Arthur Beckett Hughes
Captain Arthur Beckett Hughes, C.B.E., R.N. (28 July, 1873 – 8 April, 1925) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend J. Hughes gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April, 1896.
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.
Hughes commanded the battleship Ocean from April 1914 until Captain Arthur Hayes-Sadler arrived in August, at which time Hughes took over the role of second-in-command. He survived her sinking on 18 March 1915.
Hughes was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1915.
Post-War
Hughes was appointed in command of the light cruiser Yarmouth on 1 March, 1919.[1]
Hughes was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with chronic nephritis on 22 March, 1922. The cause was chronic alcoholism.
Hughes would die "suddenly" in 1925.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Walter E. Woodward |
Captain of H.M.S. Ocean 14 Apr, 1914[2] – 1 Aug, 1914 |
Succeeded by Arthur Hayes-Sadler |
| Preceded by Godfrey E. Corbett |
Captain of H.M.S. Orotava 11 Nov, 1916[3] – 1 Dec, 1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur B. Hughes |
| Preceded by Arthur B. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Orotava 1 Feb, 1918 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Cyril Asser |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 1 Mar, 1919[4] – 8 Dec, 1920 |
Succeeded by Herbert J. T. Marshall |
| Preceded by Henry Luxmoore |
Assistant Captain of Chatham Dockyard 10 May, 1921 – 15 Mar, 1922 |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir |
| Preceded by Henry Luxmoore |
Assistant King's Harbour Master of Chatham Dockyard 10 May, 1921[5] – 22 Mar, 1922 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Allen |
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