Difference between revisions of "John Mackenzie McQuhae"
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He was appointed in command of the paddle wheel dispatch vessel [[H.M.S. Salamis (1863)|''Salamis'']] on 1 October, 1879.<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the paddle wheel dispatch vessel [[H.M.S. Salamis (1863)|''Salamis'']] on 1 October, 1879.<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> | ||
| − | McQuhae was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 30 June, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485. p. 3002.] 30 June, 1885.</ref> | + | McQuhae was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 30 June, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485. p. 3002.] 30 June, 1885.</ref> On 26 April, 1886, he was appointed to ''Victor Emanuel'', guard ship at Hong Kong. Though his appointment was to be for two years, he was invalided out on 8 June, 1887 with a bladder disease and embarked on S.S. ''Verona'' for transport homeward, arriving in England on 30 July, medically unfit to be resurveyed in three months time. He returned to fitness on 21 January, 1888.<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> |
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1890.<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> | McQuhae was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1890.<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> | ||
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Captain John Mackenzie McQuhae, C.B., R.N. (8 June, 1847 – 16 July, 1900) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 February, 1872.[1]
He was appointed in command of the paddle wheel dispatch vessel Salamis on 1 October, 1879.[2]
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 30 June, 1885.[3] On 26 April, 1886, he was appointed to Victor Emanuel, guard ship at Hong Kong. Though his appointment was to be for two years, he was invalided out on 8 June, 1887 with a bladder disease and embarked on S.S. Verona for transport homeward, arriving in England on 30 July, medically unfit to be resurveyed in three months time. He returned to fitness on 21 January, 1888.[4]
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1890.[5]
McQuhae was appointed in command of the second class battleship Centurion in April, 1892.
In January, 1896, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Charybdis.
On the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee McQuhae was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[6]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, McQuhae was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 14 June, 1900.[7]
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund S. Poë |
Captain of H.M.S. Imperieuse 1 Apr, 1892[8] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Adair |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Apr, 1892[9] |
Succeeded by Spencer H. M. Login |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Charybdis Jan, 1896[10] |
Succeeded by Lewis E. Wintz |
Footnotes
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26867. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27203. p. 3812. 19 June, 1900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 228.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
