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Sir George Price Webley Hope, (11 October 1869 – 11 July 1959) was a

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officer who went on to become

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during

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Naval career

Hope joined the

. He was promoted to

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on 30 June 1900. In July 1902 he was appointed in command of the light cruiser , which served in the

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. Promoted to

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in 1905, he was given command of in March 1909,Sir George Price Webley Hope
The Dreadnought Project in March 1910, in April 1913, in July 1914 and in October 1914. Hope served in the

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.Vice-Admiral Sir George Webley Hope
The Peerage He was appointed Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief of the

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, as well as Aide-de-Camp to

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, in 1915, Director of the Operations Division at the

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in 1916 and

in 1918. He was present at the signing of the

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on 11 November 1918. After the War, he was promoted to vice-admiral on 26 November 1920, and became Commander of the

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. From 1923 he was President of the

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. He served as Chairman (1925-1951) of the

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and its President (1936-1951).Hugh Murphy & Derek J. Oddy (2010), ''The mirror of the sea; a centenary history of the society for nautical research'', London, Society for Nautical Research, p. 41.

Family

In 1899, he married Arabella Phillippa Sams.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, George 1869 births 1959 deaths Royal Navy admirals of World War I Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Lords of the Admiralty