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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881. | + | Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881.<ref>Ricketts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1106.</ref> |
| − | Ricketts was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 20 March, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref> | + | Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1894.<ref>Ricketts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1106.</ref> |
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| + | Ricketts was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 20 March, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref> He was cautioned to be more careful after grounding the ship later that year.<ref>Ricketts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref> | ||
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| + | Ricketts received an expression of the Admiralty's displeasure after a premature explosion of a charge while saluting on 24 May 1899.<ref>Ricketts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref> | ||
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| + | Ricketts was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 24 October, 1903.<ref>Ricketts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Ricketts Service Records] | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Ricketts+1857 Service Records] |
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Revision as of 22:59, 14 December 2021
Captain (retired) William Ricketts (14 October, 1857 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Note: there was another William Ricketts who was a Gunner with seniority as a warrant officer of 23 December 1865.
Life & Career
Ricketts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February, 1881.[1]
Ricketts was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1894.[2]
Ricketts was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 20 March, 1895.[3] He was cautioned to be more careful after grounding the ship later that year.[4]
Ricketts received an expression of the Admiralty's displeasure after a premature explosion of a charge while saluting on 24 May 1899.[5]
Ricketts was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 24 October, 1903.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Victor E. J. B. von Donop |
Captain of H.M.S. Decoy 14 Feb, 1881[7] – 18 Mar, 1881[8] |
Succeeded by Arthur H. Boldero |
| Preceded by The Hon. Patrick M. Hely-Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 31 Jan, 1893[9] |
Succeeded by The Hon. George A. Hardinge |
| Preceded by Lionel de L. Wells |
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter 15 Sep, 1894 – 21 Jan, 1895[Inference] |
Succeeded by Arthur Dodgson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 20 Mar, 1895[10] |
Succeeded by Lionel de L. Wells |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1106.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1106.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 256.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
