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Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sheldrake|f=t}} on 20 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 380a.</ref>
 
Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sheldrake|f=t}} on 20 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 380a.</ref>
  
Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Musketeer|f=t}} on 28 December, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 849}}
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Plowden commanded the {{UK-Hardy|f=t}} when she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
  
Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Satyr|f=t}} on 1 October, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 861.</ref>
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On 28 December, 1918, Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Musketeer|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 849}}
  
Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} on January, 1931.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Satyr|f=t}} on 1 October, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 861.</ref>
  
Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hardy|f=t}} on 1944.
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Plowden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} in January, 1931.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
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Richard Anthony Aston Plowden ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Sheldrake on 20 December, 1912.[1]

Plowden commanded the destroyer leader Hardy when she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

On 28 December, 1918, Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Musketeer.[3]

He was appointed in command of the submarine Satyr on 1 October, 1919.[4]

Plowden was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in January, 1931.[5]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 380a.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
  4. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 861.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments