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Revision as of 18:08, 20 May 2014
Captain Arthur Russell Hulbert, Royal Navy (9 April, 1871 – 12 January, 1913) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was mentioned in despatches for his service with the Naval Brigade in China.
Hulbert was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.[1]
In December 1910, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer.[2]
On 14 November, 1911, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Venus as Captain (D) of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
He was appointed to the scout cruiser Blonde on 10 May, 1912 in command of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[4]
Hulbert drowned at Harwich on 12 January, 1913. He had been seen walking on the quarterdeck of the Blonde at 0920.[5] A man on the neighbouring depot ship Tyne saw a splash, but dismissed it as a sailor taking a morning swim.[6]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward F. Bruen |
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer Dec, 1910[7] – ? |
Succeeded by James D. Dick |
| Preceded by Robert E. R. Benson |
Captain of H.M.S. Venus 14 Nov, 1911[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Thomas L. Shelford |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla 14 Nov, 1911[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Francis G. St. John |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Blonde 10 May, 1912[10] – 12 Jan, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
| Preceded by Robert K. Arbuthnot |
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 10 May, 1912[12][13] Hulbert drowned at Harwich on 12 January, 1913, having fallen from Blonde. [14] – ? |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28211. p. 32. 1 January, 1909.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1913. Issue 40107, col B, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 14 January, 1912. Issue 40108, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. pp. 160-161.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1913. Issue 40107, col B, p. 11.
