Sir William Whitworth | |
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Vice-Admiral Whitworth, the Second Sea Lord, coming ashore after inspecting HMS VANESSA at the port of Liverpool | |
Born | June 29, 1884 |
Died | October 25, 1973 | (aged 89)
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1899 - 1946 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Stuart HMS Rodney HMS Warspite Rosyth |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir William Jock Whitworth KCB DSO (29 June 1884 – 25 October 1973) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
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Whitworth joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1899.[1] He served in World War I and then became Commanding Officer at the Physical and Recreational Training School in Portsmouth in 1926.[1] He was given command of HMS Stuart and the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1928.[1]
In 1933 he was appointed Captain of the Fleet to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and in 1936 he took command of the battleship HMS Rodney.[1] He was made Naval Secretary in 1937.[1]
He served in World War II and commanded the Battle Cruiser Squadron in 1939.[1] He became heavily involved in the Norwegian Campaign[2] and in 1940, with his flag flying in the battleship HMS Warspite, he led the Royal Navy to victory at the second Battle of Narvik off Norway.[1] In Sumer 1940 he returned to the Battle Cruiser Squadron.[2] He was made Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1941 and Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth in 1944.[1] He retired in 1946.[1]
Family[]
In 1910 he married Marguerite MacLean.[2]
References[]
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