Died 11 May 1975 Service/branch Royal Navy Commands held HMS Cairo
HMS Revenge Name James Troup | Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Vice-Admiral Battles/wars First World War | |
Vice-Admiral Sir James Andrew Gardiner Troup, KBE, CB (7 March 1883 – 11 May 1975) was a Royal Navy officer.
Naval career
Troup joined the Royal Navy in around 1900. After serving in the First World War and being promoted to captain on 31 December 1922, he was given command of the cruiser HMS Cairo in November 1926 and of the battleship HMS Revenge in June 1930. He went on to be Captain of the School of Maritime Operations in December 1928 and, having been promoted to rear-admiral on 16 January 1935, he became Director of Naval Intelligence in July 1935.
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