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Revision as of 22:00, 8 August 2014

Paul Whitfield ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Whitfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Tigress on 25 March, 1912.[1]

Whitfield commanded the destroyer Nomad when she was lost while operating with the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tribune on 19 November, 1919.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Tigress
25 Mar, 1912[4]
Succeeded by
Joseph H. L. Yorke
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Nomad
? – 31 May, 1916[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Captain of H.M.S. Tribune
19 Nov, 1919[6]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 386.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  3. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920).  p. 877.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398r.
  5. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.