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He was appointed as captain of the battleship {{UK-Venerable}} on 18 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue '''39616''', col F, p. 4.</ref> | He was appointed as captain of the battleship {{UK-Venerable}} on 18 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue '''39616''', col F, p. 4.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:59, 7 February 2015
Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman, M.V.O. (1862 — ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Chapman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1904.[1]
In January 1907, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Venus. He remained in her until August 1908.[2]
He was appointed to command the heavy cruiser Devonshire on 19 March, 1909.[3]
He was appointed as captain of the battleship Venerable on 18 July, 1911.[4]
He was made captain of Hindustan on 14 May of 1912, retaining that post for a year and five days.[5]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar 10 Jan, 1896[6] |
Succeeded by Adolphus H. Williamson |
| Preceded by Francis G. Eyre |
Captain of H.M.S. Venus 23 Jan, 1907[7][8] |
Succeeded by Roger J. B. Keyes |
| Preceded by John de M. Hutchison |
Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire 19 Mar, 1909[9] |
Succeeded by Herbert C. C. Da Costa |
| Preceded by Seymour E. Erskine |
Captain of H.M.S. Venerable 18 Jul, 1911[10] |
Succeeded by Henry G. G. Sandeman |
| Preceded by Henry G. G. Sandeman |
Captain of H.M.S. Hindustan May, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by John Nicholas |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue 39616, col F, p. 4.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 231.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Superseded his predecessor on that date. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 June, 1911. Issue 39616, col F, p. 4.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
