Norton Allen Sulivan
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Vice-Admiral (retired) Norton Allen Sulivan, C.V.O. (23 January, 1879 – 30 September, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
In September 1913 while a Commander, Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Hope.[1]
He was in command of the flotilla leader Marksman at the Battle of Jutland, where she was 2nd in command of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.
In December, 1918, he was one of two men serving as Assistant Directors of Artillery and Torpedoes.[3]
He assumed command of the light cruiser Cordelia on 1 May, 1919.[4]
In 1926, he assumed command of the battlecruiser Renown.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur E. F. Bedford |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 79 21 Jul, 1903[5] |
Succeeded by William R. Napier |
| Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
Captain of H.M.S. Hope 8 Sep, 1913[6][7] – Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Onslow |
| Preceded by William D. Irvin |
Captain of H.M.S. Moon Jul, 1915 – 24 Oct, 1915 |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Marksman 24 Oct, 1915[8] – 13 Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Lionel J. G. Anderson |
| Preceded by The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill |
Captain of H.M.S. Cordelia 1 May, 1919[9] – 17 May, 1921 |
Succeeded by John C. H. Lindsay |
| Preceded by Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown 20 Jul, 1926[10] – 19 Dec, 1927 |
Succeeded by Sidney R. Bailey |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 325.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1817.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 764.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394r.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 764.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 262.
