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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref> | At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref> | ||
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| + | Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 June, 1887. | ||
On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10}} | On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10}} | ||
| − | Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900. | + | An appointment in command of the {{UK-1Plover|f=t}} dated 19 July, 1898 was cancelled and he was instead placed in the {{UK-Hebe|f=t}}. |
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| + | Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.{{Gaz|27211|4433|17 July, 1900}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 14 July, 1910. | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 14 July, 1910. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 7 April 2022
Captain Arthur Trevelyan Taylor, C.B.E., Royal Navy (8 August, 1864 – 16 June, 1956) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.[1]
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.
On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 41 for manoeuvres.[2]
An appointment in command of the gunboat Plover dated 19 July, 1898 was cancelled and he was instead placed in the torpedo gunboat Hebe.
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 14 July, 1910.
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 1 September, 1910.
Bibliography
- "Captain A. T. Taylor" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 18 June, 1956. Issue 53560, col B, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald B. Colmore |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 41 4 Jul, 1888[4] – 24 Aug, 1888 |
Succeeded by Michael J. Ahern |
| Preceded by Arthur B. F. Dawson |
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe 19 Jul, 1898[5] – 2 Mar, 1901 |
Succeeded by William Sims |
| Preceded by Henry H. Bruce |
Captain of H.M.S. Tyne 15 Oct, 1903[6] – 1 Aug, 1905 |
Succeeded by Maurice H. H. Nelson |
| Preceded by Warren H. D'Oyly |
Captain of H.M.S. Emerald 1 Sep, 1908[7] – 14 Jul, 1910 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Thomas L. Shelford |
Captain of H.M.S. Hood 14 Jul, 1910 – 1 Sep, 1910 |
Succeeded by John C-T. Glossop |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.
