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...} on 10 June, 1904, but then whisked away to command the despatch vessel {{UK-1Surprise}} on 6 February, 1905, to remain in her until superseded on 1 Aug On 20 August 1907, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}, remaining in her until September 1908.<ref name=f418>Brue

...} with seniority of 20 August, 1883. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB33|f=t}} on 7 July 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige On 11 July, 1893, Bacon was appointed to {{UK-TB81}} for the annual manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times'

...e=fredbot:officeCIC otitle="Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station" nat="UK"> ...M 196/42}}. p. 223.</ref>|ass=25 january, 1916<ref>Predecessor struck his flag that day. Peirse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1026.</ref>|end=

|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout ''Centurion'' operated as part of the {{UK-BS|2}} at the Battle, under the command of Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour,

...1911.<ref name=thetimes1911/> A few weeks later on 12 December, eighteen officers and men were injured when an explosion occurred onboard while ''Orion'' was ...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har

From at least December 1913, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}}. In 1913, ''Hercules'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|1}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

...ref>Campbell. p. 42.</ref> Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]] hoisted his flag in her on 1 October.<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}}

...bells were made for the Captain, the Wardroom, the Gunroom and the Warrant Officers' Mess. Admiral Jellicoe rang the bell into service by sounding off eight b Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}}

...tion through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref> Re-commissioned on 16 September, 1924 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}} in the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLApr25|p. 2

...Following the course, he was appointed to commission the new battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}}, effective 9 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligenc ==Flag Rank==

...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an

...s of the [[Royal Navy]] established in 1900. It was commanded by a junior flag officer or senior Captain of distinction, based first at [[Royal Naval Coll ...the Council) to consider the question of the Course of Study of the Senior Officers at the Royal Naval College, and to offer such suggestions as may be deemed

...ohn Pakenham Pipon|John P. Pipon]], C.B., C.M.G., with a complement of 757 officers and men for service on the [[Mediterranean Station]].<ref>"Naval & Military ...able to do this in 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7

[[File:H.M.S. Prince George - 1898.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The three senior officers in ''Prince George'', 1898. From left to right: Commander [[Montague Edwar In October 1903, ''Prince George'' collided with the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell Ser

...t'' and became port depot ship for Rosyth, bearing a great many additional officers for duties ranging from boom defence to various "special service".{{NLJan21 ...ef>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 323.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}

...er Commander [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], acting Flag Captain to Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Bere ...m M. Chambers]] took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship {{UK-1Resolution}}.

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ''Dominion'' was assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation in May, 1912.

...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even

As Captain of the ironclad {{UK-2Achilles}} he was described by ''Vanity Fair'' caricaturist 'Spy' (Sir Les When a muzzle-loading gun aboard the ironclad {{UK-1Thunderer}} exploded in January 1879 during gunnery practice, Heneage disp

Lowry was given command of {{UK-1Ramillies|f=t}} in January, 1900.{{MackieRNW}} Thereafter, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} from 19 April, 1902 to 25 June, 1903 in the [[Home Fleet (Royal

...Navy]] as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870, and was appointed to the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth, and left on 18 July, 1872, after the customa He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|

...r was later to claim, and Andrew Gordon to repeat, that the average age of officers promoted Captain at the time was forty-two.<ref>Chalmers. p. xxi. Gordon. ...196/87}}. f. 102.</ref> On 30 September he took command of the cruiser {{UK-1Diana}}. On 12 October he was given command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Ma

...N. (25 January, 1841 &ndash; 10 July, 1920) was one of the most celebrated officers in the history of the [[Royal Navy]]. He was actively involved in the serv ...it and on account of old Shadwell's report of me, he should take me as his Flag Mate, and that he would take care to look out for me always.<ref>Quoted in

Kerr was one of three officers later to achieve high rank in the Navy to be awarded the India 1857-1858 ca ...1875. Seymour, by now Vice-Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour, hauled down his flag on 9 November, 1877, and was superseded by Rear-Admiral [[John Hay|Lord Joh

