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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sybille (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sybille'']]'''<br>Mar, 1917 – 5 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Jermyn Landon|Arthur J. Landon]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sybille (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sybille'']]'''<br>late Mar, 1917 – 5 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Jermyn Landon|Arthur J. Landon]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth Hector Grant|Kenneth H. Grant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Onslaught (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Onslaught'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1919 – 17 Oct, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth Hector Grant|Kenneth H. Grant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Onslaught (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Onslaught'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1919 – 17 Oct, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Clement Richard Dane|Clement R. Dane]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sterling (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sterling'']]'''<br>8 Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 867}} – 15 Jul, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Clement Richard Dane|Clement R. Dane]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sterling (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sterling'']]'''<br>8 Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 867}} – 15 Jul, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''}} | ||
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Captain (retired) Arthur Avison Scott, D.S.O., R.N. (3 December, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend Avison T. Scott was born in Bootle, Lancashire.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.
Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Lively on 18 August, 1910.[1]
Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913.
On 15 March, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Lawford,[2] and was her captain during the Battle of Dover Strait on the night of 26-27 October, 1916.[3]
Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Sybille in June, 1917.[4]
Scott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Sterling on 8 January, 1920.[5]
Scott was retired on 1 January, 1923 and promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 3 December, 1928.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Lindsay R. Venn |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 51 8 May, 1906[6] – 1 Nov, 1906 |
Succeeded by Philip Hordern |
| Preceded by Edward Smyth-Osbourne |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 101 1 Nov, 1906[7] – 5 Mar, 1907 |
Succeeded by Alfred G. Peace |
| Preceded by Charles G. Robinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lively 18 Aug, 1910[8] – 15 Mar, 1914 |
Succeeded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Lawford 15 Mar, 1914[9] – Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Charles M. Blackman |
| Preceded by Charles M. Blackman |
Captain of H.M.S. Sybille late Mar, 1917 – 5 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Arthur J. Landon |
| Preceded by Kenneth H. Grant |
Captain of H.M.S. Onslaught 5 Mar, 1919 – 17 Oct, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Clement R. Dane |
Captain of H.M.S. Sterling 8 Jan, 1920[10] – 15 Jul, 1921 |
Succeeded by Brian C. Gourley |
| Preceded by Edward V. Brooke-Webb as Senior Naval Officer, Torquay |
Royal Naval Officer, Torquay 19 Jun, 1940 – 29 Apr, 1943 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 346.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 867.
