Robert Wilberforce Myburgh

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Captain (retired) Robert Wilberforce Myburgh, R.N. (23 July, 1873 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Myburgh gained six months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Myburgh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1895.[1]

On 1 October 1902, Myburgh was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Wizard. A Court of Enquiry found that Lieutenant Myburgh had displayed a want of judgement after Wizard and Starfish collided on 3 February 1903.[2]

On 23 September 1904, Myburgh saved a seaman from drowning at Lamlash and was subsequently awarded a testimonial on vellum from the Royal Humane Society.

Myburgh was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.[3]

Myburgh was appointed in command of the destroyer Star on 2 February, 1910.[4]

On 15 August 1910, Myburgh was appointed in command of the destroyer Albacore. In May 1911, Albacore collided with Spiteful and Myburgh attracted all the blame for having traveled up Portsmouth harbour to take a difficult berth in a strong SSW wind and a strong flood tide when he had only hand steering gear available to him. He had not informed anyone that his steam steering gear was defective and had failed to ask for assistance.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 25 July, 1911.[6]

Post-War

Myburgh was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 5 June, 1921.[7]

Myburgh was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital Chatham with osteoarthritis on 18 June 1940. He was released three days later.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. Osburn 		Captain of H.M.S. Fawn
2 Apr, 1902[8][9] – mid Jun, 1902[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Bertram O. F. Phibbs
Preceded by
Bertram O. F. Phibbs 		Captain of H.M.S. Conflict
mid 1902[10] – 22 Jul, 1902[11] 		Succeeded by
Charles W. Chipp
Preceded by
Henry W. Osborn 		Captain of H.M.S. Wizard
1 Oct, 1902[12] – 12 Oct, 1902[13] 		Succeeded by
Robert W. Myburgh
Preceded by
Robert W. Myburgh 		Captain of H.M.S. Wizard
8 Nov, 1902[14] – 14 Apr, 1903[15] 		Succeeded by
Herbert M. Denny
Preceded by
Reginald L. Crichton 		Captain of H.M.S. Speedy
10 Jan, 1908[16][17] – 18 Jan, 1909[18] 		Succeeded by
Maurice D. Evans
Preceded by
James W. G. Innes 		Captain of H.M.S. Star
2 Feb, 1910[19][20] – 15 Aug, 1910[21] 		Succeeded by
Richard W. U. Bayly
Preceded by
Edward O. Gladstone 		Captain of H.M.S. Albacore
15 Aug, 1910[22][23] – 25 Jul, 1911[24] 		Succeeded by
Forster D. Arnold-Forster
Preceded by
John C-T. Glossop 		Captain of H.M.S. Hood
25 Jul, 1911[25][26] – 1 Feb, 1913[27] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur W. Torlesse
as Captain of H.M.S. Royalist 		Captain of H.M.S. Colleen
8 Feb, 1913[28] – 26 May, 1915[29] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. W. Wrightson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  2. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 101.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 378.
  5. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 July, 1911. Issue 39639, col C, p. 4.
  7. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  8. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 3 April 1902. (36732), p. 4.
  10. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  11. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  12. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  13. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  14. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  15. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  16. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 377.
  18. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  19. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 378.
  21. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  22. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
  24. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  25. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  26. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 July, 1911. Issue 39639, col C, p. 4.
  27. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392t.
  29. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.

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