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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28567/pages/3 no. 28567.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1911.</ref>
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Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28567/pages/3 no. 28567.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1911.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser [[H.M.S. Blonde (1910)|''Blonde'']] on 5 July, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 392''l''.</ref>  When the war started, the ''Blonde'' was attached to the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]].<ref>Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 439.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser [[H.M.S. Blonde (1910)|''Blonde'']] on 5 July, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 392''l''.</ref>  When the war started, the ''Blonde'' was attached to the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]].<ref>Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 439.</ref>
  
 
==Retirement==
 
==Retirement==
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 May, 1922, vice [[Clement Greatorex|Greatorex]].  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32695/pages/3626 no. 32695.  p. 3626.]  9 May, 1922.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 2 July, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33294/pages/4565 no. 33294.  p. 4565.]  15 July, 1927.</ref>
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Scott was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 May, 1922, vice [[Clement Greatorex|Greatorex]].  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 May.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32695/pages/3626 no. 32695.  p. 3626.]  9 May, 1922.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 2 July, 1927.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33294/pages/4565 no. 33294.  p. 4565.]  15 July, 1927.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:11, 24 September 2012

Vice-Admiral Albert Charles Scott, C.B.E, Royal Navy (18 January, 1872 – 16 March, 1969) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Scott was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[1]

He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Blonde on 5 July, 1913.[2] When the war started, the Blonde was attached to the Fourth Battle Squadron.[3]

Retirement

Scott was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 May, 1922, vice Greatorex. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 May.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 July, 1927.[5]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 28567. p. 3. 1 January, 1911.
  2. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392l.
  3. Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 439.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 33294. p. 4565. 15 July, 1927.

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