Difference between revisions of "Reginald Watkins Grubb"
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Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | ||
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Grubb was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rattlesnake|f=t}} on 7 October, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 365}} | Grubb was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rattlesnake|f=t}} on 7 October, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 365}} | ||
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Grubb was appointed in command of the {{UK-Leonidas|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 347}} | Grubb was appointed in command of the {{UK-Leonidas|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 347}} | ||
| − | He commanded the {{UK-Marvel|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | + | Grubb was commended for his work in sinking two German torpedo boats on 1 May 1915 when in command of {{UK-Leonidas}}.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> |
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| + | Grubb was appointed to the {{UK-Marvel|f=c}} on 14 December, 1915, to take command upon her commissioning. He commanded the {{UK-Marvel|f=t}} five and a half months later at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | ||
Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | ||
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| + | In December, 1919, Admiral [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Cowan]] recorded his dissatisfaction with Grubb for having returned to Rosyth with a topmast that had carried away when Cowan felt this could have been replaced by the ship.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | ||
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Grubb was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 10 November, 1920.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | Grubb was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 10 November, 1920.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/143.|D7603850}} f. 348.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 15 August 2016
Captain (retired) Reginald Watkins Grubb (15 July, 1883 – 13 December, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1904.[1]
Grubb was appointed in command of the destroyer Rattlesnake on 7 October, 1911.[2]
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1912.[3]
Great War
Grubb was appointed in command of the destroyer Leonidas on 1 August, 1914.[4]
Grubb was commended for his work in sinking two German torpedo boats on 1 May 1915 when in command of Leonidas.[5]
Grubb was appointed to the "M" Class destroyer Marvel on 14 December, 1915, to take command upon her commissioning. He commanded the destroyer Marvel five and a half months later at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.[7]
Post-War
In December, 1919, Admiral Cowan recorded his dissatisfaction with Grubb for having returned to Rosyth with a topmast that had carried away when Cowan felt this could have been replaced by the ship.[8]
Grubb was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 10 November, 1920.[9]
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 15 July, 1928.[10]
World War II
Grubb was called up for work with the Naval Officer in Charge, Clyde in 1939. Sent to Bermuda in April 1940, he functioned as N.C.S.O. Bermuda from 25 August, 1940 before being recalled to Portsmouth in December, 1940 where he undertook an appointment as "N.T.J.".
He reverted to the Retired List on 9 July, 1943 but on 1 August was called for special duty outside Ministry of War Transport. This appointment was terminated on 31 October, 1944 and Grubb was reverted to the Retired List the following day.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry C. Stahl |
Captain of H.M.S. Sunfish 4 Aug, 1909[12] |
Succeeded by John D. Sumner |
| Preceded by Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee |
Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake 7 Oct, 1911[13] – 22 Jun, 1914 |
Succeeded by Philip G. Wodehouse |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Leonidas 1 Aug, 1914[14] – 8 Dec, 1915[Inference] |
Succeeded by William E. B. Magee |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Marvel before 31 May, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Edwin A. Homan |
| Preceded by Edwin A. Homan |
Captain of H.M.S. Mary Rose 25 Aug, 1916[16] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Charles Leonard Fox |
| Preceded by Ambrose T. N. Abbay |
Captain of H.M.S. Rob Roy 18 Jan, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by Arthur V. Hemming |
| Preceded by Philip H. Waterer |
Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal 12 Jul, 1920[18] – late 1920 |
Succeeded by Douglas Faviell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 365.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 347.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 728.
