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{{RearRN}} '''Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott''', Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
 
{{RearRN}} '''Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott''', Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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Born with the last name "Scott", he altered it to Robertson-Scott in 1932.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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From May, 1918 to the end of the war, he commanded the coast defence monitor {{UK-Gorgon}} with the [[Dover Patrol]].<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref>
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Scott was the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery and gained an uncommon twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.  His first appointment was to {{UK-1Grafton}} on the [[China Station]], commencing from 18 August, 1896 and terminating when he was sent home on 13 December 1898.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
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Scott was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 31 August, 1901.  In March 1905 he qualified as gunnery lieutenant.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
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Scott was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} with seniority of 31 August, 1909.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
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On 16 September 1912 he fractured his ribs.  He was monitored at Haslar and returned to fitness on 18 October.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
  
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In December 1922, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Calypso|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 30 June, 1914.
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On 21 October 1914, he was appointed to {{UK-1Diana}} and assumed command briefly later in the year when Captain [[George Bowes Hutton]] took ill with gastritis.  He would commence working as an Interpreter in French on 7 February, 1915 until he left the ship in late April to take up an appointment with the [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]].  This work would last until March of 1918.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
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From May, 1918 to the end of the war, Scott commanded the coast defence monitor {{UK-Gorgon}} with the [[Dover Patrol]].  On 8 August ''Gorgon'' collided with the {{UK-GeneralCraufurd|f=t}} and Scott was cautioned in accordance with Paragraph 9 of Article 703 of the King's Regulations & Admiralty Instructions he was about to make a statement likely to incriminate himself in a Court of Enquiry.  No undue fallout affected him, however, and he remained in command of the monitor until 30 July, 1919.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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In December 1922, Scott was appointed in command of the {{UK-Calypso|f=t}}.
  
 
Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships {{UK-Warspite}}, {{UK-Barham}} and {{UK-Valiant}} before being promoted to Flag Rank.
 
Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships {{UK-Warspite}}, {{UK-Barham}} and {{UK-Valiant}} before being promoted to Flag Rank.
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Robertson-Scott was placed on the Retired List on 13 October 1932.  In 1939, he was deemed unfit for naval service, and died two years later.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Rear-Admiral C. A. Robertson-Scott" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thrsday, 24 July, 1941.  Issue '''48986''', col D, pg. 7.
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*"Rear-Admiral C. A. Robertson-Scott" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 24 July, 1941.  Issue '''48986''', col D, pg. 7.
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==Service Record==
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gorgon'']]'''<br>1 May, 1918<ref>Scott's Service Records {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 803}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Bowes Hutton|George B. Hutton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Diana (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Diana'']]'''<br>10 Nov, 1914<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref> &ndash; ''c''. 24 Nov, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ambrose Maynard Peck|Ambrose M. Peck]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Arthur Buchanan-Wollaston|Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calypso'']]'''<br>31 Dec, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 731}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|Colin A. M. Sarel]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gorgon (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gorgon'']]'''<br>1 May, 1918<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 803}} &ndash; 30 Jul, 1919<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Gordon Brickenden|Francis G. Brickenden]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Barham (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Barham'']]'''<br>1930<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref> &ndash; 1932<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Cartmell Harrison|Gerald C. Harrison]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance]]'''<br>8 Feb, 1921<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref> &ndash; 31 Dec, 1922<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey|George T. C. P. Swabey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>''c''. 1930<ref>Robertson-Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|St. Aubyn B. Wake]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Astley Astley-Rushton|Edward A. Astley-Rushton]]'''|'''[[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties]]'''<br>8 Feb, 1921<ref>Robertson-Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|}} f. 207.</ref> &ndash; 31 Dec, 1922<ref>Robertson-Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|}} f. 207.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Noel Frank Laurence|Noel F. Laurence]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Avenel Sommerville|Frederick A. Sommerville]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valiant (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valiant'']]'''<br>1 Dec, 1930<ref>Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}</ref><ref>Day of month inferred from Sommerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/10.}} f. 413.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|Wellwood G. C. Maxwell]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Matthew Robert Best|The Hon. Matthew R. Best]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Excellent'']]'''<br>20 Apr, 1928<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref> &ndash; 7 May, 1930<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Charles Cecil Royle|Guy C. C. Royle]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>8 Jul, 1930<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref> &ndash; 6 Sep, 1930<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|St. Aubyn B. Wake]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Barham (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Barham'']]'''<br>6 Sep, 1930<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref> &ndash; Dec, 1930<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Cartmell Harrison|Gerald C. Harrison]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 7 April 2022

