Raymond Andrew Nugent

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Vice-Admiral Raymond A. Nugent, 20 November, 1919.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral Raymond Andrew Nugent, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 February, 1870 – 13 September, 1959) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Nugent was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1892.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1909.[2]

In November 1912 a Court of Inquiry concluded that a coaling accident aboard Collingwood which resulted in the death of a Leading Signalman injured two others could not have occurred had proper supervision been exercised. It is not clear to me what association Nugent had with Collingwood.[3]

In December 1912, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer.

Upon leaving Highflyer, he began a year-long stint as captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure on 25 April 1913.[4]

Great War

In August 1914, Nugent was placed command of the first class protected cruiser Argonaut, remaining with her until being ordered home in Amphitrite to assume command of the battleship Albemarle in June, 1915.[5][6]

On the night of 6 June, 1915, as Albemarle was traversing the Pentland Firth in company with Zealandia and Hibernia southward from Scapa Flow, a ferocious gale coupled with an ebb tide produced heavy seas. During the night Albemarle was struck by two massive waves, one of which carried away the fore-bridge and the roof of the conning-tower. Nugent was washed on to the upper deck, while an officer and rating were lost overboard and drowned.

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1918, Nugent was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).[7]

Post-War

On 25 March, 1920, Nugent was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 March.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 November, 1925.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 16 September, 1959. Issue 54567, col B, pg. 13.
  • Hewison, W. S. (1905). This Great Harbour. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 1843410265.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 102
26 Aug, 1894[10] 		Succeeded by
Lawrence H. Richardson
Preceded by
John C. Soady 		Captain of H.M.S. Janus
1 Jul, 1896[11] – 11 Mar, 1897[12] 		Succeeded by
Raymond A. Nugent
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
11 Mar, 1897[13] – 1 Apr, 1897[14] 		Succeeded by
Horatio W. Colomb
Preceded by
Raymond A. Nugent 		Captain of H.M.S. Janus
1 Apr, 1897[15] – 18 Sep, 1897[16] 		Succeeded by
Marcus R. Hill
Preceded by
Horatio W. Colomb 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
18 Sep, 1897[17] – mid Nov, 1897[18] 		Succeeded by
Thomas F. T. Michell
Preceded by
Noel Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Leander
20 Dec, 1910[19] – 8 Aug, 1912[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Judge D'Arcy
Preceded by
Wilfred Henderson 		Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
8 Aug, 1912[20] 		Succeeded by
Robert G. Corbett
Preceded by
Charles E. Le Mesurier 		Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer
10 Dec, 1912[21] – Apr, 1913 		Succeeded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall
Preceded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall 		Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure
25 Apr, 1913[22] – 14 Apr, 1914[23][24] 		Succeeded by
Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy
Preceded by
Spencer A. Hickley 		Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
1 Aug, 1914[25] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. B. Colbeck
Preceded by
Arthur W. Craig 		Captain of H.M.S. Albemarle
Jun, 1915[26] 		Succeeded by
George W. Gubbins
Preceded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis 		Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence Division
30 Sep, 1916 – 22 Aug, 1918 		Succeeded by
Vivian R. Brandon

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
  3. ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/109. f. 116.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.
  6. ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/109. f. 116.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6530. 3 June, 1918.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33110. p. 7950. 1 December, 1925.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1894). p. 237.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 02, 1896; pg. 10; Issue 34932.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 12, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35149.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 12, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35149.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 01, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35166.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 01, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35166.
  16. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 18, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35312.
  17. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 18, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35312.
  18. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 13, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35360.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 338.
  20. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 August, 1912. Issue 39967, col F, p. 2.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 325.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392d.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.

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