Spencer Francis Russell
Commander (retired) Spencer Francis Russell, O.B.E., R.N. (28 December, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born on Malta the son of a Colonel, Russell ranked forty-third among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2220 marks.[1]
Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1906.[2]
Russell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.
Russell commanded the destroyer Munster at the Battle of Jutland.[3]
Russell was appointed in command of the destroyer Minion on 12 May, 1918.[4]
Russell's command of Minion ended when he was appointed to Egmont, additional, to provide Special Service on the Danube on 26 March, 1919.
Russell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 7 April, 1927.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Owen C. Hare as Captain of H.M. T.B. 78 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 078 15 May, 1909[5] – 24 Aug, 1910 |
Succeeded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
| Preceded by F. Burges Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Dasher 24 Aug, 1910 – 14 Feb, 1911 |
Succeeded by Bernard J. H. Ward |
| Preceded by Herbert W. Wyld |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 14 Feb, 1911[6] – 18 Apr, 1912 |
Succeeded by Desmond Maxwell |
| Preceded by Charles L. Fox |
Captain of H.M.S. Munster 14 Apr, 1916[7] – 11 Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton |
| Preceded by Frederick R. M. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Minion 12 May, 1918[8] – 26 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 68a.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 846.
