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The son of W. P. Stansbury, Esq..<ref>Stansbury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/333.|}} f. 336.</ref>
  
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Stansbury was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in August, 1893.
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Stansbury was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in August, 1893.<ref>Stansbury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/333.|}} f. 336.</ref>
  
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Stansbury was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in December, 1905.
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In 1904, he was thanked for his design for an automatic sight for heavy naval guns, which were considered for adoption.<ref>Stansbury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/333.|}} f. 336.</ref>
  
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Stansbury was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 August, 1910 with the rank of {{CaptRN}}.
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Stansbury was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in December, 1905.<ref>Stansbury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/333.|}} f. 336.</ref>
  
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Stansbury served as a Transport Officer in a variety of capacities in the [[Great War]].
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Stansbury was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 August, 1910 with the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>Stansbury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/333.|}} f. 336.</ref>
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Stansbury served as a Transport Officer in a variety of capacities in the [[Great War]], including "route giving" duties at [[Norfolk, Virginia]] in 1918.  He reverted to the Retired List on 15 November, 1919.<ref>Stansbury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/333.|}} f. 336.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 9 June 2022

Captain (retired) Hubert Stansbury, C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (9 May, 1873 – 11 June, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of W. P. Stansbury, Esq..[1]

Stansbury was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1893.[2]

In 1904, he was thanked for his design for an automatic sight for heavy naval guns, which were considered for adoption.[3]

Stansbury was promoted to the rank of Commander in December, 1905.[4]

Stansbury was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 August, 1910 with the rank of Captain.[5]

Stansbury served as a Transport Officer in a variety of capacities in the Great War, including "route giving" duties at Norfolk, Virginia in 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 15 November, 1919.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk
15 Jun, 1897[7] – Aug, 1897[8] 		Succeeded by
Frederic W. Dean
Preceded by
? 		Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
1 Aug, 1914[9] – 1 Apr, 1915[10] 		Succeeded by
William B. S. Wrey
Preceded by
William B. S. Wrey 		Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
15 Aug, 1919[11] – 15 Nov, 1919[12] 		Succeeded by
Hubert Stansbury
Preceded by
Hubert Stansbury 		Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
before Jan, 1921[13] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  2. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  3. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  4. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  5. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  6. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  7. ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
  8. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336. Date within year inferred from Dean's appointment.
  9. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  10. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  11. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  12. ↑ Stansbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/333. f. 336.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1154.

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