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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Peters was appointed in command of the [[H.M.S. Southampton (1936)|''Southampton'']] on 2 November, 1936 to take her through her trials.  He was soon thereafter re-appointed as Flag Captain in her, staying there until at least 1937 and possibly 1939.
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Peters was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1922.
 
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Peters was appointed in command of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}} in December, 1932.
 
Peters was appointed in command of the new light cruiser [[H.M.S. Southampton (1936)|''Southampton'']] on 2 November, 1936 to take her through her trials.  He was soon thereafter re-appointed as Flag Captain in her, staying there until at least 1937 and possibly 1939.
 
==World War II==


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Rear-Admiral SIR Arthur Malcolm Peters, K.C.B., D.S.C. (1 June, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Peters was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1910. Peters was appointed in command of Dove and then Bullfinch in 1912. While in command of the latter in December 1912, he was found to be solely at fault for a collision with the ketch Fingal. He applied for and obtained his signal certificate in 1912.

After seven months as signal officer in the third class protected cruiser Bellona, Peters was appointed to the light cruiser H.M.S. Southampton as signal officer.

Notably, Peters functioned at the Battle of Jutland in this same cruiser. Her crucial role in maintaining and reporting contact with the Germans placed him in a vital role, and he was commanded for his work by Admiral Beatty.

Peters was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1918.

Peters was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.

Peters was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.

Peters was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in December, 1932.

Peters was appointed in command of the new light cruiser Southampton on 2 November, 1936 to take her through her trials. He was soon thereafter re-appointed as Flag Captain in her, staying there until at least 1937 and possibly 1939.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Fleet Signal Officer, Atlantic Fleet
8 Apr, 1919[1] – 1 Sep, 1921 		Succeeded by
Roden H. V. Buxton
Preceded by
Charles E. S. Farrant 		Captain of H.M.S. Delphinium
4 Dec, 1930[2] – 1 Dec, 1931 		Succeeded by
Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell
Preceded by
Leslie H. Ashmore 		Captain of H.M.S. Cyclamen
1 Dec, 1931 – 1 Feb, 1932 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Maitland W. S. Boucher 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
5 Dec, 1932[3] – 1933 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robert L. Burnett 		Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
1933 – 13 Apr, 1934 		Succeeded by
Irving M. Palmer
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Southampton
2 Nov, 1936[4] – Jan, 1939[5] 		Succeeded by
Francis W. H. Jeans
Preceded by
Edward B. C. Dicken 		Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong
Apr, 1939[6] – Nov, 1940[7] 		Succeeded by
Alfred C. Collinson
Preceded by
Edward N. Syfret 		Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1941 – 1942 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
Preceded by
Henry B. Rawlings 		Flag Officer, West Africa
Nov, 1943[8] – 1945[9] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 847-9.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 231.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 276.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.


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