Ronald Arthur Hopwood

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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 assumed command of the destroyer Grafton in January 1909.[1]

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 20 November, 1910.[2]

He was made captain of Hercules in December of 1911,[3] and then was appointing in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar on 20 January, 1913.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,[5] and advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[6]

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
Jan, 1909 – ?
Succeeded by
Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow
Preceded by
Edward M. Phillpotts
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
20 Nov, 1910 – ?
Succeeded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
Dec, 1911 – ?
Succeeded by
Mark E. F. Kerr
Preceded by
George B. Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
20 Jan, 1913 – ?
Succeeded by
Edward H. Moubray
 

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 319.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.

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