James Vandeleur Creagh
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Life & Career
On 1 February, 1909, Creagh was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 034.[1]
Creagh was appointed in command of the destroyer Myrmidon on 13 June, 1913.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Ariel on 9 October, 1914,[3] and was in command when she helped sink U 12.[4]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Sylph on 11 January, 1917.[5]
Creagh was appointed in command of the destroyer Viscount on 13 August, 1920.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Conyngham C. Denison |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 34 1 Feb, 1909[7] – ? |
Succeeded by William A. Rhind |
| Preceded by Richard W. U. Bayly |
Captain of H.M.S. Myrmidon 13 Jun, 1913[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers |
| Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel 9 Oct, 1914[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Tippet |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylph 11 Jan, 1917[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur G. H. Bond |
| Preceded by William G. A. Shuttleworth |
Captain of H.M.S. Viscount 13 Aug, 1920[11] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. p. 280.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
