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{{ViceRN}} '''Robert Ross Turner''', D.S. | {{ViceRN}} '''Robert Ross Turner''', C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (13 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Turner was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 March, 1906.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Turner was | Turner was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} for command of submarines on 20 April, 1908.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Turner was appointed in command of the {{UK-C15|f=t}} on 26 February, 1914.{{NLJun14|p. 316}} | Turner was appointed in command of the {{UK-C15|f=t}} on 26 February, 1914.{{NLJun14|p. 316}} | ||
Turner was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 March, 1914.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
In September, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-D3|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 353}} | In September, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-D3|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 353}} | ||
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==Post-war== | ==Post-war== | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}} in December, 1924.{{ | Turner was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1923.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}} in December, 1924. | |||
Turned was appointed to the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Leander (1931)|''Leander'']] vice Fraser on 21 December, 1932 to oversee her completion and to take command upon her commissioning, which occurred on 27 February, 1933. He was reappointed on 7 June, 1933 and made Flag Captain to Rear Admiral [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|P. L. H. Noble]].<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Turner was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 September, 1935. On 13 September, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] vice [[Henry Karslake Kitson|Kitson]].<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Turner was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 May, 1939.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 19:11, 29 September 2016
Vice-Admiral Robert Ross Turner, C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (13 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Turner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1906.[1]
Turner was appointed to Mercury for command of submarines on 20 April, 1908.[2]
Turner was appointed in command of the submarine C 15 on 26 February, 1914.[3]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1914.[4]
In September, 1914, he was appointed in command of the submarine D 3.[5]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.[6]
Post-war
Turner was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1923.[7]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Conquest in December, 1924.
Turned was appointed to the light cruiser Leander vice Fraser on 21 December, 1932 to oversee her completion and to take command upon her commissioning, which occurred on 27 February, 1933. He was reappointed on 7 June, 1933 and made Flag Captain to Rear Admiral P. L. H. Noble.[8]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1935. On 13 September, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard vice Kitson.[9]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 May, 1939.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 23 19 Mar, 1909[11][12] |
Succeeded by John K. P. Sherlock |
| Preceded by Reginald T. Dimsdale |
Captain of H.M.S. C 15 26 Feb, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Edward R. Lewes |
| Preceded by Edward C. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. D 3 Sep, 1914[14] |
Succeeded by Reginald T. Dimsdale |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. K 8 ? – 14 Nov, 1918[15] |
Succeeded by Colin Cantlie |
| Preceded by Cecil P. Talbot |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose May, 1920[16] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
| Preceded by Robert H. T. Raikes |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan 1 Dec, 1922[17] |
Succeeded by John B. Glencross |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Layton |
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest 31 Dec, 1924 |
Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 114.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 20 March, 1909. Issue 38912, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
