William Frederick Stanley Mann

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Admiral William Frederick Stanley Mann, Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1846 – 23 April, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Mann was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 July, 1867.[1]

In 1871, there was a Court Martial regarding A.B. Wilson of Prince Consort. The charge and findings are illegible in Mann's Service Record.[2]

Following the Prince of Wales's tour of India, Mann was promoted to the rank of Commander on 15 May, 1876.[3]

Mann was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1885,[4] and was immediately placed in command of the second class battleship Anson from July 1895 until October 1897. Something exciting happened during this appointment, as on 14 May 1896, Mann was informed that he was "guilty of an error in judgement in firing a torpedo from the Anson in the direction of a Foreign Vessel of War." Ticklish![5]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 6 July, 1899, vice Carr.[6]

Mann was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.[7]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral W. F. S. Mann" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 26 April, 1924. Issue 43636, col E, p. 13.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur C. H. Paget 		Captain of H.M.S. Audacious
1 Apr, 1893[8] – 6 Feb, 1894[9] 		Succeeded by
Henry L. Tottenham
Preceded by
John W. Brackenbury 		Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
7 Feb, 1894[10] – 16 Dec, 1894[11] 		Succeeded by
Alfred F. Welldon
Preceded by
Ernest N. Rolfe 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
16 Dec, 1894[12] – 22 Jul, 1895[13] 		Succeeded by
Basil E. Cochrane
Preceded by
Herbert W. Dowding 		Captain of H.M.S. Anson
22 Jul, 1895[14][15] – 1 Oct, 1897[16] 		Succeeded by
William Wilson
Preceded by
James L. Hammet 		Flag Captain at the Nore
11 May, 1898[17] – 6 Jul, 1899[18] 		Succeeded by
Charles Campbell
Preceded by
James L. Hammet 		In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School
11 May, 1898[19][20] – 6 Jul, 1899[21] 		Succeeded by
Charles Campbell

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886(G), 855.
  2. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24326. p. 2982. 16 May, 1876.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  5. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27096. p. 4213. 7 July, 1899.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
  8. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  9. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  10. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  11. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  12. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  13. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  14. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 198.
  16. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  17. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue 35515, col A, p. 10.
  18. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  19. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  20. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue 35515, col A, p. 10.
  21. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.

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