Thomas Calvert (Royal Navy officer)


Thomas Calvert

Calvert in 1935
Born
Thomas Frederick Parker Calvert

1883 (1883)
Died1938 (aged 54–55)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch
Royal Navy
Rank
Rear-Admiral
CommandsHMS Frobisher
HMS Renown
2nd Cruiser Squadron
Conflicts
World War I

Thomas Frederick Parker Calvert (1883–1938) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First World War.

Calvert commanded the heavy cruiser Frobisher in 1926–1928 and then the battlecruiser Renown in 1932–1933. He was in command of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron from 1936 until his death in 1938.[1]

Citations

  1. ↑ Halpern, p. 403

Bibliography

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