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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Cabry Dix|Charles C. Dix]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cygnet (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cygnet'']]'''<br>''c''. mid 1911<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 400}} &ndash; Sep, 1911<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Lindesay Bate|Claude L. Bate]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Osborne Broadley|Edward O. Broadley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Redpole (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Redpole'']]'''<br>8 May, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 397''g''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Neville|Ralph Neville]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Doon (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Doon'']]'''<br>7 Oct, 1911<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 7 Oct, 1912<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Vesey Holt|Reginald V. Holt]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Corlett|Geoffrey Corlett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Narborough (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Narborough'']]'''<br>17 Oct, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''v''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Seeds Monroe|Hubert S. Monroe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fame (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fame'']]'''<br>7 Oct, 1912<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>{{NLNov13|p. 313}} &ndash; ''c''. 8 Dec, 1913<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|Edmond J. G. Mackinnon]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ribble (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ribble'']]'''<br>10 Dec, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 397''j''}} &ndash; 8 May, 1913<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|Geoffrey S. Holden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sceptre (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sceptre'']]'''<br>15 Apr, 1919{{NLNov19|p. 904}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roy Bacchus|Roy Bacchus]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Osborne Broadley|Edward O. Broadley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Redpole (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Redpole'']]'''<br>8 May, 1916<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 397''g''}} &ndash; 17 Aug, 1917<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Neville|Ralph Neville]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Scott|Herbert Scott]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seawolf (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seawolf'']]'''<br>12 Nov, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 862}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Violent (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Violent'']]'''<br>31 Oct, 1917<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 15 Nov, 1917<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Laurence Reynolds Palmer|Laurence R. Palmer]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Donal Scott McGrath|Donal S. McGrath]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tourmaline (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tourmaline'']]'''<br>13 Dec, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 822}} &ndash; 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Leslie Fletcher|Alexander L. Fletcher]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Verulam (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Verulam'']]'''<br>21 Nov, 1917<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>{{NLMar19|p. 927}} &ndash; 31 Dec, 1918<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Langton Warren|Guy L. Warren]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Scott|Herbert Scott]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seawolf (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seawolf'']]'''<br>12 Nov, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 862}} &ndash; May, 1921<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Owen Tudor|Edward O. Tudor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Speedy (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Speedy'']]'''<br>26 Feb, 1922<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref> &ndash; 23 Sep, 1922<ref>Wilkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/89.|D7604188}}  f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}}
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Captain (retired) Ralph Wilmot Wilkinson, R.N., Retired (4 May, 1884 – 22 December, 1936) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Ningpo, China.

Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[1]

Wilkinson was appointed in command of the destroyer Fame on 7 October, 1912.[2]

Great War

On 10 December, 1913, Wilkinson was appointed in command of the destroyer Ribble.[3]

Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[4]

An appointment in command of Narborough on 17 October, 1917 was cancelled.[5]

On 21 November, 1917, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Verulam.[6]

On 4 July, 1918 he was admitted to Granton Hospital with influenza. On 1 August, he returned to Verulam.[7]

Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[8]==Post-war==

Post-War

On 12 November, 1919, Wilkinson was appointed in command of the submarine Seawolf.[9]

After being superseded in command of the convoy sloop Chrysanthemum in August, 1926, Wilkinson took some unpaid time and then was appointed for work with the Naval Intelligence Division, vice Lovett Cameron on 15 December, 1926. He was superseded in this last appointment on 16 December, 1929.

Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Captain as he was placed on the Retired List on 16 June, 1930.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John J. Dixon
Captain of H.M. T.B. 86
29 Aug, 1906[11][12] – 29 Aug, 1908[13]
Succeeded by
Archibald R. J. Southby
Preceded by
Arthur F. Crutchley
Captain of H.M.S. Lynx
4 Apr, 1911[14][15]c. mid 1911[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles C. Dix
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet
c. mid 1911[17][18] – Sep, 1911[19]
Succeeded by
Claude L. Bate
Preceded by
Richard A. A. Plowden
Captain of H.M.S. Doon
7 Oct, 1911[20] – 7 Oct, 1912[21]
Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Hubert S. Monroe
Captain of H.M.S. Fame
7 Oct, 1912[22][23]c. 8 Dec, 1913[24]
Succeeded by
Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by
Edmond J. G. Mackinnon
Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
10 Dec, 1913[25] – 8 May, 1913[26]
Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by
Edward O. Broadley
Captain of H.M.S. Redpole
8 May, 1916[27][28] – 17 Aug, 1917[29]
Succeeded by
Ralph Neville
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Violent
31 Oct, 1917[30] – 15 Nov, 1917[31]
Succeeded by
Laurence R. Palmer
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Verulam
21 Nov, 1917[32][33] – 31 Dec, 1918[34]
Succeeded by
Guy L. Warren
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Holden
Captain of H.M.S. Sceptre
15 Apr, 1919[35][36] – 6 Nov, 1919[37]
Succeeded by
Roy Bacchus
Preceded by
Herbert Scott
Captain of H.M.S. Seawolf
12 Nov, 1919[38] – May, 1921[39]
Succeeded by
John C. Tovey
Preceded by
Edward O. Tudor
Captain of H.M.S. Speedy
26 Feb, 1922[40] – 23 Sep, 1922[41]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Donal S. McGrath
Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline
13 Dec, 1922[42][43] – 27 Nov, 1913[44]
Succeeded by
Alexander L. Fletcher
Preceded by
Orrell Bake
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid
10 Jul, 1924[45] – 21 Aug, 1924[46]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederic G. Schurr
Captain of H.M.S. Chrysanthemum
1 Sep, 1924[47] – Aug, 1926[48]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 377.
  4. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  5. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 928.
  7. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  8. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
  10. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  11. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
  13. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  14. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  15. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
  16. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  17. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  18. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
  19. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  20. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  21. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  22. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  23. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 313.
  24. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  25. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397j.
  26. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  27. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  28. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397g.
  29. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  30. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  31. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  32. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  33. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 927.
  34. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  35. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  36. The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 904.
  37. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  38. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
  39. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  40. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  41. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  42. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  43. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 822.
  44. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  45. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  46. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  47. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
  48. Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.

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