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Revision as of 13:50, 5 June 2015

Wilfrid Ward Hunt ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hunt was appointed in command of the second-class torpedo boat T.B. 42 on 1 August, 1906.[1]

Hunt was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 92 on 31 August, 1912.[2]

About a dozen torpedo boats, all but T.B. 92 under command of a Gunner or a Chief Gunner, made up the Gibraltar flotilla from late 1913 onward. Hunt's senior rank likely made him the commander of this formation throughout the war.[Inference]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur T. Walker
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42
1 Aug, 1906[3]
Succeeded by
Salisbury H. Simpson
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 042
Preceded by
Hardinge L. Shephard
Captain of H.M. T.B. 92
31 Aug, 1912[4]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.