Philip Esmonde Phillips

Rear-Admiral Philip Esmonde Phillips, C.B., D.S.O., (16 June, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Phillips's scoring rank in entry and passing-out examinations showed him improving a full sixty-seven places... almost leaping from weakest to strongest performer. His performance, in passing out eighth overall with first-class results in Mathematics, Extra Subjects and Seamanship was impressive enough to merit special mention at the prize award ceremony in April, 1904.

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1909.

Phillips was appointed in command of the submarine A 7 on 10 May, 1912.

He was appointed in command of the submarine B 6 on 20 February, 1914.

Great War

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1917.

On the night of 31 October to 1 November, 1917, Phillips was in command of the submarine E 52 when she sank the UC 63 north of the Dover Net Barrage in a surfaced night attack. He was awarded the D.S.O. for this, gazetted 19 December, 1917.

Phillips was in command of the submarine L 12 on 16 October, 1918 when she sank UB 90. He was awarded a bar to his D.S.O. for this, gazetted 29 November, 1918. On 12 November 1918, he was appointed to Lucia for submarines.

Post-War

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 December, 1921.

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.

In 1935, Phillips was sent out on loan to the Royal Australian Navy for two years, serving as their Second Naval Member of the Naval Board.

World War II

In September, 1939, he was made a Commodore, Second Class R.N.R. to serve as a Commodore of Convoys.

In 1941, he incurred Their Lordships' displeasure, somehow, in the loss of S.S. Behar. He returned to the Retired List in July, 1945.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Geoffrey Warburton	Captain of H.M.S. A 7 28 Feb, 1913 – Nov, 1913	Succeeded by Gilbert M. Welman
Preceded by Cornelius O. Regnart	Captain of H.M.S. C 7 Nov, 1913 – 20 Feb, 1914	Succeeded by George F. Bradshaw
Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins	Captain of H.M.S. B 6 20 Feb, 1914 – 7 Nov, 1914	Succeeded by Colin G. MacArthur
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. E 52 1 Dec, 1916 – 3 Jun, 1918	Succeeded by George J. D. Tweedy
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. L 12 3 Jun, 1918 – 1 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by Archibald D. Cochrane
Preceded by Geoffrey Warburton	Captain of H.M.S. L 24 17 Nov, 1919 – Dec, 1920	Succeeded by Anthony B. Lockhart
Preceded by Charles de Burgh	Captain of H.M.S. Adamant 30 Apr, 1923 – 29 Jan, 1925	Succeeded by Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. X1 29 Jan, 1925 – 29 Jul, 1927	Succeeded by Charles H. Allen
Preceded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell	Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise 29 Aug, 1930 – 15 Aug, 1932	Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke
Preceded by Ronald W. Blacklock	Captain of H.M.S. Stuart 15 Nov, 1932 – 12 Dec, 1934	Succeeded by Austen G. Lilley as Captain of H.M.A.S. Stuart
Preceded by Ronald W. Blacklock	Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla 15 Nov, 1932 – 12 Dec, 1934	Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by Charles F. Harris	Captain of H.M.S. Mackay Apr, 1933 – Dec, 1934	Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by ?	Flag Officer in Charge, Milford Haven 1939 – 12 May, 1942	Succeeded by Bernard W. M. Fairbairn