Philip Esmonde Phillips

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Philip Esmonde Phillips, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Phillips was appointed in command of the submarine A 7 on 10 May, 1912.[1]

He was appointed in command of the submarine B 6 on 20 February, 1914.[2]

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1917.[3]

On 1 November, 1917, Phillips was in command of the submarine E 52 when she sank the UC 63 north of the Dover Net Barrage in a surfaced night attack.[4]

Phillips was in command of the submarine L 12 on 16 October, 1918 when she sank UB 90.[5] On 12 November, he was appointed to Lucia for submarines, but apparently not for command.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry P. Hughes
Captain of H.M.S. A 7
10 May, 1912[7] – ?
Succeeded by
Gilbert M. Welman
Preceded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Captain of H.M.S. B 6
20 Feb, 1914[8] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 52
1 Nov, 1917[9] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. L 12
16 Oct, 1918[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 350.
  2. The Navy List (June, 1914) p. 299.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 149.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 6.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 836.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
  8. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 299.
  9. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 6.
  10. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.