...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ...mmand) the battleship [[H.M.S. Triumph (1870)|''Triumph'']] for service as flag ship on the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]]. The Commande

...Wemyss. p. 35.</ref> On 18 February, 1890, Wemyss was appointed to the {{UK-1Undaunted|f=t}} in the Mediterranean, captained by Captain [[Charles Willi ...was paid off on 29 August, and on 11 September he joined the battleship {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in the Channel Squadron,<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.<

...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...training, Jackson was put in charge of Whitehead torpedo instruction at {{UK-Vernon}} in 1885. The "Whitehead" was one of the main torpedoes being used

...on 10 February and went on Half Pay. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Andromache|f=t}} in the annual man&oelig;uvres from 21 July to 10 September ...oria.{{Gaz|26809|3|1 January, 1897}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]] on

|nat=UK ...John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Sir John A. Fisher]] hoisted his flag as Commander-in-Chief on the [[North America and West Indies Station]].<ref

...ternoon I went over to the Admiralty; he presented his Board and principal officers and departmental heads to me, and then took his leave. I knew he felt grea Captain [[Richard Webb]], Flag Captain at the [[Royal Naval War College]], dined on board the ''Enchantres

There was a {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...t on 27 February, 1913 under Captain [[Philip Francklin]] as flagship of {{UK-CS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 379}}

...the most senior officers of the rank of {{AdmRN}} as vacancies occurred. Officers of outstanding merit could be specially promoted Admiral of the Fleet super ...Provided that the most senior officer on the Admirals' list had flown his flag at sea for two years or served as a Commander-in-Chief, he was guaranteed e

Nicholson participated in the manoeuvres of July, 1988 as commander of the {{UK-TB79|f=t}}, on loan.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. On 23 March, 1906, he started a one year stint as Captain of the {{UK-Dido|f=t}}.<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</re

He was appointed Captain of the {{UK-1Andromeda|f=t}} on 20 May, 1907.<ref>Singer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196 He was appointed command of the {{UK-Dominion}} on 25 January 1910. In September, her practice firing somehow e

...On 17 October, 1883, he was appointed Acting {{LieutRN}} to the gunboat {{UK-1Flirt}} on the Cape station. He was formally promoted to the rank of Lieut ...S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, then com

In 1880 he went to the {{UK-1Ruby}}, a corvette in the East Indies Squadron, for two and a half years, On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T

On 29 August, 1881, he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-2Achilles}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]. He He was appointed to the corvette {{UK-1Sapphire}} on 18 January, 1883.

...o Britain soon enough, for he studied to qualify as a torpedo officer in {{UK-Vernon}} from 30 September 1879 until the end of the following June. He ser ...yal Navy)|Assistant Director of Torpedoes]] and was appointed captain of {{UK-1Hindustan}} until January of 1908.

...nd then on the [[North America and West Indies Station]], before joining {{UK-Powerful|f=p}}. In the South African War, he commanded a battery of naval ...4, he served as Executive Officer in the new {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}}, in the {{UK-CS}}.

...Hamilton.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton seen as a Flag Officer afloat.]] ...March, 1881. Issue '''30141''', col B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}}

...y, 1928. Issue '''44953''', col D, pg. 18.</ref> He then served in the {{UK-Sultan|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] until being sent to the Royal Nava ...867)|''Avon'']] for navigating duties. In December 1889, he was sent to {{UK-Grappler}} for the same work, this time for six months.<ref>Underhill Servi

...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro ...]], who described him as "quite one of our very best and most accomplished officers."<ref>Quoted in Marder. ''Dreadnought to Scapa Flow''. '''I'''. p. 408.<

...nd}} and {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} of the Channel Squadron before going to {{UK-Excellent}} for examinations.<ref>Allenby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42 After spending a little over three years in command of the {{UK-1Wanderer|f=t}}, Allenby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 Januar

