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Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24927/pages/340 no. 24927. p. 340.] 25 January, 1881.</ref> | Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24927/pages/340 no. 24927. p. 340.] 25 January, 1881.</ref> | ||
| − | Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 10 July, 1885. | + | Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 10 July, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 305}} He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25774/pages/242 no. 25774. p. 242.] 6 January, 1888.</ref> |
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26316/pages/4595 no. 26316. p. 4595.] 12 August, 1892.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26316/pages/4595 no. 26316. p. 4595.] 12 August, 1892.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Henry Duncan Grant, C.B., Royal Navy (12 October, 1834 – 9 November, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday Grant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1875.[1]
Flag Rank
Grant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 January, 1881, vice Commerell.[2]
Grant was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 10 July, 1885.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1892, vice Whyte.[5]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard 11 Jul, 1885[6] |
Succeeded by Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24213. p. 2852. 29 May, 1875.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24927. p. 340. 25 January, 1881.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 305.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 242. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, p. 6.
