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Following the Prince of Wales's tour of India Mann was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 May, 1876.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24326/pages/2982 no. 24326.  p. 2982.]  16 May, 1876.</ref>
 
Following the Prince of Wales's tour of India Mann was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 May, 1876.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24326/pages/2982 no. 24326.  p. 2982.]  16 May, 1876.</ref>
 
   
 
   
Mann was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1885,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485.  p. 3002.]  30 June, 1885.</ref> and was immediately place in command of the {{UK-Anson|f=t}} from July 1895 until October 1897.{{MackieRNW}}
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Mann was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1885,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485.  p. 3002.]  30 June, 1885.</ref> and was immediately place in command of the {{UK-Anson|f=t}} from July 1895 until October 1897.
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 6 July, 1899, vice [[Henry John Carr|Carr]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27096/pages/4213 no. 27096.  p. 4213.]  7 July, 1899.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 6 July, 1899, vice [[Henry John Carr|Carr]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27096/pages/4213 no. 27096.  p. 4213.]  7 July, 1899.</ref>
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Revision as of 17:48, 18 November 2017

Admiral William Frederick Stanley Mann, Royal Navy, Retired (21 June, 1846 – 23 April, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Following the Prince of Wales's tour of India Mann was promoted to the rank of Commander on 15 May, 1876.[1]

Mann was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1885,[2] and was immediately place in command of the second class battleship Anson from July 1895 until October 1897.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 6 July, 1899, vice Carr.[3]

Mann was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.[4]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral W. F. S. Mann" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 26 April, 1924. Issue 43636, col E, p. 13.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John W. Brackenbury
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
1 Apr, 1893[5]
Succeeded by
Alfred F. Welldon
Preceded by
Herbert W. Dowding
Captain of H.M.S. Anson
22 Jul, 1895[6]
Succeeded by
William Wilson
Preceded by
James L. Hammet
Flag Captain at the Nore
11 May, 1898[7]
Succeeded by
Charles Campbell
Preceded by
James L. Hammet
In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School
11 May, 1898[8]
Succeeded by
Charles Campbell
 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24326. p. 2982. 16 May, 1876.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27096. p. 4213. 7 July, 1899.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 217.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 198.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue 35515, col A, p. 10.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue 35515, col A, p. 10.