Arthur Horatio Shirley

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Captain (retired) Arthur Horatio Shirley, R.N. (25 June, 1854 – 30 November, 1933) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Shirley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 7 February, 1880.

Shirley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895.

Around March 1897, he grounded Decoy.

Shirley was appointed to the Coast Guard at Clifden on 14 September, 1898. He transferred to Kingston at some point to replace Commander King. After several extensions, he was placed on the Retired List on 25 June, 1904 with the rank of Captain (retired).

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh B. Rooper
Captain of H.M.S. Banterer
20 Aug, 1893[1] – 3 Apr, 1894
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick G. C. Langdon
Captain of H.M.S. Jason
2 Apr, 1894 – 2 Sep, 1895
Succeeded by
Arthur G. M. Meredyth
Preceded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee
Captain of H.M.S. Surly
14 Jan, 1896 – 6 Feb, 1896
Succeeded by
Ernest O. Ballantyne
Preceded by
Spencer V. Y. de Horsey
Captain of H.M.S. Decoy
6 Feb, 1896[2] – 2 Dec, 1897
Succeeded by
Gerald W. Vivian
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Bat
2 Dec, 1897[3] – 14 Jan, 1898
Succeeded by
Alexander L. Duff

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 201.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 217.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 3 December, 1897. Issue 35377, col D, p. 5.