Ronald Arthur Hopwood
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Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1858 – 28 December, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy and also a writer and poet of some distinction.
Life & Career
Hopwood assumed command of the destroyer Grafton in January 1909.[1]
He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 20 November, 1910.[2]
He was made captain of Hercules in December of 1911,[3] and then was appointing in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar on 20 January, 1913.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,[5] and advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[6]
Bibliography
- "Adml. R. A. Hopwood" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1946. Issue 50453, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles F. Thorp |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton Jan, 1909[7] |
Succeeded by Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow |
Preceded by Edward M. Phillpotts |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 20 Nov, 1910[8] |
Succeeded by Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis |
Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Captain of H.M.S. Hercules 5 Dec, 1911[9][Inference] |
Succeeded by George H. Baird |
Preceded by George B. Powell |
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar 20 Jan, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Edward H. Moubray |
Preceded by Cuthbert E. Hunter |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Board 28 Dec, 1914[11] |
Succeeded by Ronald A. Hopwood as Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee |
Preceded by Ronald A. Hopwood as Naval Member of the Ordnance Board |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee 4 Dec, 1915[12] |
Succeeded by Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy |
Preceded by Cuthbert E. Hunter |
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee 2 Apr, 1917[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.