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| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Crescent (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Crescent'']]'''<br>22 Feb, 1894{{NLApr94|p. 212}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Metcalfe Lang|William M. Lang]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']]'''<br>29 Aug, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 30 August, 1898. Issue '''35608''', col C, p. 5.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|Charles R. Arbuthnot]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Metcalfe Lang|William M. Lang]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']]'''<br>29 Aug, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 30 August, 1898. Issue '''35608''', col C, p. 5.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|Charles R. Arbuthnot]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Swinton C. Holland]]'''|'''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue '''36862''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alvin Coote Corry|Alvin C. Corry]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Swinton C. Holland]]'''|'''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue '''36862''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alvin Coote Corry|Alvin C. Corry]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 24 March 2016
Admiral Robert William Craigie, Royal Navy (25 July, 1849 – 21 August, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Craigie attended North Grove House at Southsea, and passed first out of 64 candidates for Naval Cadetships.[1]
Craigie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 3 September, 1872.[2]
For services in the South African War, he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 6 November, 1879.[3]
Craigie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1886.[4]
Craigie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 August, 1900, vice Lloyd.[5]
Craigie succeeded Rear-Admiral Swinton C. Holland as Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard on 2 September, 1902.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 February, 1905, vice Wilson.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 July, 1908, vice Henderson.[8] 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 5 November, 1908.[9]
Bibliography
- "Admiral R. W. Craigie" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 August, 1911. Issue 39671, col F, p. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth 1 Feb, 1889[10] – 1892 |
Succeeded by Henry J. May |
| Preceded by Wollaston C. Karslake |
Captain of H.M.S. Thames 11 Jul, 1893[11] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. E. Prothero |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Crescent 22 Feb, 1894[12] |
Succeeded by Frederic W. Fisher |
| Preceded by William M. Lang |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge 29 Aug, 1898[13] |
Succeeded by Charles R. Arbuthnot |
| Preceded by Swinton C. Holland |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 1 Sep, 1902[14] |
Succeeded by Alvin C. Corry |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Classified Advertising" (Classified Advertising). The Times. Thursday, 16 April, 1863. Issue 24534, col B, p. 16.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23893. p. 3923. 6 September, 1872.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24780. p. 6317. 7 November, 1879.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27219. p. 4945. 10 August, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue 36862, col A, p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27769. p. 1503. 28 February, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28156. p. 4940. 7 July, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 227.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 212.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 30 August, 1898. Issue 35608, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue 36862, col A, p. 4.
