Difference between revisions of "Ivan Walter Whitehorn"
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Langham|Guy Langham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Albury (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Albury'']]'''<br>1 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 215}} – 1 May, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Langham|Guy Langham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Albury (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Albury'']]'''<br>1 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 215}} – 1 May, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger Leigh Wiles|Roger L. Wiles]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cormorant (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cormorant'']]'''<br>6 Jul, 1934 – 1936|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Aylmer Garnons-Williams|Gerald A. Garnons-Williams]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger Leigh Wiles|Roger L. Wiles]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cormorant (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cormorant'']]'''<br>6 Jul, 1934 – 1936|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Aylmer Garnons-Williams|Gerald A. Garnons-Williams]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Broughton Clay Swayne|Charles B. C. Swayne]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Terror (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Terror'']]'''<br>Nov, 1936 – 6 Sep, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry John Haynes|Henry J. Haynes]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Broughton Clay Swayne|Charles B. C. Swayne]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Terror (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Terror'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 279}} – 6 Sep, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry John Haynes|Henry J. Haynes]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Warren Hore|Reginald W. Hore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Delhi (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Delhi'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1939 – 24 Aug, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|Louis H. K. Hamilton]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Warren Hore|Reginald W. Hore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Delhi (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Delhi'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1939 – 24 Aug, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|Louis H. K. Hamilton]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Basil Fanshawe|Aubrey B. Fanshawe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erebus (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erebus'']]'''<br>24 Aug, 1939 – 12 Oct, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Basil Fanshawe|Aubrey B. Fanshawe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erebus (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erebus'']]'''<br>24 Aug, 1939 – 12 Oct, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
Revision as of 20:11, 17 July 2018
Captain (retired) Ivan Walter Whitehorn, R.N. (22 May, 1892 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of W. E. Whitehorn, Esq., merchant.
Whitehorn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1915.
Whitehorn was appointed in command of the destroyer Mosquito on 23 September, 1918.[1]
Whitehorn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1923.
Whitehorn was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1925. He was lent to the Royal Australian Navy on 6 April, 1926, his first appointment being to the light cruiser Melbourne.
In November, 1936, he was appointed in command of the monitor Terror and remained with her until October, 1938.
On 10 November, 1939, he was granted the acting rank of Captain.
Whitehorn was appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Aurania from 12 October, 1939 to 18 March, 1942.
Whitehorn was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 22 May, 1942.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Maurice A. Brind |
Captain of H.M.S. Mosquito 23 Sep, 1918[2] – 14 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Roland A. Clark |
Captain of H.M.S. Woodlark 14 Jan, 1921 – 25 Jan, 1923 |
Succeeded by Colin R. St. G. Tucker |
Preceded by Aubrey C. Thursfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 12 Dec, 1923[3] – Aug, 1925 |
Succeeded by Salisbury H. Simpson |
Preceded by Guy Langham |
Captain of H.M.S. Albury 1 May, 1931[4] – 1 May, 1933 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Roger L. Wiles |
Captain of H.M.S. Cormorant 6 Jul, 1934 – 1936 |
Succeeded by Gerald A. Garnons-Williams |
Preceded by Charles B. C. Swayne |
Captain of H.M.S. Terror 6 Nov, 1936[5] – 6 Sep, 1938 |
Succeeded by Henry J. Haynes |
Preceded by Reginald W. Hore |
Captain of H.M.S. Delhi 4 Jul, 1939 – 24 Aug, 1939 |
Succeeded by Louis H. K. Hamilton |
Preceded by Aubrey B. Fanshawe |
Captain of H.M.S. Erebus 24 Aug, 1939 – 12 Oct, 1939 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes