Richard Anthony Aston Plowden
Rear-Admiral Richard Anthony Aston Plowden, D.S.O., R.N. (24 May, 1881 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His career would be highlighted by command of destroyers.
Life & Career
Plowden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Plowden's early work in destroyer command started after a typical sequence of early appointments in large ships, ending with a year in Cornwallis which ended on 23 March 1907 when he was appointed in command of the "C" Class destroyer Bat. Six successive destroyer commands were broken, finally, by an appointment in the battleship Superb on 12 February, 1911.
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911, Plowden continued his battleship appointment until 20 December, 1912 when he received an appointment in command of the Acorn Class destroyer Sheldrake, which was part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. This appointment would persist into the war.[2]
Great War
Plowden was re-appointed in Sheldrake upon his promotion to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915. He was superseded in her in July, and took command of the "M" Class destroyer Mandate for three months.[3]
Plowden commanded the destroyer leader Hardy when she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
Post-War
On 28 December, 1918, Plowden was appointed in command of the destroyer Musketeer.[5]
He was appointed in command of the submarine Satyr on 1 October, 1919.[6]
Plowden was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921.[7]
Plowden was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in January, 1931.
Plowden was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September, 1933.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ Plowden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/64. f. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 907.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 808.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 808.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 808.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 847.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 219.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from predecessor being discharged. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.