Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Laurence Field GCB KCMG (18 April 1871–24 October 1945) was a British Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet who served as First Sea Lord from 1930 to 1933. He served during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and was a notable commander of HMS Hood. Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed in historical navies and still exists in several modern-day navies. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Combatants Royal Navy (Grand Fleet) Kaiserliche Marine (High Seas Fleet) Commanders Sir John Jellicoe, Sir David Beatty Reinhard Scheer, Franz von Hipper Strength 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 8 heavy cruisers, 26 light cruisers, 78 destroyers 16 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 6 pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers, 61 torpedo-boats Casualties 6... Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hood after members of the Hood family, which produced several notable Navy officers: HMS Hood (1859) - 91-gun second-rate ship of the line, launched as Edgar. ...

Early Career in the Royal Navy

He was born into a military family and was the second son of Colonel Spencer Field, 6th Royal Warwickshire regiment, and his wife, Catherine who was the daughter of Colonel Charles Darrall. He was born in Killarney, county Kerry, on April 19th, 1871, and he was the fifth child of a family of ten. He was educated privately. A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Kerry may refer to: In American politics: Alexandra Kerry, the elder daughter of 2004 US Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry Cameron Kerry, the younger brother and political confidant of John F. Kerry John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts and the former 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate Kerry Healey, Lieutenant...

He entered the Royal Navy in 1884 as a naval cadet, aboard HMS Britannia. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1893. In the Boxer rebellion in 1900, Field, who was then torpedo lieutenant of the HMS Barfleur. He led a small raiding party, landing at Tientsin/Tianjin and he was given the task of repairing damaged trains. He earned a special mention in dispatches for carrying out strenuous work, under continuous heavy fire. He also recieved the China medal and Relief of Peking clasp. Later during the capture of Tientsin city, he was wounded in the head by a bullet which, although it left a permanent scar, did no fatal damage. In 1902, Field was promoted to Commander, serving onboard HMS Albion until 1904. He was then to HMS Vernon, the principal torpedo school, at Portsmouth. In 1907 he left the Vernon and was given command of the Defiance, the branch torpedo school at Devonport. Five years later, in December 1907, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution): Japan Russia United Kingdom France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Righteous Harmony Society Qing China Commanders Edward Seymour Alfred Graf von Waldersee Ci Xi Strength 20,000 initially 49,000 total Over 100,000 Casualties 230 foreigners, thousands of civilians Unknown The...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: TiānjÄ«n; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), is one of three operating naval bases in the Royal Navy. ... Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...

He was transfered to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1910, as the flag captain to Admiral Jerram onboard HMS Duncan, returning home two years later to be appointed the superintendent of the Royal Navy signal schools. He held this appointment until September 1914, when he returned as commander of HMS Vernon and earned commendation from the Admiralty for the design and production of special wireless signaling apparatus for torpedo ships. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...

First World War

He saw service during the First World War. As flag Captain to Admiral Jerram, he was appointed command of the Battleship H.M.S. King George V at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. He was mentioned in dispatches for ‘the great skill with which he handled the King George V, as leader of the line, under very difficult conditions’^[1]. From November 1916 to April 1918 he took the position of chief of staff to Sir Charles Madden, who was commanding the 1st battle squadron. By the end of the First World War, he had established his reputation as a torpedo expert while in the Vernon and Defiance ^[2] and soon June 1918 he was appointed director of torpedoes and mines at the Admiralty. Over the course of the war, he was again Mentioned in Dispatches and also received a C.B., C.M.G., 2nd Class of Russian Order of St Anne with Swords, Order of Crown of Romania, Legion of Honour and the American DSM. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa. ... The first HMS King George V was a King George V-class of 1911 dreadnought, with a displacement of 23,400 tonnes and an armament of ten 13. ... Combatants Royal Navy (Grand Fleet) Kaiserliche Marine (High Seas Fleet) Commanders Sir John Jellicoe, Sir David Beatty Reinhard Scheer, Franz von Hipper Strength 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 8 heavy cruisers, 26 light cruisers, 78 destroyers 16 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 6 pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers, 61 torpedo-boats Casualties 6... Sir Charles Madden when he was Vice Admiral. ... St Anne or Saint Anne may refer to: People: Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary Places: St. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... As a three-letter acronym or abbreviation DSM or dsm can mean several things: // DSM (company), an international chemicals company based in the Netherlands Dependency Structure Matrix Deputy Stage Manager Design Structure Matrix The IATA airport code for Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, United States and issometimes...

Admiral in the Royal Navy

While director of torpedoes at the Admiralty, he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in February 1919. He soon joined the Board of Admiralty as the Third Sea Lord and controller in March 1920. In 1923, he went to sea again and was given the command of the Royal Navy battle-cruiser squadron with HMS Hood as his flagship. He was given the acting title of Vice Admiral and took the squadron on a 'show the flag' world tour. The squadron consisted of not only the Hood, the largest warship then afloat, but also another battlecruiser, HMS Repulse, together with the light cruisers HMS Delhi, Dauntless, Danae, Dragon, and Dunedin. Field left the Battle Cruiser Squadron and became the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, a post he held until 1928. He was also made a Lord commissioner of the Admiralty. He was promoted to the rank of a full Admiral in April of that year and subsequently served as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... The Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy was the officer responsible for procurement and matériel in the British Royal Navy. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hood after members of the Hood family, which produced several notable Navy officers: HMS Hood (1859) - 91-gun second-rate ship of the line, launched as Edgar. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ...

First Sea Lord

He was reassigned as First Sea Lord of the Admiralty and Chief of Naval Staff in 1930. That same year he was made Admiral of the Fleet and received the GCB. He arrived just after the London naval conference in 1930, headed by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. The conference facilitated a settlement with the United States and agreed to restrict the British cruiser force to a maximum of fifty ships. Although he fulfilled the treaty obligations, he also ordered a fleet review, which in turn led to a new building programme. It was primarily Field's work in the committee of Imperial Defence, that led to the abandonment in 1932, of the ‘ten year rule’. This had been an attempt by the treasury to control defence expenditure, by requesting the Foreign Office declare whether there was any risk of war during that period. The greatest crisis faced by Field at the Admiralty was the pay crisis that soon followed. With the ongoing effects of worldwide depression and budget restrictions, a 25% pay cut was introduced across the fleet and one shilling was taking from every naval man. The sailors of the Atlantic Fleet at Invergordon, left their ships and refused duty. At King George Vs insistence, Admiral Sir J. D. Kelly, who was popular with the fleet, was brought out of retirement to take command of the admiralty, and the cabinet hurriedly reconsidered its budget. The pay cuts were restricted to 10 per cent rather than 25%. During this time of trouble, Field suffered a perforated ulcer. Admiral Field retired as First Sea Lord in 1933 as was given the rank of Admiral of the Fleet The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed in historical navies and still exists in several modern-day navies. ... James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British politician and three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ... Invergordon is a town and port in northern Scotland. ... King George V King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed in historical navies and still exists in several modern-day navies. ...

He was restored to the active list in 1940 and served other functions after his retirement. He was chairman of the committee of the Royal Navy Club (1765 and 1785) for the years 1935–7. Field died on 24 October 1945 from cancer at his home, Escrick Park, Escrick, Yorkshire, and was buried in Escrick.

External Links

• A good biographical article of Field can be found here on the HMS hood website

See also

• Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
• Second Sea Lord
• Third Sea Lord
• Fourth Sea Lord
• Fifth Sea Lord

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