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Revision as of 14:17, 13 May 2014
Sydney Hopkins ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen on 10 August, 1912.[1]
On 14 April, 1913, Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Sparrowhawk.[2] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, when she was sunk in night fighting as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla after colliding with flotilla leader H.M.S. Broke.[3] Hopkins survived and wrote her official report on the battle.
Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Somme on 2 October, 1918.[4]
He was appointed in command of the second destroyer Sparrowhawk on 1 February, 1920.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen 10 Aug, 1912 – ? |
Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 14 Apr, 1913 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Somme 2 Oct, 1918 – ? |
Succeeded by John B. Spurgin |
| Preceded by Gerald H. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 1 Feb, 1920 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
