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'''Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel''' (8 January, 1884 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Russel was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1905.<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>
  
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Russel served in {{UK-1Fame}}, {{UK-Hart}} and {{UK-Otter}} before being appointed in {{UK-Virago}} on 14 February, 1907.  This last destroyer was grounded in 1907 and Russel was judged by a Court of Enquiry to have made an error in judgement.  Admiral Moore, however, attested that he still had faith in Russel and so hre remained in ''Virago'' until being superseded on 1 May, 1907.  In August, he was appointed to the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} before transferrring to the {{UK-Britannia}} in October.<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>
  
Russel was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
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On 17 April, 1910, Russel received the first of a series of destroyer commands, this one being in command of {{UK-1Gipsy}}.  In March 1911, when he was ostensibly in command of {{UK-Dove}}, Russel hit a dock wall with {{UK-Dee}}, having perhaps placed too much confidence in engines that were still under trial and in a temporary crew.  His penultimate pre-war appointment was in command of the {{UK-Avon|f=c}}, commencing on 22 February, 1912.  Russel was promoted while in command, to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1913.<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kennet|f=t}} on 15 January, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 342}} and was in her when war broke out.
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Russel was appointed in command of the {{UK-Avon|f=t}} on 22 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 282.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kennet|f=t}} on 15 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 342.</ref>
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Russel was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>
  
In March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trenchant|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 921a}}
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In March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trenchant|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 921''a''}}
  
==See Also==
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Russel was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 7 July, 1930.<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
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==World War II==
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Russel was granted the acting rank of Captain on 10 November 1939.
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==Service Records==
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He was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser [[H.M.S. Worcestershire (1931)|''Worcestershire'']] on 10 October 1939 until handing over command to [[John Creswell]] on 7 October, 1941.<ref>[https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3374.html Uboat.net page on ''Worcestershire''.]</ref>
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On 6 September, 1945, Russel was admitted to Cape Masonic Hospital with a diagnosis of "flatulent dyspepsia".  In October he was deemed unfit for further naval service.<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>
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==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederic+Archibald+Hunter+Russel Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Ames|Robert H. Ames]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 72 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 72]]'''<br>14 Jul, 1904|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stephen Dowell Tillard|Stephen D. Tillard]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stephen Hervey Morres|Stephen H. Morres]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gipsy (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gipsy'']]'''<br>17 Apr, 1910<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref> &ndash; May, 1910<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Clive Rawlings|Henry C. Rawlings]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Clive Rawlings|Henry C. Rawlings]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spitfire (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spitfire'']]'''<br>May, 1910<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref> &ndash; 1 Mar, 1911<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Anthony William Loveband|Anthony W. Loveband]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Kennedy Maxwell|Thomas K. Maxwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dove (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dove'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1911<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 303}} &ndash; 24 Jan, 1912<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Bruce England|Richard B. England]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth Faviell Sworder|Kenneth F. Sworder]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Quail (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Quail'']]'''<br>24 Jan, 1912<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref> &ndash; 22 Feb, 1912<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Neville|Ralph Neville]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Rupert Hemans|Cecil R. Hemans]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Avon (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Avon'']]'''<br>22 Feb, 1912<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 282}} &ndash; 15 Jan, 1914<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Meyrick Hall|Ralph M. Hall]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|Edye K. Boddam-Whetham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kennet (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kennet'']]'''<br>15 Jan, 1914<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 395''f''}} &ndash; 4 Aug, 1916<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Morell McKenna|Gerald M. McKenna]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rocket (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket'']]'''<br>15 Sep, 1916<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 397''o''}} &ndash; Feb, 1918<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic Cyril Bradley|Frederic C. Bradley]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Cyril Bradley|Frederic C. Bradley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Trenchant (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Trenchant'']]'''<br>Mar, 1918{{NLOct20|p. 877}} &ndash; 15 Oct, 1920<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Undecimus Fletcher|Hugh U. Fletcher]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Macaulay Lecky|Arthur M. Lecky]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warwick (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warwick'']]'''<br>15 Jan, 1923<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 288}} &ndash; 1 Sep, 1925<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edward Blackwood Magee|William E. B. Magee]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Malcolm Lennon Goldsmith|Malcolm L. Goldsmith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cambrian (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambrian'']]'''<br>11 Mar, 1926<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref> &ndash; 17 Aug, 1926<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Evans|Arthur Evans]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin|Harold G. C. Franklin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cardiff (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cardiff'']]'''<br>Sep, 1929<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref> &ndash; 22 Oct, 1929<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame-Graham|Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame-Graham]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arnold Maitland-Dougall|Arnold Maitland-Dougall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Carysfort'']]'''<br>22 Oct, 1929<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref> &ndash; 5 Jan, 1930<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Balfour Cloete|Edward B. Cloete]]'''}}
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Revision as of 11:46, 22 August 2019

