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'''Charles Tibbits''', M.V.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Charles Tibbits''', C.B.E., M.V.O., (19 June, 1872 – 13 October, 1947) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1893.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
{{LieutRN}} Tibbits was appointed to command the {{UK-Bat|f=t}} on 3 August, 1897,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 5 August, 1897.  Issue '''35274''', col D, p. 11.</ref> but this was cancelled in favour of the same posting in {{UK-2Shark}}.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref>
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{{LieutRN}} Tibbits was appointed to the {{UK-Bat|f=t}} on 3 August, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 5 August, 1897.  Issue '''35274''', col D, p. 11.</ref>


As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the {{UK-Argonaut}}, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 279}}
As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the {{UK-Argonaut}}, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 279}}


He was appointed command of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}} on 25 October, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 392}}
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref>
 
==Great War==
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}} on 25 October, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 392}}
 
==Post-War==
 
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 May, 1924 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref>
 
Tibbits was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 24 March, 1929.<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243|}} f. 268.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 22:43, 6 June 2016

Vice-Admiral (retired) Charles Tibbits, C.B.E., M.V.O., (19 June, 1872 – 13 October, 1947) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.[1]

Lieutenant Tibbits was appointed to command the destroyer Bat on 3 August, 1897,[2] but this was cancelled in favour of the same posting in Shark.[3]

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[4]

As a Commander, Tibbits was appointed in command of the Argonaut, which was to train stokers in Portsmouth, on 1 January 1913.[5]

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[6]

Great War

He was appointed in command of the battleship Albion on 25 October, 1916.[7]

Post-War

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 May, 1924 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request the next day.[8]

Tibbits was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 March, 1929.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Bat
3 Aug, 1897[10] 		Succeeded by
Arthur H. Shirley
Preceded by
The Hon. Hubert G. Brand 		Captain of H.M.S. Contest
25 Aug, 1899[11] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. Norton
Preceded by
John Michael de Robeck 		Captain of H.M.S. Angler
2 Sep, 1899[12] 		Succeeded by
Philip J. Stopford
Preceded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge 		Captain of H.M.S. Rattler
14 Feb, 1901[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William Sims 		Captain of H.M.S. Leda
12 Jan, 1904[14] 		Succeeded by
John B. Hancock
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Saracen
18 Jun, 1909[15] – 2 Feb, 1910[Inference] 		Succeeded by
James W. G. Innes
Preceded by
John Nicholas 		Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
1 Jan, 1913[16] – 1913 		Succeeded by
Spencer A. Hickley
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Mantua
4 Aug, 1914[17] 		Succeeded by
Thomas W. Bennett
Preceded by
Frederick A. Powlett 		Captain of H.M.S. Albion
25 Oct, 1916[18] – Dec, 1916 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Stanhope Hawke
Preceded by
Henry L. Bethune 		Captain of H.M.S. Victorious
7 Mar, 1919[19] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
  3. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  4. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
  6. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
  8. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  9. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243 f. 268.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 August, 1897. Issue 35274, col D, p. 11.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 224.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 297a.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 372.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401p.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 928.

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