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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Alexander Plantagenet Hastings''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (31 October, 1844 – 7 December, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} '''Alexander Plantagenet Hastings''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (31 October, 1844 – 7 December, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7580 no. 26471.  p. 7580.]  29 December, 1893.</ref>
 
  
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Hastings was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 21 March, 1900, vice [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27178/pages/2131 no. 27178. p. 2131.]  30 March, 1900.</ref>
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Promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 August, 1865.<ref>Hastings Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1695.}} ff. 569, 606(d).</ref>
  
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27692/pages/4259 no. 27692.  p. 4259.]  5 July, 1904.</ref>
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Promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 19 July, 1870.<ref>Hastings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1695.}} ff. 569, 606(d).</ref>
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Promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1878.<ref>Hastings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1695.}} ff. 569, 606(d).</ref>
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Hastings commanded the {{UK-1BlackPrince|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]].  His ship was part of Fleet Number 1 playing the role of the Royal Navy fending off attacks on British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
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Hastings was tried by a Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for having negligently or by default hazarding and stranding {{UK-Howe|f=p}} on rocks at the entrance to Spain's Ferrol Harbour on 2 November. The charge was not proved and he was fully acquitted. A subsequent Court Martial found that the chart was inaccurate.  The Admiralty, however, did not concur with this verdict and placed the blame on Captain Hastings and Commander [[David Louson Dickson|D. L. Dickson]].<ref>Hastings Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1695.}} ff. 569, 606(d).</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1894.{{Gaz|26471|7580|29 December, 1893}}
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Hastings was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 21 March, 1900, vice [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]].{{Gaz|27178|2131|30 March, 1900}}
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Hastings was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 28 March, 1901 and was to receive retired pay of £680 per annum.<ref>Hastings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1695.}} ff. 569, 606(d).</ref>
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.{{Gaz|27692|4259|5 July, 1904}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Admiral Alexander Plantagenet Hastings, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (31 October, 1844 – 7 December, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 August, 1865.[1]

Promoted to the rank of Commander on 19 July, 1870.[2]

Promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1878.[3]

Hastings commanded the armoured frigate Black Prince in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890. His ship was part of Fleet Number 1 playing the role of the Royal Navy fending off attacks on British trade routes.[4]

Hastings was tried by a Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for having negligently or by default hazarding and stranding H.M.S. Howe on rocks at the entrance to Spain's Ferrol Harbour on 2 November. The charge was not proved and he was fully acquitted. A subsequent Court Martial found that the chart was inaccurate. The Admiralty, however, did not concur with this verdict and placed the blame on Captain Hastings and Commander D. L. Dickson.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1894.[6]

Hastings was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 21 March, 1900, vice Lord Walter Kerr.[7]

Hastings was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 28 March, 1901 and was to receive retired pay of £680 per annum.[8]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral A. P. Hastings" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 9 December, 1925. Issue 44140, col D, p. 16.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard Duckworth-King 		Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus
21 Apr, 1882[10][11] – 23 Jul, 1885[12] 		Succeeded by
John Hext
Preceded by
Compton E. Domvile 		Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
30 Nov, 1885[13] – 25 Nov, 1888[14] 		Succeeded by
Atwell P. MacL. Lake
Preceded by
Arthur T. Brooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Invincible
1 Sep, 1890[15][16] – 21 Sep, 1891[17] 		Succeeded by
James A. T. Bruce
Preceded by
Henry H. Boys 		Captain of H.M.S. Howe
22 Sep, 1891[18][19] – 7 Dec, 1892[20] 		Succeeded by
George L. Atkinson-Willes
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  2. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  3. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  4. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  5. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27178. p. 2131. 30 March, 1900.
  8. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
  10. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 210.
  12. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  13. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  14. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  15. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 230.
  17. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  18. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 226.
  20. ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).

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