Arthur Pridham
Arthur Pridham (1886 – 1975) was a Royal Navy officer.
Arthur Pridham | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Arthur Francis Pridham |
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1975 |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Calliope HMS Curlew HMS Excellent HMS Hood |
| Battles/wars | World 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
- 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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