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Revision as of 09:34, 27 March 2018
Rear-Admiral (retired) Richard Penrose Humpage, R.N. ( – 2 December, 1919) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Humpage entered the service with the December 1860 intake term at Britannia, his examination scores ranking him fourteenth of thirty-four candidates accepted for naval cadetships.[1]
Humpage was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 October, 1870.
Humpage was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1885.
Humpage was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1893.
Humpage was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 June, 1901. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (retired) on 16 February, 1905. In 1909-10, he was in the South of France.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle 24 Sep, 1889[2] – 19 Dec, 1892 |
Succeeded by Reginald R. Neeld |
| Preceded by Archer J. W. Musgrave |
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra 22 Aug, 1891 |
Succeeded by William M. Lang |
| Preceded by Angus MacLeod |
Captain of H.M.S. Pallas 1 Jan, 1896[3] – 5 Sep, 1899 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Walter G. Stopford |
| Preceded by Eustace Rooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Benbow 5 Sep, 1899[4] – 13 Jun, 1901 |
Succeeded by Francis R. Pelly |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Military And Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 12, 1860; pg. 10; Issue 23801.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 202.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 230.
