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Rear-Admiral Peyton Hoskyns, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 September, 1852 – 20 December, 1919) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hoskyns entered the Navy on 2 May, 1866 and passed out of the Royal Naval College in March of 1873. On 11 June, he was appointed to H.M.S. Cracker. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October, 1876, Hoskyns remained in Cracker until she paid off in November, 1877.[1]
Invalided from service in April, 1881, Hoskyns was sent back to England for Haslar Hospital, arriving on 21 May. In September, he was fit for service. He married Grace MacDuff Latham on 26 April, 1882.[2]
On 1 March, 1886, he was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the wooden dispatch boat at Hong Kong, Vigilant. She was paid off on 2 August, 1886. On 5 January, 1887, he was appointed to Lion for command of the training brig H.M.S. Liberty. Hoskyns was excused for a "trifling error in judgment" when Liberty collided with a merchant schooner. He quit Liberty when his appointment expired on 9 January, 1890.[3]
Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1891.[4]
Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1898.[Citation needed]
In April 1899, he was appointed captain of the second class protected cruiser Forte.
In February 1907, he was appointed in command of the second class battleship Barfleur.
Hoskyns died in London on 20 December, 1919 at 23 Albion Street.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Aug. 1900, p. 8.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
