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[[File:Raymond-Andrew-Nugent, NPG x158557.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Raymond A. Nugent, 20 November, 1919.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
 
[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Raymond Andrew Nugent''', C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 February, 1870 &ndash; 13 September, 1959) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
 
[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Raymond Andrew Nugent''', C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 February, 1870 &ndash; 13 September, 1959) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28263/pages/4857 no. 28263.  p. 4857.]  25 June, 1909.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28263/pages/4857 no. 28263.  p. 4857.]  25 June, 1909.</ref>
  
In December 1912, he assumed command of the {{UK-Highflyer|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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In November 1912 a Court of Inquiry concluded that a coaling accident aboard {{UK-Collingwood}} which resulted in the death of a Leading Signalman injured two others  could not have occurred had proper supervision been exercised.  It is not clear to me what association Nugent had with ''Collingwood''.<ref>Nugent Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/109.|}} f. 116.</ref>
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In December 1912, he assumed command of the {{UK-Highflyer|f=t}}.
  
 
Upon leaving ''Highflyer'', he began a year-long stint as captain of {{UK-Swiftsure|f=p}} on 25 April 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 379}}
 
Upon leaving ''Highflyer'', he began a year-long stint as captain of {{UK-Swiftsure|f=p}} on 25 April 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 379}}
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
In August 1914, Nugent was placed command of the {{UK-Argonaut|f=t}},{{MackieRNW}} remaining with her until being appointed command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} in June, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 391''e''}}
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In August 1914, Nugent was placed command of the {{UK-Argonaut|f=t}}, remaining with her until being ordered home in {{UK-Amphitrite}} to assume command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} in June, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 391''e''}}<ref>Nugent Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/109.|}} f. 116.</ref>
  
 
On the night of 6 June, 1915, as {{UK-Albemarle}} was traversing the [[Pentland Firth]] in company with {{UK-Zealandia}} and {{UK-Hibernia}} southward from [[Scapa Flow]], a ferocious gale coupled with an ebb tide produced heavy seas.  During the night ''Albemarle'' was struck by two massive waves, one of which carried away the fore-bridge and the roof of the conning-tower.  Nugent was washed on to the upper deck, while an officer and rating were lost overboard and drowned.
 
On the night of 6 June, 1915, as {{UK-Albemarle}} was traversing the [[Pentland Firth]] in company with {{UK-Zealandia}} and {{UK-Hibernia}} southward from [[Scapa Flow]], a ferocious gale coupled with an ebb tide produced heavy seas.  During the night ''Albemarle'' was struck by two massive waves, one of which carried away the fore-bridge and the roof of the conning-tower.  Nugent was washed on to the upper deck, while an officer and rating were lost overboard and drowned.
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Revision as of 18:50, 11 January 2020

Vice-Admiral Raymond A. Nugent, 20 November, 1919.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral Raymond Andrew Nugent, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 February, 1870 – 13 September, 1959) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Nugent was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1892.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1909.[2]

In November 1912 a Court of Inquiry concluded that a coaling accident aboard Collingwood which resulted in the death of a Leading Signalman injured two others could not have occurred had proper supervision been exercised. It is not clear to me what association Nugent had with Collingwood.[3]

In December 1912, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer.

Upon leaving Highflyer, he began a year-long stint as captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure on 25 April 1913.[4]

Great War

In August 1914, Nugent was placed command of the first class protected cruiser Argonaut, remaining with her until being ordered home in Amphitrite to assume command of the battleship Albemarle in June, 1915.[5][6]

On the night of 6 June, 1915, as Albemarle was traversing the Pentland Firth in company with Zealandia and Hibernia southward from Scapa Flow, a ferocious gale coupled with an ebb tide produced heavy seas. During the night Albemarle was struck by two massive waves, one of which carried away the fore-bridge and the roof of the conning-tower. Nugent was washed on to the upper deck, while an officer and rating were lost overboard and drowned.

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1918, Nugent was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).[7]

Post-War

On 25 March, 1920, Nugent was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 March.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 November, 1925.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 16 September, 1959. Issue 54567, col B, pg. 13.
  • Hewison, W. S. (1905). This Great Harbour. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 1843410265.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 102
26 Aug, 1894[10]
Succeeded by
Lawrence H. Richardson
Preceded by
John C. Soady
Captain of H.M.S. Janus
1 Jul, 1896 – 11 Mar, 1897
Succeeded by
Raymond A. Nugent
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
11 Mar, 1897 – 1 Apr, 1897
Succeeded by
Horatio W. Colomb
Preceded by
Raymond A. Nugent
Captain of H.M.S. Janus
1 Apr, 1897 – 18 Sep, 1897
Succeeded by
Marcus R. Hill
Preceded by
Horatio W. Colomb
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
18 Sep, 1897 – mid Nov, 1897
Succeeded by
Thomas F. T. Michell
Preceded by
Noel Grant
Captain of H.M.S. Leander
20 Dec, 1910[11] – 8 Aug, 1912[Inference]
Succeeded by
Judge D'Arcy
Preceded by
Wilfred Henderson
Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
8 Aug, 1912[12]
Succeeded by
Robert G. Corbett
Preceded by
Charles E. Le Mesurier
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer
10 Dec, 1912[13] – Apr, 1913
Succeeded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall
Preceded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall
Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure
25 Apr, 1913[14] – 14 Apr, 1914[15][16]
Succeeded by
Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy
Preceded by
Spencer A. Hickley
Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
1 Aug, 1914[17]
Succeeded by
Charles E. B. Colbeck
Preceded by
Arthur W. Craig
Captain of H.M.S. Albemarle
Jun, 1915[18]
Succeeded by
George W. Gubbins
Preceded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis
Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence Division
30 Sep, 1916 – 22 Aug, 1918
Succeeded by
Vivian R. Brandon

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
  3. Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/109. f. 116.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.
  6. Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/109. f. 116.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6530. 3 June, 1918.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 33110. p. 7950. 1 December, 1925.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1894). p. 237.
  11. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 338.
  12. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 August, 1912. Issue 39967, col F, p. 2.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 325.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392d.
  18. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.