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− | '''Arthur Stopford''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) {{HON}} '''Arthur Stopford''', C.M.G., R.N. (29 April, 1879 – 25 May, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB65|f=t}} on 11 July, 1899.<ref>"The Naval Mobilization". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | |
− | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1900. |
− | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Stopford was appointed to {{UK-Invincible}} on 6 October 1908 to serve as her gunnery officer on her commissioning. On 4 January, 1911, he was re-appointed to the ship as first and gunnery officer. Superseded on 16 March, Stopford went to {{UK-Excellent}} for two months to requalify in gunnery. This done, he spent six weeks in temporary service under the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and ten months as first and gunnery officer in {{UK-Triumph}} in the Mediterranean before being promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912. |
− | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917. |
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− | Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cleopatra|f=t}} on 23 December, 1919. | + | Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cleopatra|f=t}} on 23 December, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 746}} |
− | + | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 May, 1929 and placed on the Retired List on 19 May. | |
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− | + | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} (retired) on 11 February, 1934. | |
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− | == | + | ==See Also== |
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+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Stopford Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Stopford}} | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis William Loftus Tottenham|Francis W. Loftus Tottenham]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.]]'''<br>Oct, 1925 – 7 May, 1928|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Stuart Maclaren Ritchie|James S. M. Ritchie]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:09, 28 August 2019
Vice-Admiral (retired) THE HONOURABLE Arthur Stopford, C.M.G., R.N. (29 April, 1879 – 25 May, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stopford was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 65 on 11 July, 1899.[1]
Stopford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1900.
Stopford was appointed to Invincible on 6 October 1908 to serve as her gunnery officer on her commissioning. On 4 January, 1911, he was re-appointed to the ship as first and gunnery officer. Superseded on 16 March, Stopford went to Excellent for two months to requalify in gunnery. This done, he spent six weeks in temporary service under the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and ten months as first and gunnery officer in Triumph in the Mediterranean before being promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.
Stopford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.
Stopford was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cleopatra on 23 December, 1919.[2]
Stopford was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 May, 1929 and placed on the Retired List on 19 May.
Stopford was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 11 February, 1934.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Alan M. Yeats-Brown |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 65 11 Jul, 1899[3] – 31 Oct, 1899 |
Succeeded by Leopold A. Bernays |
Preceded by Arthur E. Phillips |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 80 21 Jul, 1903[4] – 18 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
Preceded by Osmond J. Prentis |
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel 14 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by Osmond J. Prentis |
Preceded by Charles J. C. Little |
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra 23 Dec, 1919[5] – Sep, 1921 |
Succeeded by Hugh D. Colville |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Hermes 20 Feb, 1923[6] – 15 Jul, 1925 |
Succeeded by Cecil P. Talbot |
Preceded by Francis W. Loftus Tottenham |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. Oct, 1925 – 7 May, 1928 |
Succeeded by James S. M. Ritchie |
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 746.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 746.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 245.