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Admiral SIR Charles George Fane, K.C.B., J.P., Royal Navy (14 November, 1837 – 22 February, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 16 October, 1868.[1]
He was appointed in command of the iron battleship Hector on 11 July, 1885.
Fane was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 6 January, 1888, vice Hotham.[2] He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 June.[3]
Fane was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 August, 1890, vice Rowley.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 9 November, 1896, vice Hopkins.[5]
On the occasion of the King Edward VII's birthday Fane was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 9 November, 1901.[6]
Fane was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 24 January, 1902, vice Tracey.[7] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request the following day.[8]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 25 February, 1909. Issue 38892, col E, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Claude E. Buckle |
Captain of H.M.S. Invincible 11 Jun, 1885[9] – 1 Jun, 1888 |
Succeeded by Arthur T. Brooke |
Preceded by Noel S. F. Digby |
Captain of H.M.S. Northampton 22 Apr, 1886[10] – 23 Nov, 1886 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Fleet |
Preceded by Robert H. M. Molyneux |
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard 1 Jun, 1888[11] |
Succeeded by Richard Duckworth-King |
Preceded by John A. Fisher |
Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Dockyard 1 Feb, 1892[12] |
Succeeded by Ernest Rice |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23433. p. 5510. 20 October, 1868.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 243. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26077. p. 4328. 8 August, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26796. p. 6363. 20 November, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27376. p. 7291. 12 November, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27401. p. 583. 28 January, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 226.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 6.