Richard Anthony Aston Plowden

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Richard Anthony Aston Plowden ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Sheldrake on 20 December, 1912.[1]

Plowden commanded the destroyer leader Hardy when she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

On 28 December, 1918, Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Musketeer.[3]

He was appointed in command of the submarine Satyr on 1 October, 1919.[4]

Plowden was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in January, 1931.[5]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 380a.
  2. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
  4. ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 861.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

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