Hugh Skinner Shipway
Rear-Admiral Hugh Skinner Shipway, Royal Navy (14 March, 1880 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Shipway was born in Middlesex, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Shipway.
Shipway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
Shipway married Mabel Young Niblett on 6 April, 1910 at St. Gabriel's in Cricklewood and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
Shipway was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
Post-War
Shipway was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
Shipway was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Chatham Class light cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Chatham Class light cruiser ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|light cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|light cruiser ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Dublin (1912)|Dublin (1912)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Dublin]] in October, 1922. After being superseded in September, 1924, he took a senior officer's War Course. In December, 1925 he was appointed to {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:|c}}|Hawkins Class cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Hawkins Class cruiser ||{{#pos:|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:|t}}|cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|cruiser ||{{#pos:|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Hawkins (1917)|Hawkins (1917)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:|p}}|}}}}Hawkins]], additional, on the staff of Vice-Admiral Sinclair, and as Captain in Charge, Singapore, assuming command on 9 December.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
Shipway was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Queen Elizabeth Class battleship |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Queen Elizabeth Class battleship ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|battleship |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|battleship ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Malaya (1915)|Malaya (1915)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Malaya]] in November, 1929.
Shipway was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1932 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
World War II
Shipway was recalled to service in September, 1939 as Naval Assistant to the "D. of S. T.", remaining there until 31 October, 1942. A period of inactivity followed before he was appointed in April, 1943 to a post in London whose particulars are even harder to discern. This lasted only until 20 June.<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref>
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George B. W. Young |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne 18 Jun, 1915<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> – 6 Sep, 1915<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> |
Succeeded by Percy G. Brown |
| Preceded by William L. Elder |
Captain of H.M.S. Dublin 1 Oct, 1922<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> – Sep, 1924<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> |
Succeeded by George W. Taylor |
| Preceded by John S. Schäfer |
Captain in Charge, Singapore 20 Oct, 1925{{#if:p. 200|<ref>The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 200.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (July, 1927) Corrected to 18 June, 1927. Copy on Ancestry.co.uk.}} – 10 Oct, 1927<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45/214.|196/45/214.| |+}} ADM 196/45/214.}} f. 218.</ref> |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Mackworth |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Hopwood |
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham 1 Dec, 1927<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> – 25 Nov, 1929<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> |
Succeeded by Arthur L. Snagge |
| Preceded by Nicholas E. Archdale |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 25 Nov, 1929<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> – 1 Jan, 1931<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> |
Succeeded by James S. C. Salmond |
| Preceded by Ernest W. Leir |
Commodore-in-Charge, Portland 23 Apr, 1931<ref>Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/45.|196/45.| |+}} ADM 196/45.}} f. 218.</ref> – 1 Jul, 1932<ref>Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:D7603561|ADM 196/46/54.|196/46/54.| |+}} ADM 196/46/54.}} f. 54.</ref> |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Lecky |
Footnotes
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