Charles Fenwick Stow

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Commander (retired) Charles Fenwick Stow (14 March, 1885 – 10 May, 1927) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1907.[1]

In May 1911 he applied for service with the Australian Naval Forces.

In April, 1912 he was faulted for damaging T.B. 19 by fouling a buoy while mooring at Sheerness. Commander-in-Chief Admiral Poore cautioned Stow in the aftermath.[2]

In July 1912, Captain Smith reported that Stow was argumentative and drank more than was desireable.[3]

In September 1912, he was lent to the Commonwealth of Australia for three years. In January 1914, Captain Smith noted that Stow was "getting heavy."[4]

Stow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1915.[5]

Stow worked with Australian ships in the war. A Court of Enquiry faulted him for grounding Swan, and Cdr. Bond said that Stow "has not the knack of getting the best service out of his officers & men, and his methods have caued a certain amount of friction between him and his officers." His tact and manner appeared to improve by late 1917 in the opinion of Commander (Commodore?) Warren.[6]

Stow was appointed in command of the destroyer Salmon on 15 October, 1920.[7] Vice-Admiral Gaunt noted that Stow "handle[d] ship well & possesse[d] good abilities", but was "wanting in service keeness & energy" and that the gunnery efficiency was of a low standard.[8]

Suffering from myelitis, Stow was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 9 January, 1925 and promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 March, 1925.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
David B. Nicol
Captain of H.M. T.B. 058
28 Dec, 1911[10] – 4 Mar, 1912
Succeeded by
James Jenkins
Preceded by
Martin Robertson-Glasgow
Captain of H.M. T.B. 19
28 Feb, 1912[11] – 9 Sep, 1912
Succeeded by
Ralph M. Hall
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.A.S. Huon
14 Dec, 1915[12][13] – Mar, 1919[Inference]
Succeeded by
William Burrows
Preceded by
Arthur G. H. Bond
Captain of H.M.A.S. Swan
c. late 1916[14]
Succeeded by
Arthur G. H. Bond
Preceded by
John S. Prescott-Roberts
Captain of H.M.S. Salmon
15 Oct, 1920[15] – Mar, 1922
Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey

Footnotes

  1. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  2. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  3. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  4. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  5. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  6. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 860.
  8. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  9. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  10. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 30 Dec. 1911, p. 12.
  11. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 949.
  13. The [Australian] Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 29.
  14. Stow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/553. f. 575.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 860.