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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry William Bruce|Henry H. Bruce]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tyne (1878)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tyne'']]'''<br>15 Oct, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 388}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Henry Horatio Nelson|Maurice H. H. Nelson]]'''}}
 
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Captain Arthur Trevelyan Taylor, C.B.E., Royal Navy (8 August, 1864 – 16 June, 1956) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.[1]

On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 41 for manoeuvres.[2]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 14 July, 1910.[Citation needed]

He retired with the rank of Captain on 1 September, 1910.

Bibliography

  • "Captain A. T. Taylor" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 18 June, 1956. Issue 53560, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald B. Colmore
Captain of H.M. T.B. 41
4 Jul, 1888[4]
Succeeded by
David V. F. Erskine
Preceded by
Charles H. Umfreville
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe
19 Jul, 1898[5]
Succeeded by
William E. Oliver
Preceded by
Henry H. Bruce
Captain of H.M.S. Tyne
15 Oct, 1903[6]
Succeeded by
Maurice H. H. Nelson
Preceded by
Thomas L. Shelford
Captain of H.M.S. Hood
14 Jul, 1910[Citation needed]
Succeeded by
John C-T. Glossop

Footnotes

  1. "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 263.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 388.

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