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− | '''Ambrose Maynard Peck''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Ambrose Maynard Peck''', D.S.O., (24 October, 1877 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Peck gained a generous ten months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1893 and proceeded to his first appointment in the {{UK-1Hood}} in the Mediterranean, lasting from August to October, 1893. He was next appointed to the {{UK-Nile|f=t}} on 13 October 1893. He was loaned to {{UK-1Tribune}} for the manoeuvres of summer 1897 and then appointed to {{UK-Thrush}} at the Cape of Good Hope on 14 June, 1898.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |
− | + | Peck was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1899.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |
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+ | Peck was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | ||
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{{CommRN}} Peck was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB114|f=t}} on 24 January, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 400}} | {{CommRN}} Peck was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB114|f=t}} on 24 January, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 400}} | ||
+ | ==Great War== | ||
Peck was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 April, 1917. | Peck was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 April, 1917. | ||
− | He was appointed in command of the {{UK- | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Diana|f=t}} on 29 September, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 776}} |
− | Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of {{UK-Swift|f=p}} on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.{{ | + | Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of {{UK-Swift|f=p}} on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.{{NLFeb19|p. 912''a''}} |
− | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Benbow|f=t}} in April 1926. | + | ==Post-War== |
+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Benbow|f=t}} in April 1926. | ||
− | + | Peck was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 February, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |
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− | + | Peck was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 November, 1932.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |
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− | == | + | ==See Also== |
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+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Ambrose+Maynard+Peck Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Maynard_Peck}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 7 April 2022
Vice-Admiral (retired) Ambrose Maynard Peck, D.S.O., (24 October, 1877 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Peck gained a generous ten months time on passing out of Britannia in July of 1893 and proceeded to his first appointment in the Hood in the Mediterranean, lasting from August to October, 1893. He was next appointed to the second class battleship Nile on 13 October 1893. He was loaned to Tribune for the manoeuvres of summer 1897 and then appointed to Thrush at the Cape of Good Hope on 14 June, 1898.[1]
Peck was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1899.[2]
Peck was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1911.[3]
Commander Peck was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 114 on 24 January, 1912.[4]
Great War
Peck was promoted to the rank of Captain on 21 April, 1917.
He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Diana on 29 September, 1917.[5]
Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of H.M.S. Swift on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.[6]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the battleship Benbow in April 1926.
Peck was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 February, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[7]
Peck was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1932.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396aa.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.