Arthur Pridham

Arthur Pridham (1886 – 1975) was a Royal Navy officer.

Arthur Pridham
Birth nameArthur Francis Pridham
Born1886
Died1975
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Calliope
HMS Curlew
HMS Excellent
HMS Hood
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

He commanded several light cruisers during the late 1920s before commanding the gunnery school at HMS Excellent in 1933–1936 and then the battlecruiser Hood from 1936 to 1938. Pridham served as the President of the Ordnance Board in 1942–1945.[1]

Citations

  1. Halpern, p. 426

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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