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{{CommRN}} '''Frederick Luscombe Attenborough''', (25 June, 1875 – 25 July, 1851) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Frederick Luscombe Attenborough''', (25 June, 1875 – 25 July, 1951) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
On 24 July 1895, he was appointed to {{UK-TB83}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]], serving under Lieutenant [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]].
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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  He was superseded on 20 November, 1907.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  He was superseded on 20 November, 1907.
  
Retired at his own request in October 1908.
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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==
 
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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

  1. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 325.