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{{ViceRN}} '''Horace Walker Longden''', C.M.G. ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Horace Walker Longden''', C.M.G., R.N. (12 January, 1877 – 4 January, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Longden was born in George Town, Demerara and named his mother, Lady Longden, as his guardian upon joining the Navy.  He gained twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July, 1892. 


He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Leander|f=t}} on 24 July 1897.<ref>Longden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/246.|}} f. 246.</ref>


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Longden was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1898.  He remained in ''Leander'' in lieu of a sub-Lieutenant until being appointed to {{UK-Imperieuse}} on 27 June, 1899.  This lasted only briefly before he was sent to the {{UK-1Scout|f=t}} in the Mediterranean.<ref>Longden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/246.|}} f. 246.</ref>
As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the {{UK-Leander|f=t}} on 24 July 1897.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Leander_(1882) Wikipedia], citing ''The Navy List'' of 1898.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916.
Longden was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1910.


He was appointed command of the {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} on 1 April, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919). p. 923.</ref>
Longden would spend the war in shore-based appointments and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916. He would be Assistant Director of the Trade Division from April 1916 to May, 1918.


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} in May 1925.{{MackieRNW}}
Longden was appointed command of the {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} on 1 April, 1919.{{NLAug19|p. 923}}


==See Also==
Longden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} in May 1925.
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Longden was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 August, 1927 and was placed on the Retired List the next day.  He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} (retired) on 1 July, 1932.<ref>Longden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/246.|}} f. 246.</ref>


==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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Longden offered his services in 1939, but wound up serving with the Home Guard from 1940.
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==Service Records==
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral (retired) Horace Walker Longden, C.M.G., R.N. (12 January, 1877 – 4 January, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Longden was born in George Town, Demerara and named his mother, Lady Longden, as his guardian upon joining the Navy. He gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia in July, 1892.

As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Leander on 24 July 1897.[1]

Longden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898. He remained in Leander in lieu of a sub-Lieutenant until being appointed to Imperieuse on 27 June, 1899. This lasted only briefly before he was sent to the torpedo cruiser Scout in the Mediterranean.[2]

Longden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1910.

Longden would spend the war in shore-based appointments and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916. He would be Assistant Director of the Trade Division from April 1916 to May, 1918.

Longden was appointed command of the battleship Valiant on 1 April, 1919.[3]

Longden was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in May 1925.

Longden was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1927 and was placed on the Retired List the next day. He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 1 July, 1932.[4]

World War II

Longden offered his services in 1939, but wound up serving with the Home Guard from 1940.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Zephyr
16 Jul, 1901[5] 		Succeeded by
Henry W. Osburn
Preceded by
? 		Assistant Director of the Trade Division
28 Apr, 1916[6] – 14 May, 1918[7] 		Succeeded by
Charles T. Hardy
Preceded by
Edgar R. Morant 		Captain of H.M.S. Angora
30 May, 1918[8][9] – 1 Apr, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
George M. Hill
Preceded by
Henry T. Buller 		Captain of H.M.S. Valiant
1 Apr, 1919[11][12] – 8 Apr, 1921[13] 		Succeeded by
Cecil M. Staveley
Preceded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Fisgard
1 May, 1923[14] – 1 May, 1925 		Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by
Thomas J. S. Lyne 		Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments
1 May, 1923[15] – 1 May, 1925 		Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by
Arthur K. Betty 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
1 May, 1925 – 1 Nov, 1925 		Succeeded by
Gordon Campbell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  2. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 923.
  4. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  5. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  6. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  7. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  8. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 987.
  10. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  11. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 923.
  13. ↑ Longden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/246. f. 246.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.

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