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{{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.|D7602576}} 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.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>
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On 31 October, 1899 the Admiralty agreed that damage to the propellor of {{UK-Swordfish}} was due to an error on Tibbits's part.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>
  
 
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>
 
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>
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The Admiralty expressed severe displeasure at unsatisfactory results in a gunlaying competition, finding that Tibbits had neglected proper training.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>
  
 
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}}

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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]

On 31 October, 1899 the Admiralty agreed that damage to the propellor of Swordfish was due to an error on Tibbits's part.[4]

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[5]

The Admiralty expressed severe displeasure at unsatisfactory results in a gunlaying competition, finding that Tibbits had neglected proper training.[6]

As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the Argonaut, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.[7]

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[8]

Great War

He was appointed in command of the battleship Albion on 25 October, 1916.[9]

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.[10]

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 March, 1929.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ernest C. T. Troubridge 		Captain of H.M.S. Shark
10 Aug, 1897[12] – 24 Aug, 1897[13] 		Succeeded by
Godfrey E. Corbett
Preceded by
The Hon. Hubert G. Brand 		Captain of H.M.S. Contest
25 Aug, 1899[14][15] – 2 Sep, 1899[16] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. Norton
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Swordfish
2 Sep, 1899[17] – 7 Nov, 1899[18] 		Succeeded by
John W. E. Townsend
Preceded by
John Michael de Robeck 		Captain of H.M.S. Angler
2 Sep, 1899[19][20] – 5 Sep, 1900[21] 		Succeeded by
Philip J. Stopford
Preceded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge 		Captain of H.M.S. Rattler
14 Feb, 1901[22][23] – 19 Sep, 1903[24] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William Sims 		Captain of H.M.S. Leda
12 Jan, 1904[25][26] – 18 Jul, 1905[27] 		Succeeded by
John B. Hancock
Preceded by
Hubert S. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Blackwater
23 Jan, 1906[28] – 1906[29] 		Succeeded by
John E. Cameron
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Saracen
18 Jun, 1909[30][31] – 2 Feb, 1910[32] 		Succeeded by
James W. G. Innes
Preceded by
Fawcet Wray 		Captain of H.M.S. Foresight
2 Feb, 1910[33] – 14 Jun, 1912[34] 		Succeeded by
Herbert N. Garnett
Preceded by
William N. England 		Captain of H.M.S. Renown
14 Jun, 1912[35] – Jan, 1913[36] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John Nicholas 		Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
1 Jan, 1913[37][38] – 30 Jun, 1913[39] 		Succeeded by
Spencer A. Hickley
Preceded by
Sidney R. Drury-Lowe 		Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate
30 Jun, 1913[40] – 1913[41] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles H. Morgan 		Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne
1913[42] – 8 Jan, 1914[43] 		Succeeded by
Herbert MacI. Edwards
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Mantua
4 Aug, 1914[44][45] – 12 Aug, 1916[46] 		Succeeded by
Thomas W. Bennett
Preceded by
Frederick A. Powlett 		Captain of H.M.S. Albion
25 Oct, 1916[47][48] – 14 Dec, 1916[49] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Stanhope Hawke
Preceded by
Alexander Farrington 		Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
14 Dec, 1916[50][51] – 7 Mar, 1919[52] 		Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
Henry L. Bethune 		Captain of H.M.S. Victorious
7 Mar, 1919[53][54] – 13 Apr, 1920[55] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
  3. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  4. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  5. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  6. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
  8. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
  10. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  11. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  12. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  13. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  14. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
  16. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  17. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  18. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  19. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 224.
  21. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  22. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 297a.
  24. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  25. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
  27. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  28. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  29. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  30. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 372.
  32. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  33. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  34. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  35. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  36. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  37. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
  39. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  40. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  41. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  42. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  43. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  44. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  45. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401p.
  46. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  47. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  48. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
  49. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  50. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  51. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 772.
  52. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  53. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  54. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 928.
  55. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.

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