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'''Roderick Cosmo Gordon''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Roderick Cosmo Gordon''', D.S.O. (7 February, 1902 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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Gordon commanded the fishery protection ship [[H.M.S. Boyne (1918)|''Boyne'']] in 1933-34 before taking command of the {{UK-Verity}} of the {{UK-DF|1}}, Mediterranean Fleet.{{ToL|Royal Navy|Saturday, Oct 24, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47514}}
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 31 October 2022

Commander Roderick Cosmo Gordon, D.S.O. (7 February, 1902 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Gordon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1924.[1]

Gordon served as second-in-command of the destroyer Wessex of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet, from 1930-33.[2]

Gordon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1932.[3]

Gordon commanded the fishery protection ship Boyne in 1933-34 before taking command of the Verity of the First Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet.[4]

Gordon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1938.[5]

Gordon was placed on the Retired List on 17 February, 1952.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Tom B. V. Thomas 		Captain of H.M.S. Moorhen
26 Nov, 1928[7] – Mar, 1929[8] 		Succeeded by
Walter W. Sitwell
Preceded by
Stuart A. Buss 		Captain of H.M.S. Verity
Dec, 1934 – late 1936[9] 		Succeeded by
Percy J. Oliver
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Hereward
Dec, 1936[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Nigel J. Crossley 		Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine
31 Jul, 1939[11] – 27 Nov, 1939[12] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. Craske
Preceded by
Roland F. B. Swinley 		Captain of H.M.S. Intrepid
4 Dec, 1939[13] – 16 Sep, 1941[14] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. de W. Kitcat

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 24, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47514.
  3. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 24, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47514.
  5. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  6. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  7. ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/476. f. ?.
  8. ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/476. f. ?.
  9. ↑ "Command of the Hereward." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 24, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47514.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 248.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.

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