Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy
Captain Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy (9 August, 1866 – 18 December, 1909) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ogilvy was the third son of the tenth Ogilvy Baronet,[1] Lieutenant Colonel Ogilvy.[2]
Ogilvy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 January, 1888. Appointments in Valorous and Reindeer followed.[3]
He was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 March, 1900 in recognition of his service as senior Lieutenant of the Naval Brigade under General Buller in South Africa, where he was present at the relief of Ladysmith. Late in 1900, he was thanked for his help regarding a sunken dredger, the Canton River in Hong Kong.[4]
Ogilvy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904. On 3 July, 1905 he was admitted to Haslar Hospital with hemorrhoids and granted 14 days leave upon discharge.[5]
Ogilvy assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Grafton in February, 1906.
Ogilvy was then appointed in command of the battleship Revenge on 16 August, 1906.[6]
Captain Ogilvy was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Natal in December 1908, but succumbed to typhoid while in command. Friends assembled 240 pounds sterling to underwrite a medal in his name to be awarded to the top-placing qualifying candidate for Lieutenant.[7] His widow was granted 25 pounds in recognition of his having designed the "Knocker-Out".[8]
See Also
- Ogilvy Baronets on Wikipedia
Bibliography
- "Captain F. C. A. Ogilvy, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1909. Issue 39147, col D, p. 13.
- Sumida, Jon Tetsuro (1989). In Defence of Naval Supremacy: Finance, Technology and British Naval Policy, 1889-1914. Winchester, Mass.: Unwin Hyman, Inc.. ISBN 0044451040. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harry Jones |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 75 1 Jul, 1891[9] – Aug, 1891[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Craig |
| Preceded by William O. Story |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton 5 Feb, 1906[11] – 16 Aug, 1906[12] |
Succeeded by Edward M. Phillpotts |
| Preceded by William F. De Salis |
Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 16 Aug, 1906[13][14] – 17 Aug, 1908[15] |
Succeeded by Vivian H. G. Bernard |
| Preceded by Stuart Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Natal 14 Dec, 1908[16][17] – 18 Dec, 1909[18] |
Succeeded by W. Reginald Hall |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 July, 1906. Issue 38081, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 2334.
- ↑ The editor is unaware of what this gadget was. Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 July, 1906. Issue 38081, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 347.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
