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Admiral SIR Charles Gordon Ramsey, K.C.B., (4 December, 1882 – 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1904.[1]

Ramsey was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 11 on 28 July, 1908.[2] In 1910, his command Success suffered a grounding, but his Captain (D) determined that Ramsey had anchored properly and had done nothing wrong, ably refloating her.[3]

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1912.[4]

Ramsey was appointed in command of the destroyer Manly on 6 November, 1914.[5] On 5 July, 1915, she was grounded. It was determined that Ramsey should have reduced speed upon a mist forming.[6]

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[7]

Ramsey commanded the destroyer Acheron at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

On 3 October, 1917, Ramsey was appointed in command of the destroyer Vendetta.[9] He would be her captain through the end of the war.

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Vampire on 7 July, 1919.[10]

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.[11]

On 4 December, 1931, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1934.[12]

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 January, 1938.[13]

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 6 April, 1942 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 September, 1942.[14]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 11
28 Jul, 1908[15][16] – 15 Jun, 1910[17]
Succeeded by
Christopher J. F. Eddis
Preceded by
The Hon. Hubert G. Brand
Captain of H.M.S. Success
15 Jun, 1910[18] – 6 Feb, 1912[19]
Succeeded by
Reginald B. C. Hutchinson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Fury
6 Feb, 1912[20] – 23 Aug, 1912[21]
Succeeded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Manly
6 Nov, 1914[22][23] – 3 Feb, 1916[24]
Succeeded by
Ernest W. Kirkby
Preceded by
Brien M. Money
Captain of H.M.S. Acheron
3 Feb, 1916[25] – Jul, 1916[26]
Succeeded by
John B. Spurgin
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Pasley
Jul, 1916[27][28] – Sep, 1917[29]
Succeeded by
Walter O. H. Lambert
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Vendetta
3 Oct, 1917[30][31] – 7 Jul, 1919[32]
Succeeded by
Henry I. M. L. Scott
Preceded by
Harry R. Godfrey
Captain of H.M.S. Vampire
7 Jul, 1919[33][34] – 4 May, 1921[35]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Cosmo M. Graham
Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
4 May, 1921[36] – 25 Apr, 1922[37]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn
Captain of H.M.S. Spenser
15 Jan, 1925[38] – May, 1925[39]
Succeeded by
Leonard S. Holbrook
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
15 Jan, 1925[40] – Jan, 1927[41]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Keppel
May, 1925[42] – Jan, 1927[43]
Succeeded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Preceded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
as Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Caledonia
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable
30 Jun, 1927[44] – 22 Apr, 1929[45]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry G. Thursfield
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak
4 Dec, 1931[46] – 26 Apr, 1934[47]
Succeeded by
Thomas B. Drew
Preceded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station
3 Aug, 1939[48] – 15 Apr, 1942[49]
Succeeded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford
Preceded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station
4 May, 1942[50] – 1 Jun, 1942[51]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
  3. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  4. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 354.
  6. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  7. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  8. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p.924.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
  11. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  12. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  13. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  14. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
  16. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  17. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  18. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  19. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  20. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  21. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  22. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395s.
  23. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  24. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  25. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  26. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  27. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396j.
  28. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  29. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  30. The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 924.
  31. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  32. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  33. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 879b.
  34. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  35. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  36. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  37. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  38. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  39. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  40. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  41. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  42. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  43. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  44. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  45. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  46. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  47. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  48. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  49. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  50. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  51. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.

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