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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Hopwood assumed command of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}} in January 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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Hopwood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 February, 1890.<ref>Hopwood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602364}} f. 16.</ref>
  
He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} on 20 November, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''. Monday, 21 November, 1910.  Issue '''39435''', col F, p. 8.</ref>
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Hopwood was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>Hopwood Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602364}} f. 16.</ref>
  
He was made captain of {{UK-Hercules}} in December of 1911,{{MackieRNW}} and then was appointing in command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} on 20 January, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 319}}
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Hopwood was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1907.<ref>Hopwood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602364}} f. 16.</ref>
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Hopwood was appointed captain of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}} on 11 January, 1909.  He was discharged on 1 March, 1910 and appointed to ''President'' to take command of the {{UK-1Revenge|f=t}}.<ref>Hopwood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602364}} f. 16.</ref>
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He was superseded in '"REvenge'' and appointed to command the battleship {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} on 20 November, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 21 November, 1910.  Issue '''39435''', col F, p. 8.</ref>
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He was made captain of {{UK-Hercules}} on 19 December of 1911, and then was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} on 20 January, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 319}}
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==Post-War==
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Hopwood was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1919 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Hopwood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602364}} f. 16.</ref>
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref> and advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1494 no. 33362.  p. 1494.]  2 March, 1928.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32962/pages/5889 no. 32962.  p. 5889.]  5 August, 1924.</ref> and advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1494 no. 33362.  p. 1494.]  2 March, 1928.</ref>

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Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1858 – 28 December, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy and also a writer and poet of some distinction.

Life & Career

Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 February, 1890.[1]

Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[2]

Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3]

Hopwood was appointed captain of the destroyer Grafton on 11 January, 1909. He was discharged on 1 March, 1910 and appointed to President to take command of the battleship Revenge.[4]

He was superseded in '"REvenge and appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 20 November, 1910.[5]

He was made captain of Hercules on 19 December of 1911, and then was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar on 20 January, 1913.[6]

Post-War

Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1919 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,[8] and advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Adml. R. A. Hopwood" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1946. Issue 50453, col E, p. 7.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles F. Thorp
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton
11 Jan, 1909[10][11]
Succeeded by
Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow
Preceded by
Edward M. Phillpotts
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
20 Nov, 1910[12]
Succeeded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis
Preceded by
Allan F. Everett
Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
5 Dec, 1911[13][Inference]
Succeeded by
George H. Baird
Preceded by
George B. Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
20 Jan, 1913[14]
Succeeded by
Edward H. Moubray
Preceded by
Cuthbert E. Hunter
Naval Member of the Ordnance Board
28 Dec, 1914[15]
Succeeded by
Ronald A. Hopwood
as Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee
Preceded by
Ronald A. Hopwood
as Naval Member of the Ordnance Board
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee
4 Dec, 1915[16]
Succeeded by
Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy
Preceded by
Cuthbert E. Hunter
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee
2 Apr, 1917[17]
Succeeded by
Henry R. Crooke
 

Footnotes

  1. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  2. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  3. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  4. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
  7. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Day of month from predecessor. Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
  12. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
  15. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  16. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
  17. Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.

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