...First World War]]. An officer of undoubted ability, he died leading the {{UK-BCS|3}} in action at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ..., 1886, then in the ''Minotaur'' until January, 1887, when he joined the {{UK-2Calliope}}, and in her was present at Samoa in the hurricane of 16 March,

...only a few months until he was appointed to command the new torpedo ram {{UK-Polyphemus}}, taking command on 25 November, 1881.{{NLDec83|p. 232}} The s ...in which a submerged torpedo tube he had designed was being evaluated in {{UK-2Severn}}.{{ARTS1887|p. 3}} The tube needed some adjustments in design bef

Seymour was appointed in command of the despatch vessel {{UK-1Iris}} on 27 April, 1880.{{NLJun81|p. 220}} ...Navy, in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]. His flagship was, perhaps, {{UK-Anson}}.{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres of 1893|Tuesday, Jul 11, 1893; pg. 11; I

...s of service at sea, he held the distinction of becoming the first British Flag Officer to become a qualified aeroplane pilot. Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony H. Hoskins]], [[Mediterra

On 26 February, 1913 he commissioned the {{UK-Proserpine}} at Malta.{{NLJul13|p. 363}} ...the Falkland Islands]] on 8 December ''Invincible'' and her sister ship {{UK-Inflexible}} sank the German armoured cruisers {{DE-Scharnhorst}} and {{DE-

...fawning than average. Captain [[Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|Lake]] of {{UK-1Nelson|f=p}}, under whom Cay served from October 1884 to April 1888 descri Cay commanded the {{UK-TB85|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]] and once again created the

...from 1874 to 1876. On 26 April, 1876 he was appointed commander of the {{UK-Vernon}},{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently establish

Cowan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Boxer|f=t}} on 20 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offic He was appointed to command the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} in August, 1909.{{MackieRNW}}

In 1867, Wintz saved an able seaman in {{UK-Terrible}} from drowning and was awarded a [[Royal Humane Society's Silver ...7 he would add a silver clasp to this medal for rescuing a seaman of the {{UK-1Raleigh|f=t}} who fell into the sea from aloft.

...s given a series of more important appointments. Just before promotion to Flag Rank in 1913 he was appointed to the [[Admiralty War Staff]] as [[Intellige ...time towards the rank of {{MidRN}}. On 23 July he was appointed to the {{UK-1Agincourt|f=t}},<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.<

...of Royal Naval War College Attendees in Alphabetical Order''' features all officers of the [[Royal Navy]], [[Royal Marine Forces]], British Army, and foreign s ...| First Class. "Good."<br>"Has done very well." Second out of three flag officers.

...etty free hand out of school." He passed the examination for entry into {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} first out of batch, and with his term of twenty-three cade ...an Interpreter in French and on the 18th was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB66|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Mon

He assumed command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/ He was appointed in command the battleship {{UK-Caesar}} on 21 December, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196

...appointed to {{UK-1Andromeda}} on 25 January, 1910 and then promptly to {{UK-Monmouth}} on 12 March. He would stay in ''Monmouth'' until 10 April, 1912 ...converted German merchant ship {{UK-Lucia}} (ex-''Spreewald''), and the {{UK-SF|10}}.

A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records: He served as Flag Captain (1903–4) to Admiral [[Sir John Fisher]] when the latter was [[Com

...ral [[George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|George L. Atkinson-Willes]], with his flag in the ''Empress of India''. When the Home Fleet assembled, the Vice-Admir ...20 February, 1903. Issue '''37073''', col E, p. 12.</ref> He hoisted his flag in the [[H.M.S. Revenge (1892)|''Revenge'']] on 21 May.<ref>"Naval & Milita

...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G ...participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]], followed by service in {{UK-Volage}} in the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]].

