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| − | '''Frederick Charles Alfred Crooke''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Frederick Charles Alfred Crooke''', (10 February, 1853 – 31 December, 1938) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| − | + | He absolved of blame in the grounding of the {{UK-1Canada|f=t}} in Malanzas Bay, Cuba on 15 July, 1887.<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/107.}} f. 22.</ref> | |
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| + | He was promoted to the rank of Staff Captain on 13 August, 1903. He was appointed in command of the twin-screw survey ship [[H.M.S. Seahorse (1880)|''Seahorse'']] on 18 February, 1904 and assumed command of 25 February. In December 1905, he was apparently thanked for rendering prompt assistance in the event of a collision with a steam hopper[?].<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/107.}} f. 22.</ref> | ||
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| + | Crooke was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 10 February, 1913.<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/107.}} f. 22.</ref> | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederick+Charles+Alfred+Crooke Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederick+Charles+Alfred+Crooke Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 14:47, 18 January 2022
Captain (retired) Frederick Charles Alfred Crooke, (10 February, 1853 – 31 December, 1938) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Crooke entered the navy as a Navigating Midshipman.
He absolved of blame in the grounding of the corvette Canada in Malanzas Bay, Cuba on 15 July, 1887.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Staff Captain on 13 August, 1903. He was appointed in command of the twin-screw survey ship Seahorse on 18 February, 1904 and assumed command of 25 February. In December 1905, he was apparently thanked for rendering prompt assistance in the event of a collision with a steam hopper[?].[2]
Crooke was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 10 February, 1913.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Senior Naval Officer, Buncrana 3 Nov, 1914[4] |
Succeeded by Herbert Chatterton |
Footnotes
- ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/107. f. 22.
- ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/107. f. 22.
- ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/107. f. 22.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 9. This is not clear at all from his Service Record.
