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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25772/pages/15 no. 25772.  p. 15.]  3 January, 1888.</ref>
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Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1888.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25772/pages/15 no. 25772.  p. 15.]  3 January, 1888.</ref>
  
Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>
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Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Phaeton (1883)|''Phaeton'']] on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 12 May, 1897.  Issue '''35201''', col E, pg. 13.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Phaeton|f=t}} on 8 June, 1897.{{NMI|Wednesday, 12 May, 1897.  Issue '''35201''', col E, p. 13}} 
  
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28725/pages/3914 no. 28725p. 3914.3 June, 1913.</ref>
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''Phaeton'' collided with the {{UK-Thrasher|f=t}} on a foggy night on 19 August, 1897 as both were en route to Vigo from Plymouth and a change of course signal flashed from ''Phaeton'' to the destroyer was wrongly copiedA subsequent Court Martial brought charges of having hazarded the ship upon Kirby and the officer of the watch, Lieutenant [[Charles Donald Graham]]. Both were found partly at fault, and were admonished to be more careful in future.{{NMI|Monday, Aug 30, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35295}}
  
On 20 March, 1915, Kirby was granted a temporary Commission as Captain in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29109/pages/2346 no. 29109.  p. 2846.]  23 March, 1915.</ref>
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Command of a capital ship followed, with appointment to {{UK-1Ramillies}} in October 1902.
  
==Footnotes==
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Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1905, vice [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa|Metaxa]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27824/pages/5376 no. 27824.  p. 5376.]  4 August, 1905.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List on 15 January, 1908, at his own request.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28100/pages/421 no. 28100.  p. 421.]  17 January, 1908.</ref>
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He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28362/pages/3063 no. 28362.  p. 3063.]  3 May, 1910.</ref> and to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28725/pages/3914 no. 28725.  p. 3914.]  3 June, 1913.</ref>
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On 20 March, 1915, Kirby was granted a temporary Commission as Captain in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29109/pages/2346 no. 29109.  p. 2846.]  23 March, 1915.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral F. G. Kirby" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 January, 1951.  Issue '''51899''', col D, pg. 6.
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*"Admiral F. G. Kirby" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 January, 1951.  Issue '''51899''', col D, p. 6.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894367&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/38.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/86.|D8115217}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905465&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/19.]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter George Stopford|The Hon. Walter G. Stopford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leviathan (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leviathan'']]'''<br>11 Jan, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 January, 1904.  Issue '''37280''', col E, p. 5.</ref><ref>Kirby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 86/170.</ref> &ndash; 24 Jan, 1905<ref>Kirby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 86/170.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bacchante'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1905<ref>Kirby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 86/170.</ref> &ndash; 22 Feb, 1905<ref>Kirby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 86/170.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Venn Wood Elliott|Henry V. W. Elliott]]'''}}
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Revision as of 14:11, 7 August 2019

Admiral Francis George Kirby, Royal Navy, Retired (18 August, 1854 – 13 January, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1888.[1]

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1894.[2]

He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Phaeton on 8 June, 1897.[3]

Phaeton collided with the destroyer Thrasher on a foggy night on 19 August, 1897 as both were en route to Vigo from Plymouth and a change of course signal flashed from Phaeton to the destroyer was wrongly copied. A subsequent Court Martial brought charges of having hazarded the ship upon Kirby and the officer of the watch, Lieutenant Charles Donald Graham. Both were found partly at fault, and were admonished to be more careful in future.[4]

Command of a capital ship followed, with appointment to Ramillies in October 1902.

Kirby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1905, vice Metaxa.[5] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List on 15 January, 1908, at his own request.[6]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,[7] and to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.[8]

On 20 March, 1915, Kirby was granted a temporary Commission as Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. G. Kirby" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 January, 1951. Issue 51899, col D, p. 6.

Service Records

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue 35201, col E, p. 13.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 30, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35295.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27824. p. 5376. 4 August, 1905.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28100. p. 421. 17 January, 1908.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3914. 3 June, 1913.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 29109. p. 2846. 23 March, 1915.
  10. "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
  11. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 245.
  13. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  14. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  15. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1904. Issue 37280, col E, p. 5.
  16. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  17. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  18. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  19. Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.