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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur Kipling Waistell''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (30 March, 1873 &ndash; 26 October, 1953) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Waistell passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July 1888 and served in {{UK-1Agincourt}} briefly before being sent to {{UK-1Cleopatra}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] on 29 November 1888.  He remained in her until she paid off on 20 July, 1892.<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}} f. 344.</ref>

Waistell surveyed Port Stanley from 15 January to 2 February 1891, receiving surveying pay of 2/6 a day while so engaged.<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}} f. 344.</ref>

After a five-month stint navigating {{UK-1Sealark}}, Waistell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 14 August, 1894.<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}} f. 344.</ref>

Waistell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 31 December, 1903.<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}} f. 344.</ref>

He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1910.{{GazSup|28452|4|2 January, 1911}}

On 7 December 1912, he was appointed to relieve [[Herbert William Richmond]] in command of the {{UK-1Vindictive|f=t}}.{{NLJul13|p. 394}}

On 8 July, 1913, Waistell was appointed as captain of the {{UK-1Maidstone|f=t}} and for command of the {{UK-SF|8}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 10 July, 1913.  Issue '''40260''', col B, p. 4.</ref>

==Great War==
Waistell was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V on 26 November, 1920, vice [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|FitzMaurice]].{{Gaz|32166|12399|17 December, 1920}}

He was serving as {{CaptRN}} of {{UK-Vernon|f=t}} on 19 July, 1919.{{ARTS1918|Letter of promulgation}}

==Flag Rank==

Waistell was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 July, 1921, vice [[Victor Albert Stanley|Stanley]].{{Gaz|32384|5487|8 July, 1921}}

He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 August, 1926, vice [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Dent]].{{Gaz|33192|5443|17 August, 1926}}

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 3 June, 1929.{{GazSup|33501|3667|3 June, 1929}}

Waistell was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 23 May, 1930, vice [[William Edmund Goodenough|Goodenough]].{{Gaz|33608|3233|23 May, 1930}}

==Bibliography==
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*"Adml. Sir Arthur Waistell" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 October, 1953.  Issue '''52764''', col E, pg. 10.
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==Service Record==
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Brandt|Frank Brandt]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Maidstone (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Maidstone'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1913{{NLDec16|p. 395''z''}} &ndash; 21 Jan, 1915<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kipling Waistell|Arthur K. Waistell]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Brandt|Frank Brandt]]'''|'''[[Eighth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Eighth Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1913{{NLDec16|p. 395''z''}} &ndash; 21 Jan, 1915<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kipling Waistell|Arthur K. Waistell]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Carysfort'']]'''<br>21 Jan, 1915<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref> &ndash; 8 Feb, 1915<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lewis Clinton-Baker|Lewis Clinton-Baker]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Benbow (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Benbow'']]'''<br>28 Sep, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 740}}<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref> &ndash; 21 Feb, 1919<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Charles Ulick Vernon Wentworth|Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>13 Mar, 1919<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 344.</ref> &ndash; 6 Apr, 1920<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 344.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Christopher Russell Payne|Christopher R. Payne]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of the Torpedo Division]]'''<br>6 Apr, 1920<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/43/374|D7576556}}</ref> &ndash; Apr, 1922<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/43/374|D7576556}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stanley Lyte Willis|Stanley L. Willis]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Michael Henry Hodges|Michael H. Hodges]]'''|'''[[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet]]'''<br>15 Jul, 1922<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref> &ndash; 19 Apr, 1923<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 179/344.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Kenneth MacLean|Colin K. MacLean]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|Cyril T. M. Fuller]]'''|'''[[Assistant Chief of Naval Staff|Assistant Chief of Naval Staff]]'''<br>15 May, 1923{{UKNavalStaff|p. 123}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|Hubert G. Brand]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding, {{UK-LCS|1}}'''|'''[[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>9 Oct, 1924<ref>Waistell Service Record  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}}  f. 244.</ref> &ndash; 9 Sep, 1926<ref>Waistell Service Record  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/374.|D7576556}}  f. 244.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery|The Hon. William H. D. Boyle]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bart.]]'''|'''[[China Station|Commander-in-Chief, China Station]]'''<br>28 Nov, 1928<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 244.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Archibald Howard Kelly|Sir W. A. Howard Kelly]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Station|Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station]]'''<br>9 Jun, 1931<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 June, 1931.  Issue '''45844''', col C, p. 20.</ref> &ndash; 17 Jan, 1934<ref>Waistell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 244.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Donald Kelly|Sir John D. Kelly]]'''}}
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