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Revision as of 20:52, 14 November 2012

Captain Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy (9 August, 1866 – 18 December, 1909) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ogilvy was the third son of the tenth Ogilvy Baronet.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.

He assumed command of the destroyer Grafton in February, 1906.[2]

He was then appointed command of the battleship Revenge on 16 August, 1906.[3]

He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Natal in December 1908,[4] but succumbed to typhoid while in command. Friends assembled 240 pounds sterling to underwrite a medal in his name to be awarded to the top-placing qualifying candidate for Lieutenant.[5]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 July, 1906. Issue 38081, col D, p. 12.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Ancestry.com

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
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