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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 4 April, 1870.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23605/pages/2099 no. 23605.  p. 2099.]  8 April, 1870.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 4 April, 1870.{{Gaz|23605|2099|8 April, 1870}}
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 27 February, 1879.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24686/pages/1793 no. 24686.  p. 1793.]  28 February, 1879.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 27 February, 1879.{{Gaz|24686|1793|28 February, 1879}}
  
Clayton committed to his diary in July, 1887:
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Clayton committed to his diary in July, 1887 while in command of the {{UK-2Diamond|f=tp}}:
  
 
<blockquote>I am still uncertain about my movements as the Admiral has not yet got the requisite permission [by] telegram.  Really, it is too bad that an Admiral can't move about his own station without permission from home—centralisation with a vengeance.  It is a great pity, all owing to that tiresome telegraph—he may not go out of reach of the plague [sic] without leave.<ref>Quoted in ''The Naval Miscellany''.  '''VI'''.  p. 360.</ref></blockquote>
 
<blockquote>I am still uncertain about my movements as the Admiral has not yet got the requisite permission [by] telegram.  Really, it is too bad that an Admiral can't move about his own station without permission from home—centralisation with a vengeance.  It is a great pity, all owing to that tiresome telegraph—he may not go out of reach of the plague [sic] without leave.<ref>Quoted in ''The Naval Miscellany''.  '''VI'''.  p. 360.</ref></blockquote>
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 January, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27262/pages/4 no. 27262p. 4.]  1 January, 1901.</ref>
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Clayton commanded the {{UK-1Triumph|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]The ship was part of Fleet Number 1 playing the role of the Royal Navy fending off attacks on British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
  
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27692/pages/4259 no. 27692.  p. 4259.]  5 July, 1904.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 January, 1901.{{Gaz|27262|4|1 January, 1901}}
  
==Footnotes==
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.{{Gaz|27692|4259|5 July, 1904}}
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral Clayton" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 23 October, 1913.  Issue '''40350''', col D, pg. 11.
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*"Admiral Clayton" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 23 October, 1913.  Issue '''40350''', col D, p. 11.
 
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==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7923320&queryType=1&resultcount=4 ADM 196/70.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903105&queryType=1&resultcount=4 ADM 196/14.]
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 6 April 2022

Admiral Francis Starkie Clayton, Royal Navy, Retired (19 July, 1838 – 21 October, 1913) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 4 April, 1870.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 27 February, 1879.[2]

Clayton committed to his diary in July, 1887 while in command of the corvette H.M.S. Diamond:

I am still uncertain about my movements as the Admiral has not yet got the requisite permission [by] telegram. Really, it is too bad that an Admiral can't move about his own station without permission from home—centralisation with a vengeance. It is a great pity, all owing to that tiresome telegraph—he may not go out of reach of the plague [sic] without leave.[3]

Clayton commanded the ironclad Triumph in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890. The ship was part of Fleet Number 1 playing the role of the Royal Navy fending off attacks on British trade routes.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1901.[5]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.[6]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Clayton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 23 October, 1913. Issue 40350, col D, p. 11.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred T. Dale
Captain of H.M.S. Diamond
5 Nov, 1884[7] – 6 Mar, 1889[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry Rose
Captain of H.M.S. Triumph
1 Aug, 1889[9] – May, 1892
Succeeded by
Sir Edward Chichester, Bart.
 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 23605. p. 2099. 8 April, 1870.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 24686. p. 1793. 28 February, 1879.
  3. Quoted in The Naval Miscellany. VI. p. 360.
  4. "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27262. p. 4. 1 January, 1901.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 205.
  8. William Loney RN
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252d.