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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Albert Baldwin Jenkings''', Royal Navy (2 March, 1846 – 5 October, 1942) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Albert Baldwin Jenkings''', Royal Navy (2 March, 1846 – 5 October, 1942) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].  he would come to specialise in gunnery and assist the Royal Navy in the technological revolution that would eventually result in a system of director firing.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Jenkings was appointed Commander of the turret ship [[H.M.S. Inflexible (1876)|''Inflexible'']] on 4 March, 1881, under Captain [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]].<ref>''Navy List'' (June, 1881)p. 219.</ref>
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Jenkings was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 5 September, 1867 and was appointed to H.M.S. ''Gladiator''.  He studied gunnery at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}} from October 1868 to 23 March, 1870, at which time he was sent to {{UK-Cambridge|f=p}} as a Junior Staff Officer.<ref>Jenkings Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref>
  
On 7 August, 1882, he was specially promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}, dated 11 July.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25136/pages/3689 no. 25136. p. 3689.] 8 August, 1882.</ref>
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Jenkings was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 31 March, 1877.<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref>
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Jenkings was appointed Commander of the turret ship [[H.M.S. Inflexible (1876)|''Inflexible'']] on 4 March, 1881, under Captain [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]].{{NLJun81|p. 219}}
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He was awarded the {{EgyptianMedalAC}} in 1882, and on 7 August, 1882, he was specially promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}, dated 11 July.{{Gaz|25136|3689|8 August, 1882}}
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
Jenkings was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 December, 1897, vice [[Claude Edward Buckle|Buckle]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26919/pages/7479 no. 26919.  p. 7479.]  14 December, 1897.</ref>
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Jenkings was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 December, 1897, vice [[Claude Edward Buckle|Buckle]].{{Gaz|26919|7479|14 December, 1897}}
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 21 January, 1903, vice [[Albert Hastings Markham|Markham]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27518/pages/466 no. 27518.  p. 466.]  23 January, 1903.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 21 January, 1903, vice [[Albert Hastings Markham|Markham]].{{Gaz|27518|466|23 January, 1903}}
  
Jenkings was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/30 no. 27982.  p. 30.]  1 January, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 1 June.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28027/pages/3832 no. 28027.  p. 3832.]  4 June, 1907.</ref>
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Jenkings was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1907.{{Gaz|27982|30|1 January, 1907}} In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 1 June.{{Gaz|28027|3832|4 June, 1907}}
  
==Footnotes==
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Jenkings was thanked by Their Lordships for his work as Chairman of a committee to evaluate a remote sighting system of [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Percy Scott]]'s design fitted to the turret of the old {{UK-1Hero|f=tp}}.<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref>
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Jenkings's longevity would result in a long retirement.  In mid-March 1939, he would request that a "stigma" pertaining to the circumstances of the end of his appointment as Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron be removed from his name.  The Admiralty was puzzled by this request, as it could find no notation that his name had been besmirched in their records.  He was assured that their understanding was that he had had "an honourable and successful career in the Royal Navy."  Jenkings succumbed to rectal cancer in October, 1942.<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}} f. 701.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral A. B. Jenkings" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 October, 1942.  Issue '''49361''', col E, pg. 7.
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*"Admiral A. B. Jenkings" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 October, 1942.  Issue '''49361''', col E, p. 7.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556522&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/86.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/86.|D8115116}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7914484&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/36.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/36.|D7599006}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903446&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/15.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/15.|D7587976}}
 
