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− | '''Charles Tibbits''', M.V.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Charles Tibbits''', C.B.E., M.V.O., (19 June, 1872 – 13 October, 1947) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1893.<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref> | |
− | + | {{LieutRN}} Tibbits was appointed to command the {{UK-Bat|f=t}} on 3 August, 1897,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue '''35274''', col D, p. 11.</ref> but this was cancelled in favour of the same posting in {{UK-2Shark}}.<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref> | |
− | + | Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref> | |
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As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the {{UK-Argonaut}}, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 279}} | As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the {{UK-Argonaut}}, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 279}} | ||
− | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}} on 25 October, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 392}} | + | Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref> |
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+ | ==Great War== | ||
+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}} on 25 October, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 392}} | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
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+ | Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 May, 1924 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day.<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref> | ||
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+ | Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 24 March, 1929.<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|The Hon. Hubert G. Brand]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Contest (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Contest'']]'''<br>25 Aug, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue '''35903''', col D, p. 4.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Arthur Norton|Reginald A. Norton]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert George Brand|The Hon. Hubert G. Brand]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Contest (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Contest'']]'''<br>25 Aug, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue '''35903''', col D, p. 4.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Arthur Norton|Reginald A. Norton]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:43, 6 June 2016
Vice-Admiral (retired) Charles Tibbits, C.B.E., M.V.O., (19 June, 1872 – 13 October, 1947) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.[1]
Lieutenant Tibbits was appointed to command the destroyer Bat on 3 August, 1897,[2] but this was cancelled in favour of the same posting in Shark.[3]
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[4]
As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the Argonaut, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.[5]
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[6]
Great War
He was appointed in command of the battleship Albion on 25 October, 1916.[7]
Post-War
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 May, 1924 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day.[8]
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 March, 1929.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 297a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 928.