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Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922,{{CN}} but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.{{MackieRNW}} | Somerville was appointed in command of {{UK-Benbow}} on 20 August, 1922,{{CN}} but [[Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton]] was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=tp}} in | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=tp}} in May 1927, remaining with her until December.{{MackieRNW}} He was to command her a second time from September, 1928.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 17 October 2012
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was appointed in command of Benbow on 20 August, 1922,[Citation needed] but Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton was superseded him as a temporary captain in November, 1923.[1]
He was appointed in command of the battleship H.M.S. Barham in May 1927, remaining with her until December.[2] He was to command her a second time from September, 1928.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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.
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