John McClintock | |
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| Birth name | John William Leopold McClintock |
| Born | (1874-07-26)26 July 1874 |
| Died | 23 March 1929(1929-03-23) (aged 54) |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1887–1929 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | |
| Wars | World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Vice-AdmiralJohn William Leopold McClintockCB DSO (26 July 1874 – 23 March 1929) was aRoyal Navy officer who became President of theRoyal Naval College, Greenwich.
Born the son of Admiral SirFrancis Leopold McClintock, McClintock joined theRoyal Navy in 1887. He held the rank of lieutenant when in June 1902 he was posted to serve as 1st and gunnery lieutenant on the protected cruiserHMS Andromeda, flag ship of theCruiser division of theMediterranean Fleet.[1] After six months he was on 31 December 1902 posted as 1st and gunnery lieutenant on the battleshipHMSJupiter, serving in the Channel Fleet.[2]
He served inWorld War I, during which he commanded the battleshipHMS Lord Nelson at theGallipoli landings and, then from July 1916, commanded the battleshipHMS Dreadnought followed by, from December 1916, the battleshipHMS King George V.[3] He became Commodore at the Royal Navy Barracks at Portsmouth in 1920, Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo at theAdmiralty in 1919 andDirector of the Mobilisation Department at the Admiralty in 1923.[3] He went on to be Commander of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron in 1924 and President of theRoyal Naval College, Greenwich early in 1929 before his death a few months later.[4]
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| Preceded by | President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1929 | Succeeded by |