biography
| name: |
Tovey, John Cronyn Tovey, Baron
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pronunciation:
[tohvee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1885–1971)
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| biography:
| British naval commander. He distinguished himself as a destroyer captain in World War 1, notably at the Battle of Jutland (1916). As commander-in-chief of the Home Fleet (1941–3), he was responsible for the operations leading to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. He became Admiral of the Fleet in 1943. |
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