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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby''', C.M.G., J.P., Royal Navy (9 July, 1866 &ndash; 13 August, 1956) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Life & Career== Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 9 July, 1886.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660. p. 6612.] 31 December, 1886.</ref> Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27512/pages/3 no. 27512. p. 3.] 2 January, 1903.</ref> In October 1904, he assumed command of the {{UK-Diana|f=t}}.<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> He served as captain of {{UK-Glory}} from March 1907 through September 1908.<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> Hornby was appointed Captain of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} on 18 October, 1908, a post he would retain for three years.<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} on 8 May, 1912.{{RobertsBattlecruisers|p. 122}} He served as captain of {{UK-Monarch}} from December 1912 through June 1913.<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> Phipps Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 May, 1913, vice [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Brock]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28719/pages/3514 no. 28719. p. 3514.] 16 May, 1913.</ref> ==Great War== On 1 August, 1914, Hornby was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force E (the {{UK-CS|11}}), with his flag in the {{UK-Doris}}. On 5 September he transferred his flag to the battleship {{UK-Glory}} as Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force H on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. In February, 1915, he became Rear-Admiral Commanding on the North America and West Indies Station, and on 7 March became Second-in-Command on that station to Vice-Admiral [[George Edwin Patey|Sir George E. Patey]]. He hauled down his flag on 21 June, and his last day on full pay was on the 27th.<ref>Hornby Service Record. p. 338.</ref>{{UKCeased|p. 34}} In September, 1917, he was appointed president of an Admiralty Committee to investigate a range of topics including the suitability of the existing system of torpedo personnel, though it had not issued its report as of late August, 1918.{{ARTS1917|p. vi}} Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}, vice [[Richard Henry Peirse|Peirse]], on 11 March, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30599/pages/3756 no. 30599. p. 3756.] 26 March, 1918.</ref> ==Post-War== Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} in the place of [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Sir Stanley Colville]], placed on the Retired List, on 4 April, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32668/pages/2934 no. 32668. p. 2934.] 11 April, 1922.</ref> Hornby was himself placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 6 April.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672. p. 3030.] 14 April, 1922.</ref> ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *"Adml. Phipps Hornby" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 15 August, 1956. Issue '''53610''', col D, p. 10. {{refend}} ==Papers== {{refbegin}} *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491802.html Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] For a detailed list see [[Robert Phipps Hornby Papers at the National Maritime Museum]]. {{refend}} ==Service Records== {{refbegin}} *{{TNA|ADM 196/88.|D8115382}} *{{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579073}} {{refend}} <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} {{TabNaval}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pylades (1884)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pylades'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1901{{NLMay02|p. 296}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|Herbert C. C. Da Costa]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Highflyer (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Highflyer'']]'''<br>14 Jul, 1904<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Diana (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Diana'']]'''<br>5 Oct, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 301}}<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 5 Nov, 1906<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|Heathcoat S. Grant]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Glory'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1907<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> &ndash; Sep, 1908<ref>1908 per Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338. Inferred September from Pakenham's appointment.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Austin Gamble|Douglas A. Gamble]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>18 Oct, 1908<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 1 Nov, 1911<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|William C. M. Nicholson]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Everard Tower|Cyril E. Tower]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Swiftsure'']]'''<br>19 Jan, 1912<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 14 May, 1912<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt|Guy R. A. Gaunt]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Inflexible (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Inflexible'']]'''<br>14 May, 1912<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 4 Nov, 1912<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Noel Loxley|Arthur N. Loxley]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles FitzGerald Sowerby|Charles F. Sowerby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Monarch (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Monarch'']]'''<br>Dec, 1912<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 16 Jun, 1913<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmund Hyde Smith|Edmund H. Smith]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bernard Currey|Bernard Currey]]'''|'''[[Anti-Submarine Committee (Royal Navy)|President of Anti-Submarine Committee]]'''<br>16 Dec, 1913<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Eighth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral in Command, Eighth Battle Squadron]]'''<br>Jul, 1914<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Squadron E]]'''<br>1 Aug, 1914<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 5 Sep, 1914<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]] as [[Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral Commanding, Fourth Cruiser Squadron]]'''|'''[[North America and West Indies Station|Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station]]'''<br>Feb, 1915<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Edwin Patey|Sir George E. Patey]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[North America and West Indies Station|Second-in-Command, North America and West Indies Station]]'''<br>Mar, 1915<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 338.</ref> &ndash; 21 Jun, 1915<ref>Phipps Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 338.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Morgan Singer|Morgan Singer]]'''}} {{TabEnd}} </div name=fredbot:appts> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Phipps Hornby, Robert}} {{CatPerson|UK|1866|1956}} {{CatBritannia|January, 1879}} {{CatAdmiral|UK}}

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