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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | The son of Thomas Marriott Davenport, solicitor was born in Abingdon, Berks. | |
− | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 20}} |
− | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1911. |
− | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916. |
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− | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | ==Post-War== |
+ | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1922. | ||
Davenport was appointed in command of the {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=t}} in May, 1930. | Davenport was appointed in command of the {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=t}} in May, 1930. | ||
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+ | Davenport was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 June, 1934. | ||
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+ | Davenport was placed on the Retired List under the provisions of [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]] on 22 January, 1938. | ||
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+ | In December, 1940 he suffered a heart attack, and was unfit for service for several months, and then only for shore service. | ||
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Revision as of 20:10, 13 August 2017
Vice-Admiral Robert Clutterbuck Davenport, C.B., R.N. (13 April, 1882 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
The son of Thomas Marriott Davenport, solicitor was born in Abingdon, Berks.
Davenport was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1903.[1]
Davenport was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1911.
Davenport was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.
Post-War
Davenport was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.
Davenport was appointed in command of the battleship Queen Elizabeth in May, 1930.
Davenport was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 June, 1934.
Davenport was placed on the Retired List under the provisions of Order in Council of 9 March, 1914 on 22 January, 1938.
In December, 1940 he suffered a heart attack, and was unfit for service for several months, and then only for shore service.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Robert C. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch 25 Apr, 1924[2] |
Succeeded by Douglas B. Le Mottée |
Preceded by Wilfrid A. Egerton |
Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth May, 1930[3] |
Succeeded by Stephen St. L. Moore |
Preceded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones |
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland ? – 22 Jul, 1937[4] |
Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 232.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Take from successor. Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.