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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Tower was Gunnery Officer of {{UK-Barham}} from 15 April, 1915 to 21 November, 1918. He was then appointed as the gunnery officer in {{UK-Hood}} when she commissioned, being superseded there on 20 August, 1920.<ref>Tower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
Born in London, the son of F. F. Tower, Esq., B.A..


On 16 May, 1927 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Curacoa|f=t}} as Flag Captain.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
Tower served in the {{UK-Canopus|f=t}} and the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} before being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1906.
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1914.  Early in the Great War, he was at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}, working in the Experimental Works, and was in command of her tender, {{UK-Kite}} from June 1913 to 12 April, 1915.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/69.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
 
Tower served as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Barham}} from 15 April, 1915 to 21 November, 1918.  He was then appointed as the gunnery officer in {{UK-Hood}} when she commissioned, being superseded there on 20 August, 1920.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/69.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
 
On 16 May, 1927 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Curacoa|f=t}} as Flag Captain.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/69.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hood|f=t}} on 30 August, 1933.{{TaylorHood|p. 230}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hood|f=t}} on 30 August, 1933.{{TaylorHood|p. 230}}


Tower was placed on the Retired List on 29 June, 1939.  He was reactivated later that very year for a short stint on the Landing Craft Committee.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
Tower was placed on the Retired List on 29 June, 1939.  He was reactivated later that very year for a short stint on the Landing Craft Committee.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/69.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>


On 8 January, 1945, Tower was appointed to serve in the rank of Rear Admiral as Flag Officer in Command, Southampton, vice [[James Murray Pipon]].<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
On 8 January, 1945, Tower was appointed to serve in the rank of Rear Admiral as Flag Officer in Command, Southampton, vice [[James Murray Pipon]].<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/69.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>


He reverted to the Retired List on 30 March, 1946.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
He reverted to the Retired List on 30 March, 1946.<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/69.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>


==Bibliography==
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==Service Record==
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7920035&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/50].
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Revision as of 14:48, 20 April 2021

Vice-Admiral SIR Francis Thomas Butler Tower, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (21 December, 1885 – 19 July, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in London, the son of F. F. Tower, Esq., B.A..

Tower served in the battleship Canopus and the armoured cruiser Good Hope before being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1906.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1914. Early in the Great War, he was at H.M.S. Excellent, working in the Experimental Works, and was in command of her tender, Kite from June 1913 to 12 April, 1915.[1]

Tower served as Gunnery Officer in Barham from 15 April, 1915 to 21 November, 1918. He was then appointed as the gunnery officer in Hood when she commissioned, being superseded there on 20 August, 1920.[2]

On 16 May, 1927 he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa as Flag Captain.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Hood on 30 August, 1933.[4]

Tower was placed on the Retired List on 29 June, 1939. He was reactivated later that very year for a short stint on the Landing Craft Committee.[5]

On 8 January, 1945, Tower was appointed to serve in the rank of Rear Admiral as Flag Officer in Command, Southampton, vice James Murray Pipon.[6]

He reverted to the Retired List on 30 March, 1946.[7]

Bibliography

  • "Sir Thomas Tower" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 21 July, 1964. Issue 56069, col E, pg. 12.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Geoffrey Blake 		Captain of H.M.S. Kite
25 Apr, 1913[8] – 12 Apr, 1915[9] 		Succeeded by
Reginald F. P. Maton
Preceded by
Alan R. Dewar 		Fleet Gunnery Officer, Atlantic Fleet
15 Aug, 1922[10] 		Succeeded by
Eric W. W. Ling
Preceded by
Julian F. C. Patterson 		Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance
18 Aug, 1924[11] – 23 Mar, 1927[12] 		Succeeded by
Alan R. Dewar
Preceded by
Douglas B. Le Mottée 		Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
16 May, 1927[13] – 16 May, 1929 		Succeeded by
Lancelot E. Holland
Preceded by
Cecil B. Prickett 		Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
16 May, 1927[14][15] – 16 May, 1929[16] 		Succeeded by
Harold G. C. Franklin
Preceded by
Stephen St. L. Moore 		Captain of Chatham Gunnery School
10 Jun, 1929 – 30 Mar, 1931 		Succeeded by
Arthur N. Dowding
Preceded by
Thomas H. Binney 		Captain of H.M.S. Hood
30 Aug, 1933[17] – 1 Feb, 1936[18] 		Succeeded by
A. Francis Pridham
Preceded by
St. Aubyn B. Wake 		Director of Naval Equipment
10 Dec, 1936[19] – 27 Aug, 1939[20] 		Succeeded by
James W. S. Dorling
Preceded by
James M. Pipon 		Flag Officer in Command, Southampton
8 Jan, 1945 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/69. Unnumbered folio.
  2. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/69. Unnumbered folio.
  3. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/69. Unnumbered folio.
  4. ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
  5. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/69. Unnumbered folio.
  6. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/69. Unnumbered folio.
  7. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/69. Unnumbered folio.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 315.
  9. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 796.
  11. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 205.
  12. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 205.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282a.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 229.
  15. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
  16. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 247.
  18. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
  19. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/67. f. ?.
  20. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/67. f. ?.


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