Cecil Ponsonby Talbot

Vice-Admiral Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, D.S.O., Royal Navy (31 August, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lieutenant Talbot was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 27 March, 1912.^[1]

Talbot was appointed in command of the submarine E 6 on 19 March, 1913.^[2]

On 17 October, 1913, his appointment to E 6 was renewed and he was also appointed in command of her sister submarine, E 16.^[3]

He was in command of E 16 on 15 September, 1915 when she torpedoed U 45 at 59deg 10' N, 5deg 9' E..^[4]

Commander Talbot was appointed in command of the depot ship Ambrose on 19 September, 1918, and placed in command of Ambrose's Flotilla.^[5]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Robert H. T. Raikes	Captain of H.M.S. C 14 27 Mar, 1912^[6]	Succeeded by Claud L. Y. Dering
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. E 6 19 Mar, 1913^[7]	Succeeded by Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. E 16 17 Oct, 1913^[8]	Succeeded by Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar
Preceded by Cecil P. Talbot	Captain of H.M.S. E 6 17 Oct, 1913^[9]	Succeeded by William J. Foster
Preceded by Nicholas E. Archdale	Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose 19 Sep, 1918^[10]	Succeeded by Robert R. Turner
Preceded by Martin E. Nasmith	Commander (S), Ambrose's Flotilla 19 Sep, 1918^[11]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith	Captain of H.M.S. Lucia 30 Oct, 1920^[12]	Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke
Preceded by Frederick A. Sommerville	Captain (S), Eleventh Submarine Flotilla 30 Oct, 1920^[13]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by The Hon. Arthur Stopford	Captain of H.M.S. Hermes Jul, 1925^[14] – 1927^[15]	Succeeded by Ralph Eliot
Preceded by Harold O. Reinold	Director of Naval Equipment ? – 10 Dec, 1936^[16]	Succeeded by St. Aubyn B. Wake
Preceded by Albert P. Addison	Director of Dockyards and Repair 1 May, 1937^[17]	Succeeded by ?

↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 317.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). pp. 352-3.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 317.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). pp. 352-3.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 803.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 803.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
↑ Superseded his predecessor that day. Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 221.