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King was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 315.</ref>
 
King was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 315.</ref>
  
King was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 19 May, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 318.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 19 May, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 318.</ref>
  
King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Undine|f=t}} on 30 April, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 922a}}
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King commanded the {{UK-Liberty|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]] where she operated as one of six [[Harwich Force]] destroyers screening the {{UK-BCS|2}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 10}}
  
King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Liberty|f=t}} on 1947.
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On 30 April, 1917, King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Undine|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 922a}}
  
 
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Revision as of 17:25, 24 February 2014

Philip Wilfred Sidney King ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

King was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 3 February, 1914.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 19 May, 1914.[2]

King commanded the destroyer Liberty at the Battle of Jutland where she operated as one of six Harwich Force destroyers screening the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron.[3]

On 30 April, 1917, King was appointed in command of the destroyer Undine.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 315.
  2. The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 318.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 10.
  4. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments