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Admiral SIR Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (16 January, 1880 – 25 July, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Appointed to command the light cruiser Calliope on 15 October, 1918.[1]

Noble was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1929, vice Eliot, placed on the Retired List.[2]

In 1931, Noble superseded Harold Owen Reinold as Chairman of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Paint Supply of the Fleet.[3]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir P. Noble" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 26 July, 1955. Issue 53282, col A, pg. 11.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert S. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
1 Jan, 1907[4] – late 1907 		Succeeded by
George P. Leith
Preceded by
Reginald G. Stone 		Captain of H.M.S. Angler
24 Mar, 1909[5] 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Ballard
Preceded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck 		Captain of H.M.S. Calliope
15 Oct, 1918[6] – 10 Mar, 1917 		Succeeded by
Walter B. Compton
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
10 Mar, 1919[7] 		Succeeded by
Walter B. Compton
Preceded by
Robin C. Dalglish 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
14 Oct, 1922[8] – c. Sep, 1924 		Succeeded by
Richard A. S. Hill
Preceded by
Arthur L. Gresson 		Captain of H.M.S. Ganges
15 May, 1925[9] 		Succeeded by
Francis H. W. Goolden
Preceded by
Robin C. Dalglish 		Captain in Charge, Harwich
15 May, 1925[10] – 2 May, 1927 		Succeeded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent
2 May, 1927[11] – 1 Mar, 1928 		Succeeded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
Preceded by
George P. W. Hope 		Director of Operations Division
8 Mar, 1928 – 8 Jan, 1930 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold 		Director of Naval Equipment
2 Feb, 1931 – 30 Nov, 1932[12] 		Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
Edward A. Astley-Rushton 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron
15 Dec, 1932 – 14 Dec, 1934 		Succeeded by
Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by
Geoffrey Blake 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
18 Jan, 1935 – Sep, 1937 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Arbuthnot
Preceded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe
as Acting Commander-in-Chief, China Station 		Commander-in-Chief, China Station
28 Dec, 1937 – 18 Nov, 1940 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Layton
Court Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert G. Brand 		Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
19 Jun, 1945 – 25 Jul, 1955 		Succeeded by
John H. Edelsten

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
  3. ↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 367.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 278.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 217.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 266.
  12. ↑ Superseded that day. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.

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