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Revision as of 21:45, 13 May 2014

Captain THE HONOURABLE Maurice Archibald Bourke, C.M.G., Royal Navy (22 December, 1853 – 16 September, 1900) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Bourke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1883.[1]

Bourke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1889.[2] He was appointed in command of the battleship Victoria on 20 August, 1891.[3]

Loss of H.M.S. Victoria

An officer in Nile wrote shortly afterwards, "We had the Captain on board. I never saw a man so broken down. He did not know how to stand nor which way to look and always had his hand over his face on deck. Down below he sat all day long with his face buried in his arms and I don't believe he ate anything at all."[4]

Later Career

Bourke was appointed Commodore, Second Class as Senior Officer of the Newfoundland Fisheries Division on 16 April, 1896.[5]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 19 September, 1900. Issue 36251, col F, pg. 4.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. May 		Assistant Director of Torpedoes
1895 		Succeeded by
Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart.

Preceded by
Wilmot H. Fawkes 		Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1899 – 1900 		Succeeded by
Wilmot H. Fawkes

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John C. Burnell 		Captain of H.M.S. Victoria
20 Aug, 1891[6] – ? 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William H. May 		Assistant Director of Torpedoes
17 Jan, 1895[7] – ? 		Succeeded by
Baldwin W. Walker


Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25303. p. 1. 1 January, 1884.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 August, 1891. Issue 33396, col E, p. 4.
  4. ↑ Quoted in Welch. "The Loss of HMS Victoria". Naval Review. p. 244.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 17 April, 1896. Issue 34867, col C, p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 August, 1891. Issue 33396, col E, p. 4.
  7. ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.

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