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Niblett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1874.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24082/pages/1923 no. 24082.  p. 1923.]  31 March, 1874.</ref>
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Niblett was appointed Commander of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag ship of the [[Mediterranean Station]], on 14 November, 1889.<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 263.</ref>
 
Niblett was appointed Commander of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag ship of the [[Mediterranean Station]], on 14 November, 1889.<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 263.</ref>
  

Revision as of 09:34, 12 April 2011

Admiral Harry Seawell Frank Niblett, C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (31 October, 1852 – 26 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Niblett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1874.[1]

Niblett was appointed Commander of the battleship Victoria, flag ship of the Mediterranean Station, on 14 November, 1889.[2]

Niblett was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 November, 1908, vice May.[3]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April, 1910.[4]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 20 March, 1913.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1923. 31 March, 1874.
  2. ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 263.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28703. p. 2159. 21 March, 1913.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 29 December, 1939. Issue 48499, col E, pg. 9.

Service Records

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