Difference between revisions of "Frederick Luscombe Attenborough"
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− | {{CommRN}} '''Frederick Luscombe Attenborough''', (25 June, 1875 – 25 July, | + | {{CommRN}} '''Frederick Luscombe Attenborough''', (25 June, 1875 – 25 July, 1951) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | On 24 July 1895, | + | The son of Reverend W. Attenborough of Sussex. |
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+ | On 24 July 1895, Attenborough was appointed to {{UK-TB83}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]], serving under Lieutenant [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]]. | ||
Attenborough was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 25 December, 1895. | Attenborough was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 25 December, 1895. | ||
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On 12 November 1906, he was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} and given command of the [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla]]. On 2 April, 1907, he moved to command {{UK-1Thames}}, and to command the Seagoing Submarine Flotilla. He was superseded on 20 November, 1907. | On 12 November 1906, he was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} and given command of the [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla]]. On 2 April, 1907, he moved to command {{UK-1Thames}}, and to command the Seagoing Submarine Flotilla. He was superseded on 20 November, 1907. | ||
− | + | He retired at his own request on 16 October 1908. | |
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+ | When he offered his services in May 1915, he was refused on the counsel of the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope, who opined that "though an extremely clever, even brilliant officer, is I am informed, a confirmed drunkard." | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, 18 January 2021
Commander Frederick Luscombe Attenborough, (25 June, 1875 – 25 July, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend W. Attenborough of Sussex.
On 24 July 1895, Attenborough was appointed to T.B. 83 for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1895, serving under Lieutenant Dudley R. S. de Chair.
Attenborough was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 25 December, 1895.
Attenborough was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.
On 12 November 1906, he was appointed to Mercury and given command of the Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla. On 2 April, 1907, he moved to command Thames, and to command the Seagoing Submarine Flotilla. He was superseded on 20 November, 1907.
He retired at his own request on 16 October 1908.
When he offered his services in May 1915, he was refused on the counsel of the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope, who opined that "though an extremely clever, even brilliant officer, is I am informed, a confirmed drunkard."
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Richard H. Walters |
Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought c. May, 1904 – 2 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon |
Preceded by Robert W. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard 1 Jan, 1906[1] – 12 Nov, 1906 |
Succeeded by Albert P. Addison |
Preceded by Frank Brandt |
Captain of H.M.S. Thames 2 Apr, 1907 – 20 Nov, 1907 |
Succeeded by Oswald H. Davies |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 325.