Percy Scott
British admiral, engineer and nobleman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Admiral Sir Percy Moreton Scott, 1st Baronet, KCB, KCVO (10 July 1853 – 18 October 1924) was a British Royal Navy officer and a pioneer in modern naval gunnery. During his career he proved to be an engineer and problem solver of some considerable foresight, ingenuity and tenacity. He did not, however, endear himself to the Navy establishment for his regular outspoken criticism of the Navy's conservatism and resistance to change and this undoubtedly slowed the acceptance of his most important ideas, notably the introduction of directed firing. In spite of this, his vision proved correct most of the time and he rose to the rank of admiral and amongst other honours was made baronet, a hereditary title.
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Sir Percy Moreton Scott | |
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Born | 10 July 1853 Canonbury, Middlesex |
Died | 18 October 1924(1924-10-18) (aged 71) 52, South Audley St, London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1866–1913 1914–1916[1] |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Scylla, 1896–1899 HMS Terrible, 1899–1902 HMS Excellent, 1903–1905 1st Cruiser Squadron, 1907–1909 London Air Defence Area, 1915–1916 |
Battles/wars | Third Ashanti War, 1873–1874 Egyptian War, 1882 South African War, 1899–1900 China War, 1900 World War I, 1914–1918 |
Awards | 1st Baronet of Witley in the County of Surrey (1913)[2] Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1910)[3] Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1906)[4] Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1902)[5] Order of the Medjidieh of the Third Class (Turkey) (1890)[6] |