Rear-Admiral Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott, Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Born with the last name "Scott", he altered it to Robertson-Scott in 1932.

Life & Career

Scott was the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery and gained an uncommon twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia. His first appointment was to Grafton on the China Station, commencing from 18 August, 1896 and terminating when he was sent home on 13 December 1898.[1]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 31 August, 1901. In March 1905 he qualified as gunnery lieutenant.[2]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander with seniority of 31 August, 1909.[3]

On 16 September 1912 he fractured his ribs. He was monitored at Haslar and returned to fitness on 18 October.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 30 June, 1914.

On 21 October 1914, he was appointed to Diana and assumed command briefly later in the year when Captain George Bowes Hutton took ill with gastritis. He would commence working as an Interpreter in French on 7 February, 1915 until he left the ship in late April to take up an appointment with the Director of Naval Ordnance. This work would last until March of 1918.[5]

From May, 1918 to the end of the war, Scott commanded the coast defence monitor Gorgon with the Dover Patrol. On 8 August Gorgon collided with the monitor General Craufurd and Scott was cautioned in accordance with Paragraph 9 of Article 703 of the King's Regulations & Admiralty Instructions he was about to make a statement likely to incriminate himself in a Court of Enquiry. No undue fallout affected him, however, and he remained in command of the monitor until 30 July, 1919.[6]

Post-War

In December 1922, Scott was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calypso.

Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships Warspite, Barham and Valiant before being promoted to Flag Rank.

Robertson-Scott was placed on the Retired List on 13 October 1932. In 1939, he was deemed unfit for naval service, and died two years later.[7]

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral C. A. Robertson-Scott" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 24 July, 1941. Issue 48986, col D, pg. 7.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George B. Hutton 		Captain of H.M.S. Diana
10 Nov, 1914[8] – c. 24 Nov, 1914 		Succeeded by
Ambrose M. Peck
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Gorgon
1 May, 1918[9][10] – 30 Jul, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Francis G. Brickenden
Preceded by
? 		Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance
8 Feb, 1921[12] – 31 Dec, 1922[13] 		Succeeded by
George T. C. P. Swabey
Preceded by
Edward A. Astley-Rushton 		Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties
8 Feb, 1921[14] – 31 Dec, 1922[15] 		Succeeded by
Noel F. Laurence
Preceded by
Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
31 Dec, 1922[16][17] – Jan, 1925[18] 		Succeeded by
Colin A. M. Sarel
Preceded by
The Hon. Matthew R. Best 		Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
20 Apr, 1928[19] – 7 May, 1930[20] 		Succeeded by
Guy C. C. Royle
Preceded by
Oswald H. Dawson 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
8 Jul, 1930[21] – 6 Sep, 1930[22] 		Succeeded by
St. Aubyn B. Wake
Preceded by
Oswald H. Dawson 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
6 Sep, 1930[23] – Dec, 1930[24] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Preceded by
Frederick A. Sommerville 		Captain of H.M.S. Valiant
1 Dec, 1930[25][26] – 12 Jan, 1932[27] 		Succeeded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  2. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  3. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  4. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  5. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  6. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  7. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  8. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  9. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 803.
  11. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  12. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  13. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  14. ↑ Robertson-Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  15. ↑ Robertson-Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  16. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 731.
  18. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  19. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  20. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  21. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  22. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  23. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  24. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  25. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
  26. ↑ Day of month inferred from Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
  27. ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.

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