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As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Leander|f=t}} on 24 July 1897.<ref>[ | As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Leander|f=t}} on 24 July 1897.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Leander_(1882) Wikipedia], citing ''The Navy List'' of 1898.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916. | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916. | ||
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Vice-Admiral Horace Walker Longden, C.M.G. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Leander on 24 July 1897.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.
He was appointed command of the battleship Valiant on 1 April, 1919.[2]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in May 1925.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry T. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 1 Apr, 1919[3] |
Succeeded by Cecil M. Staveley |
| Preceded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Fisgard 1 May, 1923[4] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty |
| Preceded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments 1 May, 1923[5] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty |
| Preceded by Arthur K. Betty |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger May, 1925[6] – Nov, 1925[7] |
Succeeded by Gordon Campbell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia, citing The Navy List of 1898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
