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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Addington was born in Honiton, Devon.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1884.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1884.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1903.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1903.<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>
  
On 3 January 1905, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}} but he died just a little over a month later.
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On 3 January 1905, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Eclipse|f=t}} but he died just a little over a month later.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Revision as of 14:21, 1 April 2020

Captain THE HONOURABLE Francis Charles Bathurst Addington (14 June, 1861 – 12 February, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Addington was born in Honiton, Devon.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1884.[1]

Addington was appointed in command of the gunboat Plover on 1 September, 1892.

Addington was admonished to exercise greater care after grounding Plover on 7 March, 1895. He was superseded in Plover on 26 November, 1895 and returned to England, arriving home on Christmas Day. Addington was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Circe on 3 March, 1896.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1896.[3]

Around the year 1902, he was commended for resolving complaints that a Mr. Lodge raised against a Mr. Campbell in the Ellice and Gilbert Islands.

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1903.[4]

On 3 January 1905, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Eclipse but he died just a little over a month later.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lewis K. Bell
Captain of H.M.S. Plover
1 Sep, 1892[5] – 26 Nov, 1895[6]
Succeeded by
Spencer V. Y. de Horsey
Preceded by
Algernon B. G. Grenfell
Captain of H.M.S. Circe
3 Mar, 1896[7] – 3 Feb, 1897[8]
Succeeded by
William H. du C. Chads
Preceded by
William G. Van Ingen
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
28 Apr, 1900[9] – 1901
Succeeded by
Daniel McN. Riddel
Preceded by
Reginald B. Colmore
Captain of H.M.S. Phoebe
19 Feb, 1901[10]
Succeeded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse
3 Jan, 1905[11] – 12 Feb, 1905[12]
Succeeded by
Cyril E. Tower

Footnotes

  1. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  2. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  3. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  4. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  5. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  6. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  7. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  8. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 251.
  10. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 291.
  11. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  12. Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.