| 词条 | William Whitworth |
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| name = Sir William Whitworth | image =The Royal Navy during the Second World War A10233.jpg | caption =Vice-Admiral Whitworth, the Second Sea Lord, coming ashore after inspecting HMS Vanessa at the port of Liverpool | birth_date = 29 June 1884 | death_date = {{death-date and age|25 October 1973|29 June 1884}} | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = 1899–1946 | rank = Admiral | unit = | commands = HMS Stuart HMS Rodney HMS Warspite Rosyth | battles = World War I World War II | awards = Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order | relations = }} 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. Naval careerWhitworth 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 Summer 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] FamilyIn 1910 he married Marguerite MacLean.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives 2. ^1 2 Biography of Admiral Sir William Jock Whitworth HMS Hood Association External links
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