Difference between revisions of "John Walsh Carrington"

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Vice-Admiral John Walsh Carrington, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Navy (5 January, 1879 – 15 November, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Carrington served as Navigating Officer of King George V at the Battle of Jutland.

He was promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1917.

On 1 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carlisle.^[1]

On 2 December, 1924, Carrington became Captain in Command of Portsmouth Navigation School.^[2]

He commanded Valiant from March 1927 until September 1928.^[3]

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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Harold O. Reinold	Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School 2 Dec, 1924^[4]	Succeeded by John D. Campbell

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