Difference between revisions of "David Louson Dickson"
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Dickson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1886.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | Dickson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1886.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | ||
| − | He allowed {{UK-2Achilles|f=t}} to be grounded at Spithead on 28 March, 1894 by allowing her to drift ashore while awaiting the arrival of a pilot. | + | He was tried by Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for the stranding of {{UK-Howe|f=p}}.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> |
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| + | He allowed the {{UK-2Achilles|f=t}} to be grounded at Spithead on 28 March, 1894 by allowing her to drift ashore while awaiting the arrival of a pilot. Though he was thereafter placed in command of the ship, he was superseded in command of the ship in January 1895 in the wake of a "discreditable wine bill."<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | ||
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 October 1895.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 October 1895.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 21 July 2021
Commander David Louson Dickson, R.N. (7 October, 1848 – 2 April, 1906) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dickson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 3 September, 1872.[1]
Dickson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1886.[2]
He was tried by Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for the stranding of H.M.S. Howe.[3]
He allowed the frigate Achilles to be grounded at Spithead on 28 March, 1894 by allowing her to drift ashore while awaiting the arrival of a pilot. Though he was thereafter placed in command of the ship, he was superseded in command of the ship in January 1895 in the wake of a "discreditable wine bill."[4]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 October 1895.[5]
Dickson is buried at Arbroath Abbey Churchyard, Angus.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Charles B. Macdonald |
Captain of H.M.S. Firebrand 6 May, 1884[7] |
Succeeded by John Denison |
Footnotes
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322,325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Email from Ian Edwards 20210720.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
