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'''Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke''', R.N., Retired (20 September, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Yorke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Skate|f=t}} on 2 July, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 908}}
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On 5 February, 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trinidad|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 877.</ref>
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Revision as of 15:29, 7 March 2016

Commander Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke, R.N., Retired (20 September, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Yorke was appointed in command of the destroyer Skate on 2 July, 1917.[1]

Post-War

On 5 February, 1920, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Trinidad.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George F. Hole
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel
19 Feb, 1915[3]
Succeeded by
Alphonse M. Tulloch
Preceded by
Paul Whitfield
Captain of H.M.S. Tigress
11 Jun, 1916[4]
Succeeded by
Frank A. C. Baker
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Skate
2 Jul, 1917[5]
Succeeded by
Archibald A. Lovett-Cameron
Preceded by
Edward T. Grayston
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala
2 Jul, 1919[6] – 22 Dec, 1919[7][8]
Succeeded by
Robert G. M. D. Hunt
Preceded by
Arthur R. Farquhar
Captain of H.M.S. Trinidad
5 Feb, 1920[9]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398s.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 746.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 746.
  8. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 745.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.

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