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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Severn (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Severn'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1888 – 4 Sep, 1888|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Hall|William H. Hall]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Severn (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Severn'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1888 – 4 Sep, 1888|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Hall|William H. Hall]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Armand Temple Powlett|Armand T. Powlett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Champion (1878)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Champion'']]'''<br>4 Dec, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 206}} – 4 Dec, 1891|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eustace Rooke|Eustace Rooke]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Armand Temple Powlett|Armand T. Powlett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Champion (1878)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Champion'']]'''<br>4 Dec, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 206}} – 4 Dec, 1891|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eustace Rooke|Eustace Rooke]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mersey (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mersey'']]'''<br>21 Jul, 1892 – 6 Sep, 1892|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William McCoy FitzGerald Castle|William McC. F. Castle]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mersey (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mersey'']]'''<br>21 Jul, 1892<ref>"The Naval Manoeuvres." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.</ref> – 6 Sep, 1892|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William McCoy FitzGerald Castle|William McC. F. Castle]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Thomas Henry Boyes|George T. H. Boyes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Anson (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Anson'']]'''<br>26 Jun, 1893 – 11 Sep, 1893|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Ward Dowding|Herbert W. Dowding]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Thomas Henry Boyes|George T. H. Boyes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Anson (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Anson'']]'''<br>26 Jun, 1893 – 11 Sep, 1893|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Ward Dowding|Herbert W. Dowding]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Empress of India (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Empress of India'']]'''<br>11 Sep, 1893 – 25 Apr, 1895|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Empress of India (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Empress of India'']]'''<br>11 Sep, 1893 – 25 Apr, 1895|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 18 January 2018
Captain Adolphus Frederic St. Clair, R.N. (27 December, 1847 – 6 May, 1895) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
St. Clair was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 September, 1870.
St. Clair was promoted to the rank of Commander on 7 September, 1876.
St. Clair was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1885.
St. Clair was appointed in command of the corvette H.M.S. Champion in the Pacfiic in December, 1888. His ship touched ground off Tierra del Fuego on 11 May 1889, earning St. Clair received a gentle suggestion that he should have employed a boat for soundings and communication with the shore. Better times awaited him when war broke out in Chile. On 15 September 1891, he obtained the release of the British barque St. Mary's Bay, which had been seized by Chilean authorities outside their territorial waters. He received the Admiralty's appreciation for his tact and judgment throughout the Chilean Revolution.
After paying off Champion in December, 1891, St. Clair returned home, arriving 20 January, 1892. In July, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Mersey for the annual manoeuvres.
St. Clair was appointed in command of the ancient Achilles, then Anson and finally the battleship Empress of India in rapid succession in 1893. He remained in the Empress until being appointed to Edinburgh for the Coast Guard in April, 1895. However, St. Clair died in London on 6 May.
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- "Obituary." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 08, 1895; pg. 11; Issue 34571.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Severn 4 Jul, 1888 – 4 Sep, 1888 |
Succeeded by William H. Hall |
| Preceded by Armand T. Powlett |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion 4 Dec, 1888[1] – 4 Dec, 1891 |
Succeeded by Eustace Rooke |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Mersey 21 Jul, 1892[2] – 6 Sep, 1892 |
Succeeded by William McC. F. Castle |
| Preceded by George T. H. Boyes |
Captain of H.M.S. Anson 26 Jun, 1893 – 11 Sep, 1893 |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Dowding |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Empress of India 11 Sep, 1893 – 25 Apr, 1895 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Barlow |
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