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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor GCB (12 April 1893 – 3 December 1959) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He fought in the First World War and saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and then the Battle of Jutland. He also served in the Second World War, taking part in the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941, carrying out the office of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Weapons) and commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron during operations off the Norwegian coast and convoys to North Russia. Furthermore, he served as First Sea Lord in the early 1950s and is most remembered as a leading proponent of carrier-based air power.

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  • Rhoderick McGrigor (cs)
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  • Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor (12. dubna 1893 York, Anglie – 3. prosince 1959 , Skotsko) byl britský admirál. V královském námořnictvu sloužil od roku 1910, vyznamenal se v první světové válce, v meziválečném období působil jako námořní důstojník i pedagog v různých destinacích. Za druhé světové války vynikl v Itálii a severní Evropě. Kariéru završil ve funkci prvního námořního lorda (1951–1955), v roce 1951 také dosáhl nejvyšší možné hodnosti velkoadmirála. (cs)
  • Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor, GCB, DSO (* 12. April 1893 in York; † 3. Dezember 1959 in , Aberdeenshire, Schottland) war ein britischer Seeoffizier der Royal Navy, der zuletzt als Flottenadmiral (Admiral of the Fleet) zwischen 1951 und 1955 Erster Seelord (First Sea Lord) war. (de)
  • Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor GCB (12 April 1893 – 3 December 1959) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He fought in the First World War and saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and then the Battle of Jutland. He also served in the Second World War, taking part in the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941, carrying out the office of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Weapons) and commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron during operations off the Norwegian coast and convoys to North Russia. Furthermore, he served as First Sea Lord in the early 1950s and is most remembered as a leading proponent of carrier-based air power. (en)
  • Rhoderick Robert McGrigor(York, 12 april 1893 – , 3 december 1959) was een Britse officier bij de Royal Navy en was van 1951 tot 1955 First Sea Lord. (nl)
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  • Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor (en)
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  • Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor (en)
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  • Tarland, Scotland (en)
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  • York, England (en)
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