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'''William Ricketts''' (14 October, 1858 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''William Ricketts''' (14 October, 1857 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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Note: there was another William Ricketts who was a {{GunnerRN}} with seniority as a warrant officer of 23 December 1865.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881.
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Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 February, 1881.<ref>Ricketts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1106.</ref>
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Ricketts was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1894.<ref>Ricketts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1106.</ref>
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Ricketts was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 20 March, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 15 March, 1895.  Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref>  He was cautioned to be more careful after grounding the ship later that year.<ref>Ricketts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref>
  
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Ricketts received an expression of the Admiralty's displeasure after a premature explosion of a charge while saluting on 24 May 1899.<ref>Ricketts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref>
  
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Ricketts was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 24 October, 1903.<ref>Ricketts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref>
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Ricketts was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ferret|f=t}} on 20 March, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Friday, 15 March, 1895.  Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref>
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Ricketts Service Records]
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Ricketts+1857 Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) William Ricketts (14 October, 1857 – 6 December, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Note: there was another William Ricketts who was a Gunner with seniority as a warrant officer of 23 December 1865.

Life & Career

Ricketts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February, 1881.[1]

Ricketts was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1894.[2]

Ricketts was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 20 March, 1895.[3] He was cautioned to be more careful after grounding the ship later that year.[4]

Ricketts received an expression of the Admiralty's displeasure after a premature explosion of a charge while saluting on 24 May 1899.[5]

Ricketts was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 24 October, 1903.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Victor E. J. B. von Donop 		Captain of H.M.S. Decoy
14 Feb, 1881[7] – 18 Mar, 1881[8] 		Succeeded by
Arthur H. Boldero
Preceded by
The Hon. Patrick M. Hely-Hutchinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell
31 Jan, 1893[9] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge
Preceded by
Lionel de L. Wells 		Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter
15 Sep, 1894[10] – 21 Jan, 1895[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Arthur Dodgson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Ferret
20 Mar, 1895[11] – 21 Dec, 1895[12] 		Succeeded by
Lionel de L. Wells
Preceded by
David L. Dickson
as Captain of H.M.S. Achilles 		Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia
24 Oct, 1898[13] – 12 Oct, 1900[14] 		Succeeded by
Keppel Wade

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1106.
  2. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1106.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
  4. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  5. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  6. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  7. ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
  8. ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 256.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 23, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34350.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
  12. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  13. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  14. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.

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