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| − | {{LieutRN}} on 18 November, 1892. | + | On 30 October, 1891, Loring failed a gunnery course. He also failed to pass in pilotage in January, 1892. He passed gunnery in March but again failed pilotage in June before finally making the grade later that month. After these trials, Loring was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 18 November, 1892.<ref>Loring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 103.</ref> |
He was appointed in command of the old {{UK-1Triumph}} on 12 February, 1903.<ref>Loring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 103.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the old {{UK-1Triumph}} on 12 February, 1903.<ref>Loring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 103.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 2 March 2015
Vice-Admiral Ernest Kindersley Loring, C.B., (18 October, 1869 – 24 December, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 30 October, 1891, Loring failed a gunnery course. He also failed to pass in pilotage in January, 1892. He passed gunnery in March but again failed pilotage in June before finally making the grade later that month. After these trials, Loring was promoted to Lieutenant on 18 November, 1892.[1]
He was appointed in command of the old Triumph on 12 February, 1903.[2]
Loring was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1903. On 21 July, 1904 he was appointed to Emerald for the Queenstown Flotilla for the Torpedo Boat Manoeuvres. He finally quit Triumph on 6 May, 1905.[3]
Loring was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.
He was appointed in command of the battleship Albion in July, 1915.[4]
On 1 February, 1916, he was appointed in command of the battleship Prince George.[5]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 13 August, 1917.[6]
Rear-Admiral on 9 March, 1921.
Placed on Retired List on own request on 15 January, 1923.
Advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh F. P. Sinclair |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 29 Aug, 1912[7] |
Succeeded by Alexander Lowndes |
| Preceded by Henry R. Crooke |
Assistant Director of Naval Equipment 1 Oct, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by Henry L. Cochrane |
| Preceded by Algernon W. Heneage |
Captain of H.M.S. Albion Jul, 1915[9] |
Succeeded by Alexander V. Campbell |
| Preceded by Alexander V. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince George 1 Feb, 1916[10] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Stanhope Hawke |
| Preceded by Michael H. Hodges |
Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable 13 Aug, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
| Preceded by Hubert Lynes |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 17 Jan, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Francis C. Brown |
Footnotes
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394q..
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 325.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 941b.