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[[Category:1846 births|Jenkings]]
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[[Category:1942 deaths|Jenkings]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Harvey Boys|Henry H. Boys]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Garnet (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Garnet'']]'''<br>23 Aug, 1887{{NLJul90|p. 218}} &ndash; 1 Aug, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 218}}{{NLMar91|p. 222}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Francis Hughes-Hallett|Harry F. Hughes-Hallett]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald|Charles C. P. FitzGerald]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Collingwood (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Collingwood'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1893{{NLMar96|p. 213}} &ndash; 1 Mar, 1896{{NLMar96|p. 213}}<ref>Marrack Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/94.|D7578916}}  f. 852.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Marrack|William Marrack]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford]]'''|'''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Captain of Chatham Dockyard Reserve]]'''<br>5 Apr, 1896<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref> &ndash; 19 Dec, 1897<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|George L. Atkinson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]]'''|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee]]'''<br>15 Jan, 1898<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref> &ndash; 1 Jun, 1900<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Carter Drury|Charles C. Drury]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|Arthur D. Fanshawe]]'''|'''[[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron]]'''<br>1 Jun, 1900<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref> &ndash; 4 Jun, 1901<ref>Jenkings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}}  f. 701.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.]]'''}}
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Revision as of 15:25, 10 April 2021

Admiral Albert Baldwin Jenkings, Royal Navy (2 March, 1846 – 5 October, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy. he would come to specialise in gunnery and assist the Royal Navy in the technological revolution that would eventually result in a system of director firing.

Life & Career

Jenkings was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 5 September, 1867 and was appointed to H.M.S. Gladiator. He studied gunnery at H.M.S. Excellent from October 1868 to 23 March, 1870, at which time he was sent to H.M.S. Cambridge as a Junior Staff Officer.[1]

Jenkings was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 31 March, 1877.[2]

Jenkings was appointed Commander of the turret ship Inflexible on 4 March, 1881, under Captain John A. Fisher.[3]

He was awarded the Egyptian Medal with Alexandria Clasp in 1882, and on 7 August, 1882, he was specially promoted to the rank of Captain, dated 11 July.[4]

Flag Rank

Jenkings was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 December, 1897, vice Buckle.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 21 January, 1903, vice Markham.[6]

Jenkings was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1907.[7] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 1 June.[8]

Jenkings was thanked by Their Lordships for his work as Chairman of a committee to evaluate a remote sighting system of Percy Scott's design fitted to the turret of the old second class battleship H.M.S. Hero.[9]

Jenkings's longevity would result in a long retirement. In mid-March 1939, he would request that a "stigma" pertaining to the circumstances of the end of his appointment as Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron be removed from his name. The Admiralty was puzzled by this request, as it could find no notation that his name had been besmirched in their records. He was assured that their understanding was that he had had "an honourable and successful career in the Royal Navy." Jenkings succumbed to rectal cancer in October, 1942.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral A. B. Jenkings" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 8 October, 1942. Issue 49361, col E, p. 7.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hector B. Stewart
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee
6 May, 1884[11]
Succeeded by
Tynte F. Hammill
Preceded by
Henry H. Boys
Captain of H.M.S. Garnet
23 Aug, 1887[12] – 1 Aug, 1890[13][14]
Succeeded by
Harry F. Hughes-Hallett
Preceded by
Charles C. P. FitzGerald
Captain of H.M.S. Collingwood
28 Jan, 1893[15] – 1 Mar, 1896[16][17]
Succeeded by
William Marrack
Preceded by
The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford
Captain of Chatham Dockyard Reserve
5 Apr, 1896[18] – 19 Dec, 1897[19]
Succeeded by
George L. Atkinson
Preceded by
Archibald L. Douglas
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee
15 Jan, 1898[20] – 1 Jun, 1900[21]
Succeeded by
Charles C. Drury
Preceded by
Arthur D. Fanshawe
Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron
1 Jun, 1900[22] – 4 Jun, 1901[23]
Succeeded by
Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.

 

Footnotes

  1. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  2. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  3. The Navy List. (June, 1881). p. 219.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 25136. p. 3689. 8 August, 1882.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 26919. p. 7479. 14 December, 1897.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27518. p. 466. 23 January, 1903.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 30. 1 January, 1907.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28027. p. 3832. 4 June, 1907.
  9. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  10. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  11. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 701.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 218.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 218.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 222.
  15. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 213.
  16. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 213.
  17. Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/94. f. 852.
  18. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  19. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  20. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  21. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  22. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  23. Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.