Robert Warren Johnson
Captain Robert Warren Johnson, Royal Navy (10 May, 1868 – 22 September, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Johnson scored 1,362 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming first out of his batch of twenty.[1]
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1891.[2]
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[3]
He married on 11 July, 1906, Grace Isobel, fourth daughter of the late Algernon Paley, and had two sons and one daughter.
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1910.[4]
In December 1913, Johnson assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Europa for a voyage out and home. In March, 1914, he attended a War Course, being on the books of President until June.[5]
Great War
In the Test Mobilisation, Johnson was appointed in command of the battleship Victorious. On 1 August, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cressy of the Seventh Cruiser Squadron. He was lost in action September 22 when she was torpedoed with Hogue and Aboukir in the North Sea.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund M. C. Cooper-Key |
Captain of H.M.S. Niger 28 Feb, 1903[7] |
Succeeded by Edmund J. Prendergast |
| Preceded by Sydney S. Hall |
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard May, 1905[8] |
Succeeded by Albert P. Addison |
| Preceded by Maurice S. FitzMaurice |
Captain of H.M.S. Forth 12 Nov, 1906[9] |
Succeeded by Algernon H. C. Candy |
| Preceded by Michael Culme-Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan 5 Jan, 1909[10] – 1913 |
Succeeded by Vernon H. S. Haggard |
| Preceded by Thomas D. Pratt |
Captain of H.M.S. Europa 16 Dec, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by Gerald W. Vivian |
| Preceded by Ernest S. Carey |
Captain of H.M.S. Cressy Aug, 1914[12] – 22 Sep, 1914 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26149. p. 1870. 3 April, 1891.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 349.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 325.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 310.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
