# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-tovey-1st-baron-tovey
# Generated: 2026-08-16T11:06:51.673Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-tovey-1st-baron-tovey"
name: "John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey"
slug: "john-tovey-1st-baron-tovey"
description: "Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey,, sometimes known as Jack Tovey, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he commanded the destroyer HMS Onslow at the Battle of Jutland and then commanded the destroyer Ursa at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. During the Second World War he initially served as Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in which role he commanded the Mediterranean Fleet's Light Forces. He then served as Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet and was responsible for orchestrating the pursuit and destruction of the Bismarck. After that he became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore with responsibility for controlling the east coast convoys and organising minesweeping operations."
tagline: "Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1885-1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tovey-TR_002931.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1885-03-07"
deathDate: "1971-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.5899851264253843
  historical:           14.676896
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump