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Revision as of 19:06, 7 April 2016

Admiral William Jock Whitworth, K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 June, 1884 – 25 October, 1973) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sub-Lieutenant Whitworth was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 67 on 12 January, 1906.[1]

Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Cockatrice on 20 March, 1913.[2]

On 4 April, 1918, Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Vidette.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert A. Foster 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 67
12 Jan, 1906[4] 		Succeeded by
John A. Lees
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Cockatrice
20 Mar, 1913[5] 		Succeeded by
George E. Matthews
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Orestes
7 Jun, 1916[6] 		Succeeded by
Charles J. H. Du Boulay
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Vidette
4 Apr, 1918[7] 		Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Claud F. Allsup
as Captain of H.M.S. Anzac 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Anzac
11 Feb, 1919[8] 		Succeeded by
Alan F. W. Howard
Preceded by
Philip G. Wodehouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck
5 Jan, 1923[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Wilfred N. Custance 		Captain of H.M.S. Rodney
Feb, 1936[10] – Jul, 1936[11] 		Succeeded by
Ronald H. C. Hallifax
Preceded by
Guy C. C. Royle 		Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
7 Jun, 1937[12] 		Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton 		Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
1 Jun, 1939[13] – 11 Mar, 1940 		Succeeded by
Sir James F. Somerville
Preceded by
Sir James F. Somerville 		Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
10 Aug, 1940 – 8 May, 1941 		Succeeded by
Lancelot E. Holland
as Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
Preceded by
Sir Wilbraham T. R. Ford 		Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
Jun, 1944 – Jul, 1946 		Succeeded by
Sir Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
as Flag Officer Commanding Scotland and Northern Ireland

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 292.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392t.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396a.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 730.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, p. 10.
  13. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.

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