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Revision as of 12:03, 18 April 2014

Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ford was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope in October, 1924.[1]

In May, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.[2]

He was appointed Captain of the Portsmouth Navigation School on 20 June, 1930.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. Schofield. p. 192.

Bibliography

  • Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.

Service Records

Naval Appointments