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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Alfred Foster|Hubert A. Foster]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 67 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 67]]'''<br>12 Jan, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 January, 1906.  Issue '''37913''', col F, p. 9.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Arnold Lees|John A. Lees]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Alfred Foster|Hubert A. Foster]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 67 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 67]]'''<br>12 Jan, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 January, 1906.  Issue '''37913''', col F, p. 9.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Arnold Lees|John A. Lees]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cockatrice (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cockatrice'']]'''<br>20 Mar, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 292}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic Thornton Peters|Frederic T. Peters]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vidette (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vidette'']]'''<br>4 Apr, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 935}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Matthew King|Richard M. King]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vidette (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vidette'']]'''<br>4 Apr, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 935}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Matthew King|Richard M. King]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Charles Cecil Royle|Guy C. C. Royle]]'''|'''[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty|Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]'''<br>7 Jun, 1937<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 7 June, 1937.  Issue '''47704''', col E, p. 10.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|Stuart S. Bonham-Carter]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Charles Cecil Royle|Guy C. C. Royle]]'''|'''[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty|Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]'''<br>7 Jun, 1937<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 7 June, 1937.  Issue '''47704''', col E, p. 10.</ref> &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|Stuart S. Bonham-Carter]]'''}}

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William Jock Whitworth ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sub-Lieutenant Whitworth was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|125 Footer Class first-class torpedo boat |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|125 Footer Class first-class torpedo boat ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|first-class torpedo boat |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|first-class torpedo boat ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.|H.M. T.B. 67 (1885)|T.B. 67 (1885)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}T.B. 67]] on 12 January, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.</ref>

Whitworth was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Acasta Class destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Acasta Class destroyer ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|destroyer ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Cockatrice (1912)|Cockatrice (1912)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Cockatrice]] on 20 March, 1913.<ref>The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 292.</ref>

On 4 April, 1918, Whitworth was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|"V" Class destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|"V" Class destroyer ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|destroyer ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Vidette (1918)|Vidette (1918)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Vidette]].{{#if:p. 935|<ref>Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.</ref>|Admiralty. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919) C.B. 889 (2). within this Archive.org document.}}

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert A. Foster
Captain of H.M. T.B. 67
12 Jan, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.</ref> – ?
Succeeded by
John A. Lees
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Cockatrice
20 Mar, 1913{{#if:p. 392t|<ref>The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392t.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (October, 1915) Corrected to 18 September, 1915. Copy on Archive.org.}} – ?
Succeeded by
George E. Matthews
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette
4 Apr, 1918{{#if:p. 935|<ref>The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (February, 1919). Copy on Archive.org.}} – ?
Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Guy C. C. Royle
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
7 Jun, 1937<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, p. 10.</ref> – ?
Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
1 Jun, 1939<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.</ref> – ?
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

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