George Hope (Royal Navy officer)
Sir George Hope | |
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
KCMG (11 October 1869 – 11 July 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to become Deputy First Sea Lord during World War I
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Armistice with Germany. Rear-Admiral Hope is seen with fellow Royal Navy officers Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss and Captain Jack Marriott
.Hope joined the Royal Navy. He was promoted to commander on 30 June 1900. In July 1902 he was appointed in command of the light cruiser HMS Pioneer, which served in the Mediterranean Fleet.[1]
Promoted to captain in 1905,[2] he was given command of HMS Magnificent in March 1909,[3] HMS Bulwark in March 1910,[3] HMS Superb in April 1913,[3] HMS King Alfred in July 1914[3] and HMS Queen Elizabeth in October 1914.[3]
Hope served in the
Admiralty in 1916 and Deputy First Sea Lord in 1918.[4]
He was present at the signing of the
vice-admiral on 26 November 1920,[5] and became Commander of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron. From 1923 he was President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.[4] He served as Chairman (1925-1951) of the Society for Nautical Research and its President (1936-1951).[6]
Family
In 1899, he married Arabella Phillippa Sams.[4]
References
- ^ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. No. 36814. London. 8 July 1902. col e, p. 11.
- ^ Sir George Price Webley Hope Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
- ^ a b c d e Sir George Price Webley Hope The Dreadnought Project
- ^ a b c d Vice-Admiral Sir George Webley Hope The Peerage
- ^ "No. 32166". The London Gazette. 17 December 1920. p. 12399.
- ISBN 978-0-902387-01-0
External links
- The Dreadnought Project: George Hope