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	Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet [[Reginald Tyrwhitt\|Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt]] and Angela Mary Corbally,<ref name=mosley>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.</ref> Tyrwhitt joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1919.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/TYRWHITT1.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He served in the [[Second World War]] as [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[destroyer]] {{HMS\|Defender\|H07\|6}} from 1939 and then as Commander of the destroyer {{HMS\|Juno\|F46\|6}} from 1940 until it was sunk by Italian [[bomber]]s 30 [[nautical mile]]s off [[Crete]] in 1941.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4453.html U-Boat.net]</ref> He was given command of the destroyer {{HMS\|Tartar\|F43\|6}} from 1942.<ref name=lh/>		Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet [[Reginald Tyrwhitt\|Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt]] and Angela Mary Corbally,<ref name=mosley>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.</ref> Tyrwhitt joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1919.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/TYRWHITT1.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He served in the [[Second World War]] as [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[destroyer]] {{HMS\|Defender\|H07\|6}} from 1939 and then as Commander of the destroyer {{HMS\|Juno\|F46\|6}} from 1940 until it was sunk by Italian [[bomber]]s 30 [[nautical mile]]s off [[Crete]] in 1941.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4453.html U-Boat.net]</ref> He was given command of the destroyer {{HMS\|Tartar\|F43\|6}} from 1942.<ref name=lh/>

	After inheriting his father's [[baronet]]cy in 1951,<ref>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225221/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsT2.htm Leigh Rayment]}}</ref> Tyrwhitt assumed command of the cruiser {{HMS\|Newcastle\|C76\|6}} during the [[Korean War]] then became Flag Officer (Flotillas) to the [[Indian Navy]] in 1956,<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/History/Fore/Historic-40.jpg.html Bharat Rakshak]</ref> [[Chief of Staff]] to the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1958 and [[Second Sea Lord\|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] in 1959.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]] in the [[1961 New Year Honours]] and was promoted to full [[Admiral (Royal Navy)\|Admiral]] on 9 September 1961.<ref name="nn1061">{{cite news\|title=Neptune's Scrapbook: Vice Admiral Sir St. John Tyrwhitt, Bt., K.C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C and Bar.\|newspaper=[[Navy News]]\|date=October 1961\|page=7\|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196110\|accessdate=29 August ~~2022~~}}</ref> He died at [[Queen Alexandra Military Hospital]], [[London]], shortly after leaving office, on 10 October 1961, aged 56.<ref name="nn1161">{{cite news\|title=Admiral dies a month after leaving office of Second Sea Lord\|newspaper=[[Navy News]]\|date=November 1961\|page=2\|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196111\|accessdate=29 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		After inheriting his father's [[baronet]]cy in 1951,<ref>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225221/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsT2.htm Leigh Rayment]}}</ref> Tyrwhitt assumed command of the cruiser {{HMS\|Newcastle\|C76\|6}} during the [[Korean War]] then became Flag Officer (Flotillas) to the [[Indian Navy]] in 1956,<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/History/Fore/Historic-40.jpg.html Bharat Rakshak]</ref> [[Chief of Staff]] to the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1958 and [[Second Sea Lord\|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] in 1959.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]] in the [[1961 New Year Honours]] and was promoted to full [[Admiral (Royal Navy)\|Admiral]] on 9 September 1961.<ref name="nn1061">{{cite news\|title=Neptune's Scrapbook: Vice Admiral Sir St. John Tyrwhitt, Bt., K.C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C and Bar.\|newspaper=[[Navy News]]\|date=October 1961\|page=7\|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196110\|accessdate=29 August 2018}}</ref> He died at [[Queen Alexandra Military Hospital]], [[London]], shortly after leaving office, on 10 October 1961, aged 56.<ref name="nn1161">{{cite news\|title=Admiral dies a month after leaving office of Second Sea Lord\|newspaper=[[Navy News]]\|date=November 1961\|page=2\|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196111\|accessdate=29 August 2018}}</ref>

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|name= Sir St. John Tyrwhitt, Bt
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1905|04|18|df=yes}}
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|death_date= {{death date and age|1961|10|10|1905|04|18|df=yes}}
|death_place= [[Queen Alexandra Military Hospital]], [[London]]
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|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= [[Royal Navy]]
|serviceyears= 1919–1961
|rank= [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]
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|commands= [[Second Sea Lord]] {{HMS|Newcastle|C76|6}} {{HMS|Tartar|F43|6}} {{HMS|Juno|F46|6}} {{HMS|Defender|H07|6}}
|battles= [[Second World War]] [[Korean War]]
|awards= Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]] [[Distinguished Service Order]] [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]] & [[Medal bar|Bar]]
|relations= [[Reginald Tyrwhitt|Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet]] (father) [[Mary Tyrwhitt|Dame Mary Tyrwhitt]] (sister)
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir St. John Reginald Joseph Tyrwhitt, 2nd Baronet''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|DSO|DSC1}} (18 April 1905 – 10 October 1961) was a senior [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] from 1959 to 1961.

==Naval career==
Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet [[Reginald Tyrwhitt|Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt]] and Angela Mary Corbally,<ref name=mosley>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.</ref> Tyrwhitt joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1919.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/TYRWHITT1.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He served in the [[Second World War]] as [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Defender|H07|6}} from 1939 and then as Commander of the destroyer {{HMS|Juno|F46|6}} from 1940 until it was sunk by Italian [[bomber]]s 30 [[nautical mile]]s off [[Crete]] in 1941.<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4453.html U-Boat.net]</ref> He was given command of the destroyer {{HMS|Tartar|F43|6}} from 1942.<ref name=lh/>

After inheriting his father's [[baronet]]cy in 1951,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225221/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsT2.htm Leigh Rayment]}}</ref> Tyrwhitt assumed command of the cruiser {{HMS|Newcastle|C76|6}} during the [[Korean War]] then became Flag Officer (Flotillas) to the [[Indian Navy]] in 1956,<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/History/Fore/Historic-40.jpg.html Bharat Rakshak]</ref> [[Chief of Staff]] to the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1958 and [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] in 1959.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]] in the [[1961 New Year Honours]] and was promoted to full [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] on 9 September 1961.<ref name="nn1061">{{cite news|title=Neptune's Scrapbook: Vice Admiral Sir St. John Tyrwhitt, Bt., K.C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C and Bar.|newspaper=[[Navy News]]|date=October 1961|page=7|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196110|accessdate=29 August 2022}}</ref> He died at [[Queen Alexandra Military Hospital]], [[London]], shortly after leaving office, on 10 October 1961, aged 56.<ref name="nn1161">{{cite news|title=Admiral dies a month after leaving office of Second Sea Lord|newspaper=[[Navy News]]|date=November 1961|page=2|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/196111|accessdate=29 August 2022}}</ref>

==Family==
In 1944, Tyrwhitt married Nancy Veronica Gilbey; they had two sons and a daughter.<ref name=mosley/>

==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Second Sea Lord]]|years=1959–1961}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Royston Wright|Sir Royston Wright]]}}
{{s-bef|before=F A Ballance}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer (Flotillas) Indian Fleet]]|years=1955–1956}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Ram Dass Katari]]}}
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{{succession box|title=[[Tyrwhitt baronets|Baronet]] '''(of Terschelling and of Oxford)'''|years=1951–1961|before=[[Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet|Reginald Tyrwhitt]]|after=[[Sir Reginald Thomas Newman Tyrwhitt, 3rd Baronet|Reginald Tyrwhitt]]}}
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