Murray Pipon

Murray Pipon (1882 – 1971) was a Royal Navy officer who served in World War I and, after being recalled to active duty in 1940, World War II.

Murray Pipon
Born1882
Died1971
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Royal Sovereign
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

After World War I, he served as naval attaché in Paris, France, chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth and commanded the battleship Royal Sovereign in 1930–1932. His last appointment before retiring in 1936 was as Rear-Admiral-in-Command and Admiral-superintendent, HM Dockyard, Gibraltar.[1]

Citations

  1. Halpern, p. 82

Bibliography

  • Halpern, Paul G., ed. (2016). The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930–1939. Publications of the Navy Records Society. 163. London: Routledge for the Navy Records Society. ISBN 978-1-4724-7597-8.
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