Frederick Livington Campbell

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Captain Frederick Livington Campbell (20 July, 1854 – 25 January, 1906) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October, 1876.[1]

He was appointed to Vernon on 16 June, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.[2]

Campbell was appointed in command of the T.B. 22 on 18 March, 1886.[3]

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1890.[4]

He was appointed to command of the torpedo ram Polyphemus on 27 October, 1892.[5]

Campbell was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser King Alfred on 21 July, 1903.[6]

He was appointed as captain of battleship Prince George in September, 1903.

On 25 January, 1906, while hunting on leave at his cousin's, he fell from his horse and broke his neck, dying instantly.

See Also

  • "Captain F. L. Campbell, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 January, 1906. Issue 37927, col B, p. 6.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Guy A. J. Greville
Captain of H.M. T.B. 22
18 Mar, 1886[7] – 22 Jun, 1886[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Gerard M. Brooke
Captain of H.M.S. Polyphemus
27 Oct, 1892[9][10]
Succeeded by
Herbert A. Warren
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. King Alfred
21 Jul, 1903[11]
Succeeded by
Herbert G. King-Hall
Preceded by
Arthur C. Clarke
Captain of H.M.S. Prince George
Sep, 1903[12]
Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Preceded by
Walter H. B. Graham
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard
1 Jan, 1905[13]
Succeeded by
James Startin

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 13.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 249.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 257.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 12.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 October, 1892. Issue 33781, col F, p. 3.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 257.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 598.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 October, 1892. Issue 33781, col F, p. 3.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 244.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 December, 1904. Issue 37578, col E, p. 10.