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'''Frederick William Robinson''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal | {{CommRNR}} '''Frederick William Robinson''', R.D. (25 October, 1857 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] who brought peace-time experience in submarine cable laying to his naval service. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Stratford, Essex. | |||
Robinson | In the early 1900s, Robinson worked variously as an engineer at the India Rubber Telegraph Works in Silvertown, Essex. This work familiarised him with submarine cables, sometimes placing him aboard the ships ''Dacia'' and ''Buccaneer'', where he eventually became Engineer in Charge, laying cables to Cuba and to New York. | ||
Robinson was promoted to the rank of {{ | Robinson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 4 November, 1893. | ||
Awarded R.D. 9 November, 1909. | |||
Robinson was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 25 October, 1912. | |||
The Cable Ship ''Dacia'' was torpedoed in Madeira Harbour on 3 December, 1916 by [[Max Valentiner]]'s {{DE-U38}}.<ref>[http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1531.html Uboat.net].</ref> | |||
Robinson was appointed in command of the {{UK-PC73|f=t}} on 21 October, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 861}} | Robinson was appointed in command of the {{UK-PC73|f=t}} on 21 October, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 861}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
{{WP| | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederick+William+Robinson Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_Robinson}} | |||
* [http://atlantic-cable.com//Cableships/Dacia/index.htm Atlantic-Cable.com page on Cable Ship ''Dacia''] | |||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Solomon Ousley|Solomon Ousley]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 94 (1894)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 94]]'''<br>14 Jun, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 401''a''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Stead|Harold Stead]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leslie Thomas Creery Hill|Leslie T. Creery Hill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gipsy (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gipsy'']]'''<br>16 Mar, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''i''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Stanley Cook Steen|Charles S. C. Steen]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leslie Thomas Creery Hill|Leslie T. Creery Hill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gipsy (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gipsy'']]'''<br>16 Mar, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''i''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Stanley Cook Steen|Charles S. C. Steen]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. PC 73 ( | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. PC 73 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 73'']]'''<br>21 Oct, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 861}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Kenneth Mervyn Bruce|Kenneth M. Bruce]]'''}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Frederick}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Frederick William}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 7 April 2022
Commander R.N.R. Frederick William Robinson, R.D. (25 October, 1857 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve who brought peace-time experience in submarine cable laying to his naval service.
Life & Career
Born in Stratford, Essex.
In the early 1900s, Robinson worked variously as an engineer at the India Rubber Telegraph Works in Silvertown, Essex. This work familiarised him with submarine cables, sometimes placing him aboard the ships Dacia and Buccaneer, where he eventually became Engineer in Charge, laying cables to Cuba and to New York.
Robinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 4 November, 1893.
Awarded R.D. 9 November, 1909.
Robinson was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 25 October, 1912.
The Cable Ship Dacia was torpedoed in Madeira Harbour on 3 December, 1916 by Max Valentiner's U 38.[1]
Robinson was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 73 on 21 October, 1918.[2]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Solomon Ousley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 94 14 Jun, 1915[3] |
Succeeded by Harold Stead |
| Preceded by Leslie T. Creery Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy 16 Mar, 1917[4] |
Succeeded by Charles S. C. Steen |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. PC 73 21 Oct, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by Kenneth M. Bruce |
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