Charles FitzGerald Sowerby

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Captain Charles FitzGerald Sowerby, Royal Navy (31 July, 1866 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Charles FitzGerald Sowerby was the eldest son of Thomas C. J. Sowerby.[1]

He was made a Lieutenant in 1888.[2]

In July 1890, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 67 for manoeuvres.[3]

On 9 September, 1891 he was appointed to Vernon.[4] In the mobilisation of 1892 he hoisted his pendant in T.B. 83.[5] On 15 August he was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the Narcissus.[6] Four years later, on 5 June, 1896 he was re-appointed to Vernon.[7] he was appointed to the Defiance on 18 August.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[9] On 29 December, 1903, he was appointed to the training ship Britannia at Dartmouth.[10]

Sowerby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1905,[11] and on 3 January he was appointed to the Isis, in command.[12]

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cumberland on 20 April, 1907.[13]

On 11 July, 1908 he was temporarily appointed to the Naval Intelligence Department,[14] and on 11 November he succeeded Captain the Honourable Horace L. A. Hood as Naval Attaché in the United States of America.[15] He was relieved by Captain Heathcoat S. Grant on 1 June, 1912.[16]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indefatigable on 24 February, 1913,[17] and was killed when she was destroyed at the Battle of Jutland.[18]

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ernest C. Hogg
Captain of H.M. T.B. 67
22 Jul, 1890[19][20] – 28 Aug, 1890[21]
Succeeded by
Pierce Ferris
Preceded by
Godfrey H. B. Mundy
Captain of H.M.S. Isis
3 Jan, 1905[22] – 30 Apr, 1907[23]
Succeeded by
Edward W. E. Wemyss
Preceded by
William O. Story
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
20 Apr, 1907[24] – 22 Apr, 1908[25]
Succeeded by
Allan F. Everett
Preceded by
The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
11 Nov, 1908[26][27] – 21 Jun, 1912[28]
Succeeded by
Heathcoat S. Grant
Preceded by
Charles L. Napier
Captain of H.M.S. Monarch
16 Oct, 1912[29] – 29 Oct, 1912[30]
Succeeded by
Robert S. P. Hornby
Preceded by
Arthur C. Leveson
Captain of H.M.S. Indefatigable
24 Feb, 1913[31] – 31 May, 1916
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 8 June, 1916. Issue 41188, col B, p. 1.
  2. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  3. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 September, 1891. Issue 33426, col F, p. 7.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 July, 1892. Issue 33686, col E, p. 7.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 29 July, 1892. Issue 33703, col F, p. 3.
  7. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 June, 1896. Issue 34908, col C, p. 6.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 July, 1896. Issue 34594, col B, p. 12.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1903. Issue 37252, col A, p. 6.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 December, 1904. Issue 37583, col C, p. 8.
  13. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  14. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 July, 1908. Issue 38695, col D, p. 12.
  15. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 October, 1908. Issue 38778, col E, p. 10.
  16. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 May, 1912. Issue 39907, col G, p. 52.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 335.
  18. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  19. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
  20. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  21. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  22. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  23. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  24. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  25. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  26. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 October, 1908. Issue 38778, col E, p. 10.
  27. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  28. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  29. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  30. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  31. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 335.