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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
Somerville was | Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1904.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=tp}} in May 1927, remaining with her until December. | Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1912.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | ||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | |||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1921.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | |||
Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922,but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923. | |||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=tp}} in May 1927, remaining with her until December. He was to command her a second time from September, 1928. | |||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 12 October, 1923.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | |||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 11 September, 1937.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | |||
Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | |||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:41, 21 April 2015
Admiral of the Fleet SIR James Fownes Somerville, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (17 July, 1882 – 19 March, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1904.[1]
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1912.[2]
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[3]
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1921.[4]
Somerville was appointed in command of Benbow on 20 August, 1922,but Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.
He was appointed in command of the battleship H.M.S. Barham in May 1927, remaining with her until December. He was to command her a second time from September, 1928.
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 October, 1923.[5]
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 11 September, 1937.[6]
Somerville was retired as medically unfit on 31 July, 1939.[7]
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1942.[8]
Bibliography
- "Admiral of the Fleet Sir J. Somerville" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 21 March, 1949. Issue 51335, col E, pg. 7.
- Macintyre, Captain Donald (1961). Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O.. London: Evans Brothers Limited.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/47.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by H. Ralph Crooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Benbow 20 Aug, 1922[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by Kenelm E. L. Creighton |
| Preceded by Joseph C. W. Henley |
Captain of H.M.S. Barham May, 1927[9] |
Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe |
| Preceded by Thomas N. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite Dec, 1927[10] |
Succeeded by John W. Carrington |
| Preceded by George R. B. Blount |
Captain of H.M.S. Barham Sep, 1928[11] |
Succeeded by John C. Hamilton |
| Preceded by William J. Whitworth |
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 30 Jun, 1940 – 10 Aug, 1940 |
Succeeded by William J. Whitworth |
Footnotes
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