...to study at [[Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]], Southsea. He entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} in September, 1866, having passed in forty-sixth out of si ...}} This was followed by an appointment to the composite-hulled corvette {{UK-2Active}} on 2 January, 1874.{{NLApr75|p. 128}}

...une, 1904. He then spent a year (1904–5) in command of the ex-Chilean {{UK-Triumph|f=t}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]. His suc ==Flag Rank==

...heirs to the throne were under training there. In 1912 he was promoted to Flag Rank and from 1913 to 1915 was Rear-Admiral in the [[First Battle Squadron ...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the

...r was appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific; Hornby went with him as Flag Lieutenant, and on 12 January 1850 was promoted to be {{CommRN}}<ref>Clowes ...gland, and in the following March Hornby was appointed to the ''Edgar'' as Flag Captain of Rear-Admiral Sidney Colpoys Dacres, commanding the Channel Squad

...vice in the Navy is not recorded in his service records, as was common for officers of that era. At some point rated {{MidRN}}, in November, 1848, he was appoi In June, 1868, he was chosen to be the first commanding officer of the new {{UK-1Hercules|f=t}}, which would operate as part of the Channel Fleet. His thr

...r, he served in the ''Raleigh'', flagship at the Cape, and commanded the {{UK-Alacrity}} in China. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, ...y Palliser|Palliser]] on the Pacific Station.{{CN}} After commanding the {{UK-1RoyalSovereign|f=t}} in the Mediterranean from January 1900 until late in

...' era, Rear-Admiral, and its foreign equivalents, was the lowest ranking [[Flag Officer]]. ==Qualification to become a Flag Officer==

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 29 September, 1897.{{CN}} ==Flag Rank==

In September 1901, Rees assumed command of the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 25 June, 1903.{{CN}}

...ions for several days commencing on 20 July, 1897 and gained entrance to {{UK-1Britannia}}'s term of August, 1897, his 1540 marks placing him third among He was appointed as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 24 September, 1914. He would retain this important pos

[[File:Sturdee as a Flag Officer (LoC).jpg|thumb|300px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Doveton Sturdee, as He was appointed to command the {{UK-TB81}} for the July manoeuvres in 1890 and 1892.<ref>Sturdee Service Record

He passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked eleventh of the sixty-four cadets who ...utland]]. He was appointed to Beatty's Staff on 12 May, 1916, he acted as Flag Commander and War Staff Officer.<ref>Bailey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/

Brownrigg passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked twenty-fourth of the sixty-four cadet ...Commander (G) until October, 1915 when he was made Executive Officer of {{UK-Barham}}.

...[[Eric John Arthur Fullerton|Sir Eric J. A. Fullerton]]'''<br><small>as '''Flag Officer in Command, Yarmouth'''</small>}} {{CatPerson|UK|1881|1969}}

...st Mayor of Penzance.<ref>West Penwith Resources: [http://west-penwith.org.uk/pzb.htm Penzance.]</ref> He entered the [[Royal Navy]] and was appointed a ...e was appointed on the same say to ''Firequeen'' for the month-long Senior Officers' Signal Course, and thence for a series of Gunnery and Torpedo courses.<ref

In August 1907, he assumed command of the {{UK-Argonaut|f=t}}. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Revenge|f=t}} on 17 August, 1908.<ref>Bernard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1

Cayley was appointed First Lieutenant of the {{UK-1Phaeton}} on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official A He was appointed to the {{UK-1Berwick}} on 9 December, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici

...he [[First World War]]. He was killed while temporarily attached to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Coronel]] in November, 1914. ...Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] and appointed to the [[battleship]] {{UK-1Repulse}}.

...a, India, and the Falkland Islands. On 1 November, 1872, he was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Sir Henry Keppel, [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]]. ....</ref> In actual fact the signal was made on the initiative of Seymour's Flag Lieutenant, [[Hedworth Meux|Hedworth Lambton]].<ref>[[William Graham Greene

...in command on 21 June, 1890. On 22 July he was appointed in command of {{UK-1Medusa}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]].<ref>Bickford Service Recor ...''Katoomba'' paid off on 20 April, 1894. On 18 July he took command of {{UK-Gibraltar}} for the man&oelig;uvres.<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|AD

...Chile during the War of the Pacific. He retired to Torquay after his last flag appointment ended in 1904 and retired from the service in 1911 with the ran ...nsular Corps on 18 April, President Faure was introduced to Acland and the officers of ''Australia'' and told the reason of their presence. The President repl

...appointed in command of {{UK-Powerful}}, first-class protected cruiser, as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral [[Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|Sir Richard Poore, ...owse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref> and then of the {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh|f=t}} on 2 May, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 305}}

...ur to report that on May 31, 1916, H.M. Ship under my command, flying your flag, was in action with the enemy under the following circumstances :— At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obtained.

