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The son of a Colonel from Broadstairs.  Griffiths gained eleven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.  His first naval appointment was two years in the {{UK-1Audacious|f=t}} on the China Station]] from July 1886 to July 1888.  He stayed in China another year, spending time in {{UK-Imperieuse}} and {{UK-Sapphire}}.  On 19 July 1889, he was appointed to {{UK-CAmperdown}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]].<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/159.|}} f. 170.</ref>
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Griffiths was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 November, 1892.<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/159.|}} f. 170.</ref>
 
Griffiths was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 November, 1892.<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/159.|}} f. 170.</ref>
  

Revision as of 10:08, 16 August 2018

Commander Llewellyn Griffiths (23 January, 1871 – 31 October, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a Colonel from Broadstairs. Griffiths gained eleven months' time on passing out of Britannia. His first naval appointment was two years in the central battery ironclad Audacious on the China Station]] from July 1886 to July 1888. He stayed in China another year, spending time in Imperieuse and Sapphire. On 19 July 1889, he was appointed to Template:UK-CAmperdown for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1889.[1]

Griffiths was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 November, 1892.[2]

Griffiths was appointed in command of the destroyer Hardy on 15 April, 1898.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Chamois on 13 January, 1899.[4]

On 2 May, 1899, he was appointed to Psyche on the North American Squadron as First Lieutenant. He was invalided out in March, 1901.[5]

Griffiths was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Skipjack from mid January 1902 to 18 October 1904. He was blamed for the 1904 flooding of the ship's forward 4.7-in magazine.

Griffiths was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[6]

Griffiths was appointed executive officer in the second class battleship Trafalgar on 25 April 1905. On 7 May 1906, he received a favourable inspection of Trafalgar, except his wine bills were noted as being excessive. On 6 July he was superseded and went to Portsmouth for a Signal Course and a War Course.[7]

His last appointment was in Cumberland from 21 February to 12 March, 1907, after which he went on half pay. A survey was requested to see if his ill health was due to alcoholism, and Commander-in-Chief, Devonport opined that Griffiths should not again be employed.[8]

An application to join the Coast Guard was refused in early 1908. Griffiths was placed on the Retired List by his own request on 16 December, 1909. He suffered a decision to suspend his retired pay at the turn of 1914 for failure to support his wife and children, but he seemingly corrected affairs before this took effect.[9]

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis 		Captain of H.M.S. Hardy
15 Apr, 1898[10][11] – 12 Jan, 1899[12] 		Succeeded by
Harry H. Smyth
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Chamois
13 Jan, 1899[13][14] – 2 May, 1899[15] 		Succeeded by
Robert G. Corbett
Preceded by
S. Gordon Douglas 		Captain of H.M.S. Skipjack
14 Jan, 1902[16][17] – 18 Oct, 1904[18] 		Succeeded by
Oscar M. Makins
Preceded by
Wyndham Forbes 		Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter
19 Oct, 1904[19][20] – 8 Feb, 1905[21] 		Succeeded by
Oscar M. Makins

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/159. f. 170.
  2. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/159. f. 170.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1898. Issue 35478, col D, p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 January, 1899. Issue 35718, col B, p. 4.
  5. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/159. f. 170.
  6. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  7. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/159. f. 170.
  8. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/159. f. 170.
  9. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" . The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1898. Issue 35478, col D, p. 11.
  11. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  12. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 January, 1899. Issue 35718, col B, p. 4.
  14. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  15. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
  17. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  18. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
  20. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  21. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.

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