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[[Admiral of the Fleet]] '''John Cronyn Tovey''', First Baron Tovey, G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.C.L., (17 March, 1885 – 12 January, 1971) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[File:John-Cronyn-Tovey-1st-Baron-Tovey, NPG x85424.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet John C. Tovey, 1944.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] | ||
{{FleetRN}} {{SIR}} '''John Cronyn Tovey''', First Baron Tovey, G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.C.L., (17 March, 1885 – 12 January, 1971) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | |||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1906.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was | Lieutenant (G) Tovey was appointed to the {{UK-Amphion|f=t}} on 2 April, 1913.{{NLJul14|p. 278}} | ||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1914.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey commanded {{UK-Onslow}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], as a unit of the {{UK-DF|13}}, screening the {{UK-BCS|1}} until being detached with {{UK-Moresby}} to cover {{UK-Engadine|f=t}} as her seaplane scouted the enemy cruiser forces. After their services were no longer required, they quit ''Engadine'' and joined destroyers accompanying the {{UK-BS|5}}. The destroyer was disabled by shellfire after firing a torpedo, but survived the battle, making Aberdeen on June 2 under tow with only partial engine function. | |||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was appointed in command of {{UK-Ursa}} in October, 1917.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Wolfhound}} in April, 1918.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was appointed in command of {{UK-1Seawolf}} in August, 1922.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1923.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 27 August, 1935.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 May, 1939.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Tovey was awarded the K.B.E. "for distinguished services in the masterly and determined action in which the German Battleship Bismarck was destroyed.".<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 30 October, 1942.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
Tovey was promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} on 27 October, 1943.<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 7 April 2022
Admiral of the Fleet SIR John Cronyn Tovey, First Baron Tovey, G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.C.L., (17 March, 1885 – 12 January, 1971) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1906.[1]
Lieutenant (G) Tovey was appointed to the scout cruiser Amphion on 2 April, 1913.[2]
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1914.[3]
Tovey commanded Onslow at the Battle of Jutland, as a unit of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla, screening the First Battle Cruiser Squadron until being detached with Moresby to cover seaplane carrier Engadine as her seaplane scouted the enemy cruiser forces. After their services were no longer required, they quit Engadine and joined destroyers accompanying the Fifth Battle Squadron. The destroyer was disabled by shellfire after firing a torpedo, but survived the battle, making Aberdeen on June 2 under tow with only partial engine function.
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[4]
Tovey was appointed in command of Ursa in October, 1917.[5]
He was appointed in command of Wolfhound in April, 1918.[6]
Tovey was appointed in command of Seawolf in August, 1922.[7]
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1923.[8]
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 August, 1935.[9]
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 May, 1939.[10]
World War II
Tovey was awarded the K.B.E. "for distinguished services in the masterly and determined action in which the German Battleship Bismarck was destroyed.".[11]
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 30 October, 1942.[12]
Tovey was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 27 October, 1943.[13]
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/126/117
Footnotes
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395e.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 945.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 219.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.