Captain (retired) Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel (8 January, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Russel was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1905.[1]

Russel served in Fame, Hart and Otter before being appointed in Virago on 14 February, 1907. This last destroyer was grounded in 1907 and Russel was judged by a Court of Enquiry to have made an error in judgement. Admiral Moore, however, attested that he still had faith in Russel and so hre remained in Virago until being superseded on 1 May, 1907. In August, he was appointed to the battleship Vengeance before transferrring to the Britannia in October.[2]

On 17 April, 1910, Russel received the first of a series of destroyer commands, this one being in command of Gipsy. In March 1911, when he was ostensibly in command of Dove, Russel hit a dock wall with Dee, having perhaps placed too much confidence in engines that were still under trial and in a temporary crew. His penultimate pre-war appointment was in command of the "C" Class destroyer Avon, commencing on 22 February, 1912. Russel was promoted while in command, to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1913.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Kennet on 15 January, 1914[4] and was in her when war broke out.

Russel was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[5]

In March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Trenchant.[6]

Russel was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 7 July, 1930.[7]

World War II

Russel was granted the acting rank of Captain on 10 November 1939.

He was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Worcestershire on 10 October 1939 until handing over command to John Creswell on 7 October, 1941.[8]

On 6 September, 1945, Russel was admitted to Cape Masonic Hospital with a diagnosis of "flatulent dyspepsia". In October he was deemed unfit for further naval service.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. Ames
Captain of H.M. T.B. 72
14 Jul, 1904
Succeeded by
Stephen D. Tillard
Preceded by
Stephen H. Morres
Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy
17 Apr, 1910[10] – May, 1910[11]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
May, 1910[12] – 1 Mar, 1911[13]
Succeeded by
Anthony W. Loveband
Preceded by
Thomas K. Maxwell
Captain of H.M.S. Dove
1 Mar, 1911[14][15] – 24 Jan, 1912[16]
Succeeded by
Richard B. England
Preceded by
Kenneth F. Sworder
Captain of H.M.S. Quail
24 Jan, 1912[17] – 22 Feb, 1912[18]
Succeeded by
Ralph Neville
Preceded by
Cecil R. Hemans
Captain of H.M.S. Avon
22 Feb, 1912[19][20] – 15 Jan, 1914[21]
Succeeded by
Ralph M. Hall
Preceded by
Edye K. Boddam-Whetham
Captain of H.M.S. Kennet
15 Jan, 1914[22][23] – 4 Aug, 1916[24]
Succeeded by
Gerald M. McKenna
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
15 Sep, 1916[25][26] – Feb, 1918[27]
Succeeded by
Frederic C. Bradley
Preceded by
Frederic C. Bradley
Captain of H.M.S. Trenchant
Mar, 1918[28] – 15 Oct, 1920[29]
Succeeded by
Hugh U. Fletcher
Preceded by
Arthur M. Lecky
Captain of H.M.S. Warwick
15 Jan, 1923[30][31] – 1 Sep, 1925[32]
Succeeded by
William E. B. Magee
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
11 Mar, 1926[33] – 17 Aug, 1926[34]
Succeeded by
Arthur Evans
Preceded by
Harold G. C. Franklin
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
Sep, 1929[35] – 22 Oct, 1929[36]
Succeeded by
Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame-Graham
Preceded by
Arnold Maitland-Dougall
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
22 Oct, 1929[37] – 5 Jan, 1930[38]
Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
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Captain Superintendent, Dover
16 Dec, 1940[39] – 20 Nov, 1945[40]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  2. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  3. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 342.
  5. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
  7. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  8. Uboat.net page on Worcestershire.
  9. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  10. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  11. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  12. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  13. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  14. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 303.
  16. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  17. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  18. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  19. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  20. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
  21. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  22. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  23. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
  24. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  25. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  26. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397o.
  27. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  28. The Navy List. (October, 1920). p. 877.
  29. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  30. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  31. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
  32. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  33. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  34. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  35. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  36. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  37. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  38. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  39. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  40. Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.