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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Hubert Ardill''', Royal Navy (24 June, 1884 &ndash; 3 July, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].

==Naval Career==
Ardill was born on 24 June, 1884 in Lisburn, Ireland, the son of R. Ardill.  

Ardill tied for forty-eighth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the {{UK-1Britannia}} intake term of September 1899, with 2173 marks.{{NMI|Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906}}  He passed out of ''Britannia'' on 15 January, 1901, attaining sufficient marks to be promoted soon after to {{MidRN}} on 30 January.

He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 30 March, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 3}}

He was appointed as temporary gunnery officer in {{UK-Endymion}} on 7 October, 1910 through 12 January, 1911.<ref name=sr>Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49}}.</ref>

Ardill was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Mars}} from 12 January, 1911 through 1 January 1912, emerging at reduced pay.<ref name=sr/>
He was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Carnarvon}} serving with the Home Fleet from 5 March, 1912 through 30 September 1912.<ref name=sr/>

Ardill was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Britannia}} in the {{UK-BS|3}} from 30 September, 1912 through 2 September 1916.<ref name=sr/>

He was appointed to ''Vivid'' as gunnery officer in {{UK-Ramillies}} on 16 November, 1916.<ref name=sr/>

==Post-war==
He was reappointed on promotion on 31 December, 1918, staying with ''Ramillies'' until 9 June, 1919.<ref name=sr/>

Ardill was appointed as executive officer in {{UK-Valiant|f=p}} on 1 August, 1922.{{NLJul24|p. 277}}

On 21 December 1927, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}}.<ref>Ardill Service Record at {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}</ref>

On 14 March, 1932, Ardill was appointed in command of {{UK-Concord}}, remaining in her until 9 December.<ref>Ardill Service Record at {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}</ref>

On 25 August, 1932 Ardill was made a Grand Officer of the Portuguese Military Order of Aviz after {{UK-Caledon}} had returned the body of King Manoel to Portugal.

Appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser [[H.M.S. Asturias (1925)|''Asturias'']] on 24 October, 1940, he operated on the South Atlantic Station until he was superseded on 2 March, 1943.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3338.html Uboat.net]</ref>

A photograph of Ardill may be found in a photo album in Box Three of the [[Henry Hastings McWilliam|H. H. McWilliam]] papers in the Liddle Collection of the University of Leeds.

==Service Record==
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*The National Archives.  [http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7892130&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/49.]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Egerton Wotton Isaacson|Egerton W. Isaacson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caledon (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caledon'']]'''<br>21 Dec, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 221}}<ref>Ardill Service Record at {{TNA|ADM 196/49}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|John U. P. Fitzgerald]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Martin Burrough|Harold M. Burrough]]'''|'''[[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties]]'''<br>17 Mar, 1930<ref>Ardill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}}</ref> &ndash; 7 Dec, 1931<ref>Ardill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Algernon Robert Smithwick|Algernon R. Smithwick]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Concord (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Concord'']]'''<br>14 Mar, 1932<ref>Ardill Service Record at {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}</ref> &ndash; 9 Dec, 1932<ref>Ardill Service Record at {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Glyn Campbell Hollingsworth Clayton|Glyn C. H. Clayton]]'''}}
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