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'''Eric John Shelley''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Eric John Shelley''', R.N. (1 August, 1888 – 24 November, 1952) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Shelley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1924.
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Revision as of 09:35, 2 November 2017

Captain (retired) Eric John Shelley, R.N. (1 August, 1888 – 24 November, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1910.

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.

Shelley was appointed in command of the destroyer Tasmania on 16 January, 1919.[1]

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.

Shelley was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 1 August, 1934.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William D. Irvin
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
3 May, 1915[2] – 1 Sep, 1916[3]
Succeeded by
Austen G. Lilley
Preceded by
David B. Nicol
Captain of H.M.S. Garland
30 Aug, 1916[4] – 5 Nov, 1917
Succeeded by
Edward S. F. Fegen
Preceded by
Raymond J. Harris-St. John
Captain of H.M.S. Penn
Dec, 1917[5] – 9 Jan, 1919[6][7]
Succeeded by
George O. Hewett
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Tasmania
16 Jan, 1919[8]
Succeeded by
Harold O. Joyce
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
24 Apr, 1931[9] – 8 Aug, 1931[10]
Succeeded by
Herbert M. Hughes

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  3. Ship Log at naval-history.net.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393z.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 867.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 867.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 218.
  10. Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.