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'''Richard James Rodney Scott''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} '''Richard James Rodney Scott''', A.M., C.B., R.N. (21 April, 1887 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Bath the son of Reverend J. H. Scott. | |||
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{ | Scott was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1909. | ||
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{ | Scott was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1917. | ||
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | Awarded the [[Albert Medal]], gazetted 12 March, 1920. | ||
Scott was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=t}} in December, 1933.{{ | Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1922. | ||
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1929. | |||
Scott was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=t}} in December, 1933. | |||
==World War II== | |||
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{CatPerson|UK||}} | {{CatPerson|UK|1887|}} | ||
{{CatBritannia| | {{CatRear|UK}} | ||
{{CatNavigatingOfficer|UK}} | |||
{{CatBritannia|September, 1902}} | |||
Revision as of 13:45, 1 November 2017
Rear-Admiral Richard James Rodney Scott, A.M., C.B., R.N. (21 April, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Bath the son of Reverend J. H. Scott.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1909.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1917.
Awarded the Albert Medal, gazetted 12 March, 1920.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1922.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1929.
Scott was appointed in command of the battleship Barham in December, 1933.
World War II
Scott was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh S. Currey |
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 8 Nov, 1918[1] – 6 Dec, 1918[2][3] |
Succeeded by Barry V. Sturdee |
| Preceded by Frederic S. Piper |
Captain of H.M.S. Myrtle ? – 15 Jul, 1919[4] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Barham Dec, 1933[5] – 20 May, 1935[6] |
Succeeded by Norman A. Wodehouse |
| Preceded by William J. Whitworth |
Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet 25 Sep, 1935 – 20 Feb, 1938[7] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Hotham |
| Preceded by Charles F. Harris |
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo Jul, 1939[8] – Feb, 1940[9] |
Succeeded by Charles A. E. Stanfield |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 837.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 837.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 836.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 150.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ From his successor's service record. Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Hard to read this date in his service record.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
