Arthur Pridham

Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Francis Pridham, KBE, CB (3 June 1886 – 27 January 1975) was a Royal Navy officer.

Born

Arthur Francis Pridham

3 June 1886

Died27 January 1975(1975-01-27) (aged 88)

Allegiance United Kingdom

Branch Royal Navy

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Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Pridham KBE CB
Born	Arthur Francis Pridham 3 June 1886
Died	27 January 1975(1975-01-27) (aged 88)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMS Calliope HMS Curlew HMS Excellent HMS Hood
Conflicts	World War I World War II

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Pridham joined the Royal Navy and was in January 1903 posted as naval cadet to the battleship HMS Jupiter, serving in the Channel Fleet.^[1] He remained in her until she paid off on 31 January, 1905. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 1 October 1908.

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.^[2]