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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25545/pages/7 no. 25545p. 7.]  1 January, 1886.</ref>  On 22 August, 1888, he was appointed in command of the Indian troopship ''Euphrates''.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 269.</ref>
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Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 June, 1867.<ref>Pattisson Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 1058.</ref>
  
Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 October, 1899, vice [[Frederick Samuel Vander-Meulen|Vander-Meulen]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27131/pages/6532 no. 27131. p. 6532.]  31 October, 1899.</ref>
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Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 July, 1879.<ref>Pattisson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 1058.</ref>
  
Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 November, 1904, vice [[John Fellowes|Fellowes]].  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 November.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27740/pages/8290 no. 27740p. 8290.]  2 November, 1904.</ref>
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Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1886.{{Gaz|25545|7|1 January, 1886}}  On 12 May, 1887, he was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Thalia (1869)|''Thalia'']].  He paid her off on 21 August, 1888.<ref>Pattisson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 999.</ref>  On the very next day, he was appointed in command of the Indian troopship [[H.M.S. Euphrates (1866)|''Euphrates'']].{{NLMar91|p. 269}}<ref>Pattisson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 999.</ref>  He was loaned to {{UK-1Melpomene}} for manoeuvres in 1889, and returned to ''Euphrates'' until being superseded in her on 25 August, 1891, in March of 1891 being scolded for damaging ''Euphrate's'' Steam Pinnace no. 170 in the Suez Canal through a lack of precaution.<ref>Pattisson Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 1058.</ref>
  
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 30 June, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28156/pages/4940 no. 28156. p. 4940.]  7 July, 1908.</ref>
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His service in command of troopships continued when he was appointed in temporary command of [[H.M.S. Crocodile (1867)|''Crocodile'']] on 24 September, 1891.  On 29 November, ''Crocodile'' collided with a railway viaduct at Portsmouth, but a Court of Inquiry concluded that no blame was attached to Pattisson in the misadventure.  Pattisson gave up command of ''Crocodile'' on 8 December, 1891.  He was appointed to {{UK-1Amphion}} ten days later, to take command when she was re-commissioned  He would be in that appointment for just over two years.<ref>Pattisson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 1058.</ref>
  
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Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 October, 1899, vice [[Frederick Samuel Vander-Meulen|Vander-Meulen]].{{Gaz|27131|6532|31 October, 1899}}
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Pattisson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 November, 1904, vice [[John Fellowes|Fellowes]].  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 November.{{Gaz|27740|8290|2 November, 1904}}
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He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 30 June, 1908.{{Gaz|28156|4940|7 July, 1908}}
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Pattisson succumbed to syncope and senile decay at Rodbourne, Tonbridge on 13 February, 1928.<ref>Pattisson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.|D7578684}} f. 999.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Death of Admiral Pattisson" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 14 February, 1928.  Issue '''44816''', col D, pg. 16.
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*"Death of Admiral Pattisson" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 14 February, 1928.  Issue '''44816''', col D, p. 16.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556535&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/86.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903673&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/15.]
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Revision as of 22:22, 27 December 2020

Admiral John Robert Ebenezer Pattisson, Royal Navy, Retired (10 December, 1844 – 13 February, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Pattisson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1867.[1]

Pattisson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 July, 1879.[2]

Pattisson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1886.[3] On 12 May, 1887, he was appointed in command of Thalia. He paid her off on 21 August, 1888.[4] On the very next day, he was appointed in command of the Indian troopship Euphrates.[5][6] He was loaned to Melpomene for manoeuvres in 1889, and returned to Euphrates until being superseded in her on 25 August, 1891, in March of 1891 being scolded for damaging Euphrate's Steam Pinnace no. 170 in the Suez Canal through a lack of precaution.[7]

His service in command of troopships continued when he was appointed in temporary command of Crocodile on 24 September, 1891. On 29 November, Crocodile collided with a railway viaduct at Portsmouth, but a Court of Inquiry concluded that no blame was attached to Pattisson in the misadventure. Pattisson gave up command of Crocodile on 8 December, 1891. He was appointed to Amphion ten days later, to take command when she was re-commissioned He would be in that appointment for just over two years.[8]

Flag Rank

Pattisson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 October, 1899, vice Vander-Meulen.[9]

Pattisson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 November, 1904, vice Fellowes. In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 November.[10]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 30 June, 1908.[11]

Pattisson succumbed to syncope and senile decay at Rodbourne, Tonbridge on 13 February, 1928.[12]

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Pattisson" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 14 February, 1928. Issue 44816, col D, p. 16.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur C. H. Paget
Captain of H.M.S. Euphrates
22 Aug, 1888[13] – 25 Aug, 1891[Inference]
Succeeded by
Arthur C. B. Bromley
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Melpomene
18 Jul, 1889[14] – 14 Sep, 1889[15]
Succeeded by
Alfred A. C. Parr
Preceded by
Edward G. Hulton
Captain of H.M.S. Amphion
18 Dec, 1891[16] – 28 Feb, 1895[17]
Succeeded by
Frank Finnis
Preceded by
Henry J. Keane
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
7 May, 1895[18] – 21 Sep, 1897[19]
Succeeded by
William G. Van Ingen
Preceded by
John H. Rainier
Captain of H.M.S. Rodney
22 Sep, 1897[20] – 14 May, 1898[21]
Succeeded by
Gerald W. Russell
Preceded by
James L. Hammet
Captain of H.M.S. Sans Pareil
11 May, 1898[22][23] – 26 Oct, 1899[Inference]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Bigge

 

Footnotes

  1. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1058.
  2. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1058.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  4. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 269.
  6. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  7. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1058.
  8. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1058.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 27131. p. 6532. 31 October, 1899.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 27740. p. 8290. 2 November, 1904.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 28156. p. 4940. 7 July, 1908.
  12. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 269.
  14. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  15. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  16. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1058.
  17. Pattisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1058.
  18. Patisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  19. Patisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  20. Patisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  21. Patisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.
  22. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 294.
  23. Patisson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 999.