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{{CommRN}} '''Lionel Peyton Skipwith''', (23 June, 1902 – 1978) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} '''Lionel Peyton Skipwith''', (23 June, 1902 – 1978) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==

Revision as of 00:37, 15 July 2021

Commander Lionel Peyton Skipwith, (23 June, 1902 – 1978) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Skipwith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1924.[1]

Skipwith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 August, 1932.[2]

Skipwith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1937.[3]

World War II

Retired 23 June, 1952.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert Dalby
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid
12 Jul, 1933
Succeeded by
Charles A. de W. Kitcat
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake
4 Jun, 1935[5][6]
Succeeded by
John M. Rodgers
Preceded by
Thomas J. N. Hilken
Captain of H.M.S. Anthony
c. early 1937
Succeeded by
Norman V. J. T. Thew
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Imogen
2 Jun, 1937[7]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lancelot V. Donne
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle
Oct, 1937[Inference][8]c. 10 Jan, 1938[9]
Succeeded by
Cuthbert F. B. Bowlby
Preceded by
Douglas E. Holland-Martin
Captain of H.M.S. Tartar
20 Jan, 1940 – 29 May, 1940
Succeeded by
Clifford Caslon
Preceded by
Randolph S. G. Nicholson
Captain of H.M.S. Somali
31 May, 1940 – 5 Sep, 1940
Succeeded by
Clifford Caslon
Preceded by
Clifford Caslon
Captain of H.M.S. Tartar
5 Sep, 1940 – 17 Feb, 1942
Succeeded by
Richard T. White

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
  6. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 May 1935, p. 9.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 249.
  8. "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 14 Feb. 1938, p. 19.
  9. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.