Thomas Hope Troubridge
Sir Thomas Hope Troubridge | |
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![]() Rear Admiral Troubridge on his appointment as Fifth Sea Lord | |
Born |
Southsea, Hampshire, England | 1 February 1895
Died |
29 September 1949 54) Hawkley, Hampshire, England | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1908–1948 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Furious HMS Nelson HMS Indomitable |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Distinguished Service Medal (US) Legion of Honour (France) |
Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hope Troubridge KCB DSO & Bar (1 February 1895 – 29 September 1949) was a Royal navy officer who went on to become Fifth Sea Lord.
Naval career
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Born the son of Admiral Sir Ernest Troubridge, Troubridge joined the Royal Navy in 1908.[1] He served in World War I and in 1936 became Naval Attaché in Berlin.[2] He also served in World War II initially as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious[1] carrying much needed sugar back to Britain in July 1940 and then making a number of air strikes on shipping in Norwegian waters and on the seaplane base at Tromsø through October 1940.[3] He was given command of the battleship HMS Nelson in June 1941 and then the aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable in January 1942.[4] In 1943 he was appointed Rear Admiral Combined Operations and Flag Officer Commanding Overseas Assault Forces[1] and in June 1944 he led the Invasion and Capture of Elba.[5]
After the war he was appointed Fifth Sea Lord and then, from 1946, Flag Officer, Air (Home).[2] His last appointment was as Flag Officer and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet in 1948.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hope Troubridge Flight International, 6 October 1949
- 1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Jenkins, C. A., Commander (1972). HMS Furious/Aircraft Carrier 1917–1948: Part II: 1925–1948. Warship Profile. 24. Windsor, Berkshire: Profile Publications. OCLC 10154565. p. 283
- ↑ U-boat.net
- ↑ Tomblin, Barbara (2004). With Utmost Spirit: Allied Naval Operations in the Mediterranean, 1942—1945. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2338-0. p. 379-382
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Denis Boyd |
Fifth Sea Lord 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Sir Philip Vian |