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Thomas Calvert (Royal Navy officer)

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Royal Navy officer

For other uses, see Thomas Calvert (disambiguation).
Thomas Calvert
Birth nameThomas Frederick Parker Calvert
Born1883
Died1938
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankRear-Admiral
CommandsHMS Frobisher
HMS Renown
2nd Cruiser Squadron
Battles / warsWorld 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.

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.
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