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{{RearRN}} '''Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman''', M.V.O. (1862 — ?) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} (retired) '''Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman''', M.V.O. (29 August, 1862 — 17 March, 1931) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)|''Devonshire'']] on 19 March, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''. Monday, 15 March, 1909.  Issue '''38907''', col B, pg. 9.</ref>
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Born in Buckingham.
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Chapman was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1886.<ref>Chapman Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>
  
He was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Venerable (1899)|''Venerable'']] on 18 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911.  Issue '''39616''', col F, pg. 4.</ref>
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His service record (ADM 196/42) and the Navy Lists disagree on the order in which he commanded {{UK-Gleaner}} and {{UK-Hussar}} in 1896-1998We've chosen to trust the Service Record.
  
==Footnotes==
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Chapman was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>
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Chapman was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 14}}
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Chapman attended the [[War Course College]] session of November, 1905 through March, 1906 and his instructors described him as "Slow & not very reliable."
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In January 1907, he assumed command of the {{UK-Venus|f=t}}.  He remained in her until August 1908.
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He was appointed to command the {{UK-1Devonshire|f=t}} on 19 March, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 March, 1909.  Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
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He was appointed as captain of the battleship {{UK-Venerable}} on 18 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 June, 1911.  Issue '''39616''', col F, p. 4.</ref>
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He was made captain of {{UK-1Hindustan}} on 14 May of 1912, retaining that post for a year and five days.<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref>
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Chapman retired on 7 July, 1914.  He was advanced to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 June, 1916.<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref>
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He succumbed to cerebral apoplexy on 17 March, 1931, widowing Mrs. Dorothy Beatrix Chapman.<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref>
  
==Bibliography==
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==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cuthbert+Chapman Service Records]
 
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==Service Records==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Grant Fraser|Robert G. Fraser]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gleaner (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gleaner'']]'''<br>10 Jan, 1896<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref> &ndash; 23 Dec, 1896<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Adolphe Marescaux|Gerald C. A. Marescaux]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Goodhart May|Charles G. May]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hussar (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hussar'']]'''<br>23 Dec, 1896<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref> &ndash; 26 Aug, 1898<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vivian Ormsby Lloyd Champion de Crespigny|Vivian O. L. Champion de Crespigny]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John M. de Robeck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Desperate (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Desperate'']]'''<br>3 Nov, 1898<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref> &ndash; 19 Apr, 1899<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Purves Cochran|Reginald P. Cochran]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medea (1888)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medea'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1902<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref> &ndash; 15 Oct, 1903<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Harvey Bruce|Henry H. Bruce]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Eustace Anson|Charles E. Anson]]'''|'''[[H.M.Y. Osborne (1870)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Osborne'']]'''<br>1 Dec, 1903<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 352}} &ndash; 23 Jan, 1907<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Robert Mansell|George R. Mansell]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis George Eyre|Francis G. Eyre]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Venus (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Venus'']]'''<br>23 Jan, 1907<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref> &ndash; 17 Aug, 1908<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger J. B. Keyes]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Devonshire'']]'''<br>19 Mar, 1909<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 March, 1909.  Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 659.</ref> &ndash; 8 Nov, 1910<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|Herbert C. C. Da Costa]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Seymour Elphinstone Erskine|Seymour E. Erskine]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Venerable (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Venerable'']]'''<br>8 Jul, 1911<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref> &ndash; 14 May, 1912<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry George Glas Sandeman|Henry G. G. Sandeman]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry George Glas Sandeman|Henry G. G. Sandeman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']]'''<br>14 May, 1912<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 327}} &ndash; 20 May, 1913<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Nicholas|John Nicholas]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 6 April 2022

Rear-Admiral (retired) Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman, M.V.O. (29 August, 1862 — 17 March, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Buckingham. Chapman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1886.[1]

His service record (ADM 196/42) and the Navy Lists disagree on the order in which he commanded Gleaner and Hussar in 1896-1998. We've chosen to trust the Service Record.

Chapman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[2]

Chapman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1904.[3]

Chapman attended the War Course College session of November, 1905 through March, 1906 and his instructors described him as "Slow & not very reliable."

In January 1907, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Venus. He remained in her until August 1908.

He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Devonshire on 19 March, 1909.[4]

He was appointed as captain of the battleship Venerable on 18 July, 1911.[5]

He was made captain of Hindustan on 14 May of 1912, retaining that post for a year and five days.[6]

Chapman retired on 7 July, 1914. He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 June, 1916.[7]

He succumbed to cerebral apoplexy on 17 March, 1931, widowing Mrs. Dorothy Beatrix Chapman.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert G. Fraser
Captain of H.M.S. Gleaner
10 Jan, 1896[9] – 23 Dec, 1896[10]
Succeeded by
Gerald C. A. Marescaux
Preceded by
Charles G. May
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar
23 Dec, 1896[11] – 26 Aug, 1898[12]
Succeeded by
Vivian O. L. Champion de Crespigny
Preceded by
John M. de Robeck
Captain of H.M.S. Desperate
3 Nov, 1898[13] – 19 Apr, 1899[14]
Succeeded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Preceded by
Reginald P. Cochran
Captain of H.M.S. Medea
1 Aug, 1902[15] – 15 Oct, 1903[16]
Succeeded by
Henry H. Bruce
Preceded by
Charles E. Anson
Captain of H.M.S. Osborne
1 Dec, 1903[17][18] – 23 Jan, 1907[19]
Succeeded by
George R. Mansell
Preceded by
Francis G. Eyre
Captain of H.M.S. Venus
23 Jan, 1907[20] – 17 Aug, 1908[21]
Succeeded by
Roger J. B. Keyes
Preceded by
John de M. Hutchison
Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire
19 Mar, 1909[22][23][24] – 8 Nov, 1910[25]
Succeeded by
Herbert C. C. Da Costa
Preceded by
Seymour E. Erskine
Captain of H.M.S. Venerable
8 Jul, 1911[26] – 14 May, 1912[27]
Succeeded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman
Preceded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman
Captain of H.M.S. Hindustan
14 May, 1912[28][29] – 20 May, 1913[30]
Succeeded by
John Nicholas

 

Footnotes

  1. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  2. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue 39616, col F, p. 4.
  6. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  7. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  8. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  9. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  10. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  11. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  12. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  13. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  14. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  15. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  16. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  17. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  18. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 352.
  19. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  20. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  21. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  22. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  23. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
  24. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  25. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  26. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  27. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  28. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  29. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 327.
  30. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.