Admiral SIR Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, K.C.B., D.S.O.*, R.N. (31 December, 1890 – 27 June, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1913.
Hamilton was appointed in command of the destroyer Taurus on 18 April, 1918.[1]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Strenuous on 29 December, 1920.[2]
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1921.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1932.
World War II
Hamilton was appointed to the new battleship Prince of Wales in October 1940, to assume command upon her commissioning. He was superseded on 15 February, 1941.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 December, 1943.
Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 May, 1947.
Placed on the Retired List on 26 September, 1948.
See Also
Naval Appointments
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Preceded by John C. Hodgson
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Captain of H.M.S. Moorsom 12 Apr, 1916 – 31 Jan, 1917
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Succeeded by Hubert S. Braddyll
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Preceded by New Command
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Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 12 Apr, 1917 – 31 Aug, 1917
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Succeeded by John C. Hodgson
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Preceded by John Brooke
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Captain of H.M.S. Viking 12 Sep, 1917[3] – 15 Mar, 1918
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by John C. Hodgson
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Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 18 Apr, 1918[4] – 24 Jan, 1919
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Succeeded by Cuthbert P. Blake
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Preceded by Charles M. Blackman
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Captain of H.M.S. Strenuous 29 Dec, 1920[5] – 19 May, 1922
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by Donal S. McGrath
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Captain of H.M.S. Wanderer 6 Jan, 1927
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Succeeded by Donal S. McGrath
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Preceded by Charles G. Stuart
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Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan c. 1927 – 12 Sep, 1928
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Succeeded by Colin C. L. Mackenzie
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Preceded by Ambrose T. N. Abbay
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Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade 12 Sep, 1928 – Sep, 1929
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Succeeded by Thomas B. Drew
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Preceded by Henry E. C. Blagrove
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Captain of H.M.S. Norfolk late Jan, 1935 – 6 Sep, 1937
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Succeeded by John M. Mansfield
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Preceded by Henry H. Bousfield
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Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 20 Sep, 1937 – 25 Aug, 1939
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by Charles H. Allen
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Captain of H.M.S. Delhi 25 Aug, 1939 – Dec, 1939
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Succeeded by Alfred S. Russell
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Preceded by Gervase B. Middleton
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Captain of H.M.S. Aurora 22 Jan, 1940 – Oct, 1940
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Succeeded by William G. Agnew
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Preceded by W. Frederic Wake-Walker
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Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron 24 Feb, 1942 – 1 Sep, 1943[6]
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Succeeded by Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser as Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron
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- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Palliser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/290. f. 663.