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Latest revision as of 12:37, 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
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344. Misprinted as A 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 750.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Apr. 1910, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 750.
