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:''For the drummer with the same name see Peter Phipps (drummer)'' Vice Admiral Sir Peter Phipps, KBE, DSC & Bar, VRD (c. 1909 – 18 September 1989) was a founding father of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). For heroism at Guadalcanal, the United States of America awarded him the Navy Cross, their second highest award for valor. Phipps was the first New Zealander to reach the rank of vice admiral in the RNZN. He was also served as Chief of Naval Staff and the first Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force. ==War career== Phipps began his military career in 1928 when he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as an ordinary seaman. He was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in 1930 and as a lieutenant in 1934. In 1940, after the outbreak of war, he traveled to the United Kingdom where he was given his first command. This was the minesweeper (HMS ''Bay'' ) which operated in the English Channel. Fifty aircraft attacked the convoy that ''Bay'' was helping escort and she was bombed. Phipps was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bringing his damaged ship home. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, he took command of HMNZS ''Scarba'', one of four ''Isles'' class minesweeping trawlers purchased for New Zealand. They carried out convoy duties en route to Auckland where they arrived 4 August 1942. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Phipps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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