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'''Philip Ernest Uniacke Townshend''' (16 December, 1885 – 30 September, 1959) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Philip Ernest Uniacke Townshend''' (16 December, 1885 – 30 September, 1959) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Born in Dublin, Townshend gained two and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.


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Townshend was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} for instruction in submarines on 25 April, 1907.


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Townshend was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1907.


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Townshend was appointed in command of the {{UK-A12|f=t}} on 1 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 344. Misprinted as ''[[H.M.S. A 1 (1902)|A 1]]''}}
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Townshend was appointed in command of the {{UK-Campbell|f=t}} on 24 December, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 750.</ref>


==See Also==
Townshend was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1915.
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Townshend was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 June, 1927.


==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Philip+Ernest+Uniacke+Townshend Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 7 April 2022

Commander (retired) Philip Ernest Uniacke Townshend (16 December, 1885 – 30 September, 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Dublin, Townshend gained two and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Townshend was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines on 25 April, 1907.

Townshend was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1907.

Townshend was appointed in command of the submarine A 12 on 1 January, 1910.[1]

Townshend was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1915.

Townshend was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Campbell on 24 December, 1918.[2]

Townshend was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 June, 1927.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John A. Moreton 		Captain of H.M.S. A 1
1 Jan, 1910[3] – 28 Mar, 1910 		Succeeded by
Robert H. T. Raikes
Preceded by
Henry D. Gill 		Captain of H.M.S. A 12
28 Mar, 1910[4] – 15 Dec, 1910 		Succeeded by
Wilfrid B. Pirie
Preceded by
Michael Horrigan 		Captain of H.M.S. Opossum
29 Jul, 1914 – 13 Sep, 1914 		Succeeded by
Robert Raymond Hallowell-Carew
Preceded by
Reginald S. Goff 		Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
24 Dec, 1918[5] 		Succeeded by
Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344. Misprinted as A 1.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 750.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Apr. 1910, p. 3.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 750.

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