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Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1926.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>
Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1926.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>
In 1935, Phillips was sent out on loan to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] for two years.
In September, 1939, he was made a {{Com2RNR}} to serve as a Commodore of Convoys.
In 1941, he incurred Their Lordships' displeasure, somehow, in the loss of S.S. ''Behar''.  He returned to the Retired List in July, 1945.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:59, 18 September 2016

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]

In 1935, Phillips was sent out on loan to the Royal Australian Navy for two years.

In September, 1939, he was made a Commodore, Second Class R.N.R. to serve as a Commodore of Convoys.

In 1941, he incurred Their Lordships' displeasure, somehow, in the loss of S.S. Behar. He returned to the Retired List in July, 1945.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry P. Hughes 		Captain of H.M.S. A 7
28 Feb, 1913[12] – Nov, 1913[13] 		Succeeded by
Gilbert M. Welman
Preceded by
Cornelius O. Regnart 		Captain of H.M.S. C 7
Nov, 1913[14] – 20 Feb, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
George F. Bradshaw
Preceded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins 		Captain of H.M.S. B 6
20 Feb, 1914[16][17] – 7 Nov, 1914[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. E 52
1 Dec, 1916[19] – 3 Jun, 1918[20] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. L 12
3 Jun, 1918[21] – 1 Feb, 1919[22] 		Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. L 24
17 Nov, 1919[23] – Dec, 1920[24] 		Succeeded by
Anthony B. Lockhart
Preceded by
Charles de Burgh 		Captain of H.M.S. Adamant
30 Apr, 1923[25][26] – 29 Jan, 1925[27] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. X1
Dec, 1925[28][29] – 29 Jul, 1927[30] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell 		Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise
29 Aug, 1930[31] – 15 Aug, 1932[32] 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. Darke
Preceded by
Ronald W. Blacklock 		Captain of H.M.S. Stuart
15 Nov, 1932[33] – 12 Dec, 1934[34] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ronald W. Blacklock 		Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla
15 Nov, 1932[35] – 12 Dec, 1934[36] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by
Edward B. Cloete 		Captain of H.M.S. Mackay
Apr, 1933[37] – Dec, 1934[38] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. 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. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  10. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  11. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  12. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  13. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  14. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  15. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  16. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 299.
  18. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  19. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  20. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  21. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  22. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  23. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  24. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  25. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 214.
  27. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  28. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 214.
  30. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  31. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  32. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  33. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  34. ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
  35. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  36. ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
  37. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  38. ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.


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