...to think it necessary in the first place to break the spirit of the young officers, and we found that once he had subdued us to his particular form of discipl ==Flag Rank==

...from a spell in ''Curlew'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres of 1892 and in {{UK-TB87}} in those of 1893,<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monda ...ies on 8 June, 1897. Not long after, on 21 July, Scott was appointed to {{UK-Majestic}} as torpedo officer. Captain MacLeod noted on Scott leaving ''Ju

==Flag Rank== ...e useless even for training stokers, and should be got rid of at once, the officers and men now wasting their time in looking after them being employed elsewhe

...s on matters relating to the collision between the {{UK-Camperdown}} and {{UK-Victoria}}, and the circumstances attending the subsequent sinking of the ' ...kyard certified to this fact, and his evidence is confirmed by that of the officers of the ''Victoria''. Moreover, the men who closed, or attempted to close, t

...the circumstances of the case and the impossibility of withdrawing certain officers from the Mediterranean 687 Station it is necessary that the Court Martial s ...tion that the enquiry may be neither thorough nor impartial," and that the officers of the Court, being drawn from the Mediterranean Fleet, would be too intim

In March 1898, he assumed command of the {{UK-Bonaventure|f=t}}. He remained in the ship until May 1900.{{MackieRNW}} He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 10 October, 1900.<ref>Montgomerie Service Record. {{TNA|

...24 August to re-qualify, and on 27 October he became Gunnery Officer in {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}. ...On 21 July he was appointed First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer of the {{UK-Forth}} until she paid off on 16 September. He was thence appointed to the

...hn Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|John Jellicoe]], serving as his Flag Captain at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. After the war he appeared de ...une he was awarded the First Prize for German in the examination of junior officers afloat, and on 22 August he returned to ''Anson''. On 7 September, 1896, (

...a boat midshipman and signal midshipman he was unrivalled. On my becoming flag-captain to the late Admiral Lord Lyons, I applied, with his permission, for ...spent three years in this role before being appointed in command of the {{UK-2Surprise|f=t}}, vice Whyte, on 5 August, 1864.{{NMI|Monday, August 8, 1864

After the war he was sent to the [[China Station]] as Flag Lieutenant to his uncle, Sir Michael Seymour, where he remained for the who ...nearly five years, before being given command of the new screw corvette {{UK-Volage}} on 1 December, 1870. In the same month Seymour informed that the

...2,{{NMI|Tuesday, Jan 19, 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33538}} but was appointed to {{UK-Pilot}} on 25 March.{{NMI|Monday, Mar 21, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33591}} On 1 July, 1892, he was appointed to the {{UK-VictoriaAndAlbertII|f=t}} along with [[David Beatty]].{{NMI|Wednesday, Jun

...of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]], where he served as [[Flag Lieutenant]] to [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty] ...Seymour was given leave immediately, but on returning home found the Union flag at half mast and that he was too late: Horace Seymour died on 25 June, the

He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in December 1900, remaining there two years.{{MackieRNW}} ==Flag Rank==

{{UK-NewZealand}} increased to full speed, steering S.E. and leading the line of ...rs and at the same time a large number of destroyers, accompanied by the {{UK-1Arethusa}}, passed down our port hand, retiring from an invisible enemy wh

On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB52|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti He was made captain of the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} in December, 1906.{{MackieRNW}}

==Officers== {{UK-Agincourt|f=p}},