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Revision as of 18:36, 12 April 2014

Frederick Avenel Sommerville ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sommerville was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 33 on 18 June, 1903, for manoeuvres.[1]

On 28 October, 1918, Sommerville was appointed in command of the depot ship Titania and in command of a submarine flotilla.[2]

Sommerville was appointed in command of the battleship Emperor of India in May, 1929.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Valiant in 1930.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 10.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 920a.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments