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Revision as of 16:05, 19 December 2016
Sydney Hopkins ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen on 10 August, 1912.[1]
On 14 April, 1913, Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Sparrowhawk.[2] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, when she was sunk in night fighting as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla after colliding with flotilla leader H.M.S. Broke.[3] Hopkins survived and wrote her official report on the battle.
Hopkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Somme on 2 October, 1918.[4]
He was appointed in command of the second destroyer Sparrowhawk on 1 February, 1920.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 30 1 May, 1910 – 13 Sep, 1911 |
Succeeded by Alexander L. Fletcher |
| Preceded by Claude Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Boyne Jun, 1912 – Jul, 1912 |
Succeeded by Harry MacL. Fraser |
| Preceded by Frank Powell |
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen 10 Aug, 1912[6] – 14 Apr, 1913 |
Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 14 Apr, 1913[7] – 1 Jun, 1916 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Medina 13 Jun, 1916[8] – 1918[Inference] |
Succeeded by Hugh S. Egerton |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Somme 2 Oct, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by John B. Spurgin |
| Preceded by Gerald H. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 1 Feb, 1920[10] – Apr, 1922 |
Succeeded by Richard M. Welby |
| Preceded by Robert R. Stewart |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign ? – 28 Apr, 1944 |
Succeeded by Allan T. G. C. Peachey |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 38aa.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 909.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 381a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 909.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
