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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Walter Russell|Gerald W. Russell]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Walter Russell|Gerald W. Russell]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>1906 – 1908 | ||
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Admiral Charles James Barlow, D.S.O., Royal Navy (11 August, 1848 – 25 August, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Barlow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 3 September, 1872.[1]
Barlow was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1884.[2]
Barlow was appointed in command of H.M.S. Mercury on 18 February, 1890.[3]
Barlow succeeded Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë as Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet on 9 May, 1904, hoisting his Flag in the Royal Oak at Devonport.[4]
He was relieved by Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore on 9 May, 1905.[5] On 1 April, 1906, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard in succession to Vice-Admiral William H. Henderson.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 November, vice Langley.[7]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 July, 1911.[8]
Great War
On 7 November, 1914, Barlow was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23893. p. 3923. 6 September, 1872.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 February, 1890. Issue 32926, col E, pg. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 May, 1904. Issue 37390, col C, pg. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1905. Issue 37691, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, pg. 10.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27971. p. 8300. 27 November, 1906.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28515. p. 5432. 21 July, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28969. p. 9130. 10 November, 1914.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Barlow" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 August, 1921. Issue 42829, col F, pg. 14.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Burges Watson |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1899 – 1902 |
Succeeded by Gerald W. Russell |
| Preceded by William H. Henderson |
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard 1906 – 1908 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Cross |
- 1848 births
- 1921 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of March, 1862
- Captains of H.M.S. Mercury (1878)
- Seconds-in-Command, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Royal Naval Reserve Captains
