Oswald Peploe Tudor
Vice-Admiral (retired) Oswald Peploe Tudor, C.V.O., R.N. (4 March, 1844 – 5 August, 1908) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Tudor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 June, 1866.
Appointed to the corvette Rattlesnake on 28 April 1869, he was invalided to England 9 July 1871. He was placed on the books of Duke of Wellington for six weeks' full pay leave.
On 24 February 1874, Tudor was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for saving life from drowning.
Tudor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 October, 1881.
Tudor was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1888.
Commanded Orontes from 28 July 1891 to her paying off on 13 May 1892.
On 4 November 1893, Malabar touched ground in the Suez Canal. No action was taken against Tudor. However, after she had her hawser fouled by the schooner Welcome Home on 27 November 1893, Tudor was faulted for not being ready to handle the hawser when the schooner approached.
He was invalided from command of Malabar due to an injury to his ankle and congestion in one lung, following an accident which had befallen him on 1 November 1895. The ship landed him at Gibraltar in early December 1895 as it departed for England. He would receive a gratuity of six months' pay for this misfortune.
Placed on the Retired List on account of age on 4 March, 1899, Tudor was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (retired) on 11 August, 1901 and to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 4 December, 1905.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward A. Bolitho |
Captain of H.M.S. Swinger 22 Nov, 1876[1] – 31 May, 1881 |
Succeeded by John L. Marx |
| Preceded by Charles E. Reade |
Captain of H.M.S. Mistletoe 1 Nov, 1885[2] – 1 Sep, 1888 |
Succeeded by Henry W. A. Littledale |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Tribune 21 Jul, 1892[3] – 7 Sep, 1892 |
Succeeded by Robert L. Groome |
| Preceded by John G. Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Malabar 19 Feb, 1893[4] – 6 Jul, 1895 |
Succeeded by George N. A. Pollard |
| Preceded by Charles P. G. Hicks |
Captain of H.M.S. Melampus 24 Oct, 1896[5] – 4 Mar, 1899 |
Succeeded by Richard N. Gresley |
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