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Revision as of 15:50, 9 December 2018
Commander Arthur Edward Silvertop, R.N. (29 November, 1877 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Silvertop was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 11 February, 1899. He served aboard several ships as navigator, before qualifying as a torpedo officer in 1901-02.
Silvertop was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.
Silvertop spent a year at Vernon on experimental duties before transitioning to wireless telegraphy work for 15 months before being appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Defence on 2 September, 1913 as her executive officer. This was to be his last appointment, as he died aboard her at the Battle of Jutland.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude L. Cumberlege |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 90 May, 1904 – 15 Apr, 1904 |
Succeeded by Samuel J. Merritt |
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