Henry Pridham-Wippell
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Admiral Sir Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell, was a Royal Navy officer who served in the First and Second World Wars.
Admiral Pridham-Wippell at his desk in Dover in 1943
Memorial in Exeter Cathedral
HMS Barham (04)
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HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Completed in 1915, she was often used as a flagship and participated in the Battle of Jutl
Henry Pridham-Wippell
…Otranto in 1940 and was knighted for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean in March 1941. He survived the sinking of the battleship HMS Barham in November 1941. In 1942, he became Commander-in-Chief, Dover. After the war, Pridham-Wippell was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He retired…
Barham underway at low speed, mid-1930s
Aerial view of Barham in Scapa Flow, 1917
Barham leading Malaya and the aircraft carrier Argus in the late-1920s
Barham in the Mediterranean