Horace Walker Longden
Vice-Admiral (retired) Horace Walker Longden, C.M.G., R.N. (12 January, 1877 – 4 January, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Longden was born in George Town, Demerara and named his mother, Lady Longden, as his guardian upon joining the Navy. He gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia in July, 1892.
As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Leander on 24 July 1897.[1]
Longden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898. He remained in Leander in lieu of a sub-Lieutenant until being appointed to Imperieuse on 27 June, 1899. This lasted only briefly before he was sent to the torpedo cruiser Scout in the Mediterranean.[2]
Longden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1910.
Longden would spend the war in shore-based appointments and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916. He would be Assistant Director of the Trade Division from April 1916 to May, 1918.
Longden was appointed command of the battleship Valiant on 1 April, 1919.[3]
Longden was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in May 1925.
Longden was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1927 and was placed on the Retired List the next day. He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 1 July, 1932.[4]
World War II
Longden offered his services in 1939, but wound up serving with the Home Guard from 1940.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Zephyr 16 Jul, 1901[5] |
Succeeded by Henry W. Osburn |
| Preceded by ? |
Assistant Director of the Trade Division 28 Apr, 1916[6] – 14 May, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Charles T. Hardy |
| Preceded by Edgar R. Morant |
Captain of H.M.S. Angora 30 May, 1918[8][9] – 1 Apr, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by George M. Hill |
| Preceded by Henry T. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 1 Apr, 1919[11][12] – 8 Apr, 1921[13] |
Succeeded by Cecil M. Staveley |
| Preceded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Fisgard 1 May, 1923[14] – 1 May, 1925 |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty |
| Preceded by Thomas J. S. Lyne |
Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments 1 May, 1923[15] – 1 May, 1925 |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty |
| Preceded by Arthur K. Betty |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 1 May, 1925 – 1 Nov, 1925 |
Succeeded by Gordon Campbell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 987.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
