Thomas Hope Troubridge

Sir Thomas Hope Troubridge

Rear Admiral Troubridge on his appointment as Fifth Sea Lord
Born (1895-02-01)1 February 1895
Southsea, Hampshire, England
Died 29 September 1949(1949-09-29) (aged 54)
Hawkley, Hampshire, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
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.

A half length portrait shot of Rear Admiral Thomas Hope Troubridge, DSO on board a ship at Alexandria.

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. 1 2 3 Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hope Troubridge Flight International, 6 October 1949
  2. 1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ U-boat.net
  5. ↑ 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
Preceded by
Sir Denis Boyd		 Fifth Sea Lord
1945–1946 		Succeeded by
Sir Philip Vian
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