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Rhoderick McGrigor

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Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1893-1959)

United KingdomLived 1893 to 1959 · aged 66
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor, was a senior Royal Navy officer. He fought in the First World War and saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and then the Battle of Jutland.

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The battlecruiser HMS Renown, in which McGrigor took part in the sinking of the BismarckThe battlecruiser HMS Renown, in which McGrigor took part in the sinking of the BismarckMcGrigor being piped on board the cruiser HMS Liverpool at Valletta, Malta, in 1952McGrigor being piped on board the cruiser HMS Liverpool at Valletta, Malta, in 1952

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor, was a senior Royal Navy officer. He fought in the First World War and saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and then the Battle of Jutland. He also served in the Second World War, taking part in the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941, carrying out the office of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Weapons) and commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron during operations off the Norwegian coast and convoys to North Russia. Furthermore, he served as First Sea Lord in the early 1950s and is most remembered as a leading proponent of carrier-based air power.

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United Kingdom
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1959 · aged 66
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