 		Captain of H.M.S. Castor
Nov, 1917[17] 		Succeeded by
Leonard L. P. Willan
Preceded by
Henry R. Crooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough
Jul, 1922[18] 		Succeeded by
William D. Paton
Preceded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard 		Director of Training and Staff Duties
25 Sep, 1923[19] 		Succeeded by
Arthur L. Snagge
Preceded by
John E. Cameron 		Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze
1927 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Rudolf M. Burmester 		Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station
1931 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt, Bart. 		Commander-in-Chief at the Nore
16 May, 1933[20] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 16 December, 1890. Issue 33196, col B, p. 10.
  2. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 754.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 5.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  8. ↑ The Monthly Navy List (August, 1919). p. 696.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 327.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 310.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398b.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 753.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  20. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 May, 1933. Issue 46444, col A, p. 22.

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