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Admiral SIR Arthur Alan Morison Duff, K.C.B., Royal Navy (19 April, 1874 – 5 April, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1909.^[1]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Lion on November, 1911.^[2]

In March, 1913, Duff was appointed in command of the light cruiser Southampton, which was attached to the First Battle Squadron. By July, however, he was superseded when Southampton was transferred to the First Light Cruiser Squadron.^[3]

Great War

On 9 August, 1914, Duff's Birmingham encountered U 15 which had been immobilised by engine trouble and delivered a fatal ram.^{[Citation needed]} He commanded Birmingham at the Battle of Jutland.

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Inflexible in November, 1916.^[4]

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.^[5]

On 14 August, 1917, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger, remaining there through the end of the war.^[6]

Post-War

On 14 May 1919, as a Commodore, Second Class, Duff was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon and of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron.^[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 November, 1920, vice Nicholson.^[8]

On 16 May, 1924, Duff succeeded Rear-Admiral Douglas L. Dent as Director of Naval Equipment.^[9]

Duff was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1926.^[10]

Duff was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1930, vice Keyes,^[11] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 May.^[12]

Bibliography

"Admiral Sir Arthur Duff" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 8 April, 1952. Issue 52281, col D, pg. 8.

Service Records

The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
The National Archives. ADM 196.89.
The National Archives. ADM 196.43.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles F. Corbett	Captain of H.M.S. Adventure 13 Jul, 1907^[13]	Succeeded by James R. P. Hawksley
Preceded by Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé	Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable 3 Jan, 1911^[14]	Succeeded by Crawford Maclachlan
Preceded by Crawford Maclachlan	Captain of H.M.S. Lion Nov, 1911^[15]	Succeeded by A. Ernle M. Chatfield
Preceded by A. Ernle M. Chatfield	Captain of H.M.S. Southampton Mar, 1913^[16]	Succeeded by William E. Goodenough
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham 5 Jul, 1913^[17]	Succeeded by Ernest A. Taylor
Preceded by Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis	Captain of H.M.S. Inflexible 29 Nov, 1916^[18]	Succeeded by Bertram S. Thesiger
Preceded by Rudolf W. Bentinck	Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 14 Aug, 1917^[19]	Succeeded by William H. D. Boyle
Preceded by Henry S. M. Harrison-Wallace	Captain of H.M.S. Caledon 14 May, 1919^[20]	Succeeded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Preceded by James A. Fergusson	Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Light Cruiser Squadron 14 May, 1919^[21]^[22]	Succeeded by Wilmot S. Nicholson
Preceded by Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck	Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron 3 May, 1922^[23]	Succeeded by William A. H. Kelly
Preceded by Douglas L. Dent	Director of Naval Equipment 16 May, 1924^[24]	Succeeded by Joseph C. W. Henley
Preceded by Lewis Clinton-Baker	Admiral Commanding Reserves 1927	Succeeded by John Donald Kelly

Footnotes

↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.
↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 376.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454. 4 June, 1917.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920.
↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 738.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 32154. p. 12054. 7 December, 1920.
↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 33604. p. 2867. 9 May, 1930.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 33606. p. 3069. 16 May, 1930.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 272.
↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 376.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392l.
↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 390.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Monday, 5 May, 1919. Issue 42091, col B, p. 20.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, p. 20.
↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.

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[1] The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.

[2] Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.

[3] The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 376.

[4] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[5] The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454. 4 June, 1917.

[6] Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920.

[7] The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 738.

[8] The London Gazette: no. 32154. p. 12054. 7 December, 1920.

[9] "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.

[10] The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.

[11] The London Gazette: no. 33604. p. 2867. 9 May, 1930.

[12] The London Gazette: no. 33606. p. 3069. 16 May, 1930.

[13] The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 272.

[14] Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.

[15] Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.

[16] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 376.

[17] The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392l.

[18] Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 390.

[19] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920.

[20] The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.

[21] "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Monday, 5 May, 1919. Issue 42091, col B, p. 20.

[22] The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.

[23] "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, p. 20.

[24] "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.

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 He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 November, 1920, vice [[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|Nicholson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32154/pages/12054 no. 32154.  p. 12054.]  7 December, 1920.</ref>
-On 16 May, 1924, Duff succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]] as [[Naval Equipment Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Equipment]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 4 February, 1924.  Issue '''43556''', col F, p. 20.</ref>
+On 16 May, 1924, Duff succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]] as [[Department of the Director of Naval Equipment|Director of Naval Equipment]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 4 February, 1924.  Issue '''43556''', col F, p. 20.</ref>
 Duff was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33139/pages/1650 no. 33139.  p. 1650.]  5 March, 1926.</ref>

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