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Rhoderick McGrigor
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| Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor | |
|---|---|
| 1893 – 1959 | |
 Admiral of the Fleet Rank Insignia |
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| Place of birth | South Africa |
| Place of death | York, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | First Sea Lord |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor (April 12, 1893, York - 1959) was a Royal Navy officer and the British First Sea Lord from 1951 to 1955. During his years as professional head of the Royal Navy, he is most remembered as a leading proponent of carrier-based air power.
He spent his childhood in South Africa and then returned to England and entered the Britannica Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in early 1906. He spent almost a year out of college, due to a bronchial infection but eventually graduated in 1910. His first ship was the HMS Dreadnought.
| Military Offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edward Syfret |
Vice Chief of Naval Staff 1945–1947 |
Succeeded by Sir John Edelsten |
| Preceded by The Lord Fraser of North Cape |
First Sea Lord 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by The Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe • Sir Peter Parker • Prince William, Duke of Clarence • Sir George Cockburn • Sir Thomas Hardy • The Hon. George Heneage Dundas • Charles Adam • Sir Charles Adam • Sir William Parker • Sir Charles Adam • James Whitley Deans Dundas • Hyde Parker • The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley • William Fanshawe Martin • The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas • The Hon. Sir Frederick Grey • Sir Sydney Dacres • Sir Alexander Milne • Sir Hastings Yelverton • George Wellesley • Sir Astley Cooper Key • Sir Arthur Acland Hood • Lord John Hay • Sir R. Vesey Hamilton • Sir Anthony Hoskins • Sir Frederick Richards • Lord Walter Kerr • Sir Jackie Fisher • Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson • Sir Francis Bridgeman • Prince Louis of Battenberg • Sir Henry Jackson • Sir John Jellicoe • Sir Rosslyn Wemyss • The Earl Beatty • Sir Charles Madden, Bt • Sir Frederick Field • The Lord Chatfield • Sir Roger Backhouse • Sir Dudley Pound • The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope • Sir John Cunningham • The Lord Fraser of North Cape • Sir Rhoderick McGrigor • The Earl Mountbatten of Burma • Sir Charles Lambe • Sir Caspar John • Sir David Luce • Sir Varyl Begg • Sir Michael Le Fanu • Sir Peter Hill-Norton • Sir Michael Pollock • Sir Edward Ashmore • Sir Terence Lewin • Sir Henry Leach • Sir John Fieldhouse • Sir William Staveley • Sir Julian Oswald • Sir Benjamin Bathurst • Sir Jock Slater • Sir Michael Boyce • Sir Nigel Essenhigh • Sir Alan West • Sir Jonathon Band •