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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Arthur Buchanan-Wollaston|Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calypso'']]'''<br>Dec, 1922{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|Colin A. M. Sarel]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Barham (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Barham'']]'''<br>1930<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref> &ndash; 1932<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard James Rodney Scott|Richard J. R. Scott]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Barham (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Barham'']]'''<br>1930<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref> &ndash; 1932<ref>Scott's Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard James Rodney Scott|Richard J. R. Scott]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>''c''. 1930<ref>Robertson-Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|St. Aubyn B. Wake]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>''c''. 1930<ref>Robertson-Scott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|St. Aubyn B. Wake]]'''}}

Revision as of 17:47, 14 February 2016

Rear-Admiral Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott, Royal Navy (6 October, 1880 – 16 July, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

From May, 1918 to the end of the war, he commanded the coast defence monitor Gorgon with the Dover Patrol.[1]

In December 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calypso.[2]

Between 1930-1932 he commanded in succession the battleships Warspite, Barham and Valiant before being promoted to Flag Rank.

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral C. A. Robertson-Scott" (Obituaries). The Times. Thrsday, 24 July, 1941. Issue 48986, col D, pg. 7.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Gorgon
1 May, 1918[3][4]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston
Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
31 Dec, 1922[5]
Succeeded by
Colin A. M. Sarel
Preceded by
Oswald H. Dawson
Captain of H.M.S. Barham
1930[6] – 1932[7]
Succeeded by
Richard J. R. Scott
Preceded by
Oswald H. Dawson
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
c. 1930[8]
Succeeded by
St. Aubyn B. Wake
Preceded by
Frederick A. Sommerville
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant
1 Dec, 1930[9][10]
Succeeded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell

Footnotes

  1. Scott's Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. Scott's Service Records The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 803.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 731.
  6. Scott's Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
  7. Scott's Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
  8. Robertson-Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
  9. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
  10. Day of month inferred from Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.

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