Richard Anthony Aston Plowden
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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
Bibliography
Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sheldrake 20 Dec, 1912[6] – ? |
Succeeded by Frederick P. C. de Crespigny |
Preceded by Lewis G. E. Crabbe |
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy before 30 May, 1916[7] – after 1 Jun, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by Edward Eastwick-Field |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Musketeer 28 Dec, 1918[9] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Spencer F. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Minion 26 Mar, 1919[10] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Hubert H. de Burgh |
Captain of H.M.S. Satyr 1 Oct, 1919[11] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Jan, 1931[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Montague G. B. Legge |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 380a.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 380a.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 847.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.