Percy Pitts
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Captain (retired) Percy Pitts (24 December, 1876 – 2 August, 1937) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1898.[1]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1910.[2]
Pitts was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Blenheim in the Mediterranean as executive officer on 18 March, 1914. He was placed in command of the cruiser as Acting Captain on 5 May, 1914 when Captain Charles P. R. Coode was temporarily detached, but this appointment lasted five years![3]
Post-War
Pitts was appointed in command of the battleship Collingwood on 21 May, 1920.[4]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 February, 1923.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George B. Hutton |
Captain of H.M.S. Leven 27 Aug, 1904[6] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Fremantle |
| Preceded by Charles P. R. Coode |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 11 Apr, 1915 – 1 Apr, 1919 |
Succeeded by Gilbert C. W. Crispin |
| Preceded by Gerald W. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Collingwood 21 May, 1920[7] – 27 Jul, 1921 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 748.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 748.
