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{{HON}} '''Francis Charles Bathurst Addington''' ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} {{HON}} '''Francis Charles Bathurst Addington''' (14 June, 1861 – 12 February, 1905) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1903.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1884.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
  
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In January 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}},{{MackieRNW}} but was superseded on 11 July by [[Cyril Everard Tower]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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Addington was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Plover|f=t}} on 1 September, 1892.
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Addington was admonished to exercise greater care after grounding ''Plover'' on 7 March, 1895.  He was superseded in ''Plover'' on 26 November, 1895 and returned to England, arriving home on Christmas Day.  Addington was appointed in command of the {{UK-Circe|f=t}} on 3 March, 1896.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
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Around the year 1902, he was commended for resolving complaints that a Mr. Lodge raised against a Mr. Campbell in the Ellice and Gilbert Islands.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1903.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
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On 3 January 1905, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}} but he died just a little over a month later.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Revision as of 15:51, 13 June 2015

Captain THE HONOURABLE Francis Charles Bathurst Addington (14 June, 1861 – 12 February, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1884.[1]

Addington was appointed in command of the gunboat Plover on 1 September, 1892.

Addington was admonished to exercise greater care after grounding Plover on 7 March, 1895. He was superseded in Plover on 26 November, 1895 and returned to England, arriving home on Christmas Day. Addington was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Circe on 3 March, 1896.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1896.[3]

Around the year 1902, he was commended for resolving complaints that a Mr. Lodge raised against a Mr. Campbell in the Ellice and Gilbert Islands.

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1903.[4]

On 3 January 1905, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Eclipse but he died just a little over a month later.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes 		Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse
Jan, 1905[5] 		Succeeded by
Cyril E. Tower

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  2. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  3. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  4. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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