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{{ViceRN}} '''Robert Wilbraham Stopford''' (18 September, 1865 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Robert Wilbraham Stopford''', R.N. (18 September, 1865 – 9 June, 1911) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1878.
  
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Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1885.
  
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Stopford was placed on the Retired List due to age on 24 June, 1899.  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} (retired) on 19 July, 1899 and to the rank of {{ViceRN}} (retired) on 1 September, 1904.
  
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==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 11:05, 9 November 2017

Vice-Admiral (retired) Robert Wilbraham Stopford, R.N. (18 September, 1865 – 9 June, 1911) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stopford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1878.

Stopford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1885.

Stopford was placed on the Retired List due to age on 24 June, 1899. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (retired) on 19 July, 1899 and to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 1 September, 1904.

See Also

Footnotes

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John G. J. Hanmer
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
15 Mar, 1888[1] – 15 Jul, 1891[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
Herbert W. S. Gibson
Preceded by
Atwell P. MacL. Lake
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
7 Jan, 1892[2] – 7 Jan, 1895
Succeeded by
John Durnford
Preceded by
George L. Atkinson-Willes
Captain of H.M.S. Howe
8 Feb, 1895[3] – 23 Dec, 1896
Succeeded by
Frederick R. Boardman
  1. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 214.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 January, 1892. Issue 33526, col B, p. 4.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 231.