Sydney Hopkins

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 08:48, 20 May 2014 by FredBot (Talk | contribs) (Update appts)

Jump to: navigation, search

Sydney Hopkins ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen on 10 August, 1912.[1]

On 14 April, 1913, Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Sparrowhawk.[2] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, when she was sunk in night fighting as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla after colliding with flotilla leader H.M.S. Broke.[3] Hopkins survived and wrote her official report on the battle.

Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Somme on 2 October, 1918.[4]

He was appointed in command of the second destroyer Sparrowhawk on 1 February, 1920.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen
10 Aug, 1912[6] – ?
Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk
14 Apr, 1913[7] – 1 Jun, 1916
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Somme
2 Oct, 1918[8] – ?
Succeeded by
John B. Spurgin
Preceded by
Gerald H. Thomson
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk
1 Feb, 1920[9] – ?
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 334.
  2. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 38aa.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  4. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 909.
  5. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 866.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 38aa.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 909.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.