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Rear-Admiral Philip Esmonde Phillips, C.B., D.S.O., (16 June, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1909.[1]

Phillips was appointed in command of the submarine A 7 on 10 May, 1912.[2]

He was appointed in command of the submarine B 6 on 20 February, 1914.[3]

Great War

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1917.[4]

On the night of 31 October to 1 November, 1917, Phillips was in command of the submarine E 52 when she sank the UC 63 north of the Dover Net Barrage in a surfaced night attack.[5] He was awarded the D.S.O. for this, gazetted 19 December, 1917.[6]

Phillips was in command of the submarine L 12 on 16 October, 1918 when she sank UB 90.[7] He was awarded a bar to his D.S.O. for this, gazetted 29 November, 1918.[8] On 12 November, he was appointed to Lucia for submarines.

Post-War

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 December, 1921.[9]

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry P. Hughes 		Captain of H.M.S. A 7
10 May, 1912[11] 		Succeeded by
Gilbert M. Welman
Preceded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins 		Captain of H.M.S. B 6
20 Feb, 1914[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. E 52
before 1 Nov, 1917[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. L 12
before 16 Oct, 1918[14] 		Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. L 24
before Jun, 1920[15] 		Succeeded by
Anthony B. Lockhart
Preceded by
Charles de Burgh 		Captain of H.M.S. Adamant
30 Apr, 1923[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell 		Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise
Aug, 1930[17] – 8 Jul, 1932[18] 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. Darke
Preceded by
Colin Cantlie 		Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla
? – 12 Dec, 1934[19] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Phillips Service Record. {TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 299.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 149.
  5. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 6.
  6. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  7. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  8. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  9. ↑ Phillips Service Record. {TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.
  10. ↑ Phillips Service Record. {TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 299.
  13. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 6.
  14. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 214.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Superseded that day. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  19. ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.


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