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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Carelton Stubbs|Edward C. Stubbs]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Assistant Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard]]'''<br>14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Eric Sercombe|Albert E. Sercombe]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Carelton Stubbs|Edward C. Stubbs]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Assistant Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard]]'''<br>14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Eric Sercombe|Albert E. Sercombe]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Carelton Stubbs|Edward C. Stubbs]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth|Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth]]'''<br>14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Carelton Stubbs|Edward C. Stubbs]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth|Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth]]'''<br>14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stanley Evans Thomas|Stanley Evans Thomas]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert John Shaw|Robert J. Shaw]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Milford (1932)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Milford'']]'''<br>3 Aug, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3891}} – 22 Feb, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3891}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin|The Hon. Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert John Shaw|Robert J. Shaw]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Milford (1932)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Milford'']]'''<br>3 Aug, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3891}} – 22 Feb, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3891}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin|The Hon. Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Allan Thomas George Cumberland Peachey|Allan T. G. C. Peachey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Enterprise (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Enterprise'']]'''<br>2 Oct, 1944 – 3 Nov, 1944|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Desmond Revell Bravington|William D. R. Bravington]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Allan Thomas George Cumberland Peachey|Allan T. G. C. Peachey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Enterprise (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Enterprise'']]'''<br>2 Oct, 1944 – 3 Nov, 1944|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Desmond Revell Bravington|William D. R. Bravington]]'''}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:07, 8 March 2023
Captain (retired) Sydney Keith Smyth, O.B.E., R.N. (4 January, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Belfast.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 12 February, 1930.
World War II
Smyth was granted the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles W. C. Strickland |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Sheerness 29 Apr, 1921 – 24 Apr, 1923 |
Succeeded by William S. F. Macleod |
| Preceded by George P. Sherston |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 15 Jul, 1923[1] – 8 Oct, 1925 |
Succeeded by Cecil E. Brooke |
| Preceded by Edward C. Stubbs |
Assistant Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by Albert E. Sercombe |
| Preceded by Edward C. Stubbs |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth 14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by Stanley Evans Thomas |
| Preceded by Robert J. Shaw |
Captain of H.M.S. Milford 3 Aug, 1940[2] – 22 Feb, 1941[3] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
| Preceded by Allan T. G. C. Peachey |
Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise 2 Oct, 1944 – 3 Nov, 1944 |
Succeeded by William D. R. Bravington |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
