Herbert Granville Smith: Difference between revisions
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Update appts) |
(add RN/RNR/RNVR categories) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{CommRN}} '''Herbert Granville Smith''', R.N. (13 March, 1865 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Herbert Granville Smith''', R.N. (13 March, 1865 – 29 January, 1904) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Cornwall. | |||
Smith was promoted to the rank of {{ | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1888. | ||
Smith was | Smith was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hunter|f=t}} on 7 November, 1896.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 November, 1896. Issue '''35044''', col E, p. 9.</ref> | ||
Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1899. | |||
Smith | |||
Smith died two days after being invalided from a command appointment in the {{UK-2Tartar|f=t}}, his death being due to apoplexy was reported by telegram by the Commodore, South Atlantic Station. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 21: | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hunter (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hunter'']]'''<br>7 Nov, 1896{{NLApr97|p. 231}} – 9 Sep, 1897|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Sherard Watson|Philip S. Watson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hunter (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hunter'']]'''<br>7 Nov, 1896{{NLApr97|p. 231}} – 9 Sep, 1897|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Sherard Watson|Philip S. Watson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Alexander Garforth|Frank A. Garforth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pheasant (1888)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pheasant'']]'''<br>9 Sep, 1897{{NLJan01|p. 291}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Alexander Garforth|Frank A. Garforth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pheasant (1888)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pheasant'']]'''<br>9 Sep, 1897{{NLJan01|p. 291}} – 21 May, 1901|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Travers|Robert H. Travers]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tartar (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tartar'']]'''<br>28 Oct, 1903 – 27 Jan, 1904|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Hudleston|Ralph Hudleston]]'''}} | |||
{{TabEnd}} | {{TabEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:appts> | </div name=fredbot:appts> | ||
| Line 29: | Line 31: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Herbert}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Herbert}} | ||
{{CatPerson|UK|1865|}} | {{CatPerson|UK|1865|1904}} | ||
{{CatComm|UK}} | {{CatComm|UK}} | ||
{{CatBritannia| | {{CatDeceasedOnActiveService|UK}} | ||
{{CatBritannia|January, 1878}} | |||
{{CatRN}} | |||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 7 April 2022
Commander Herbert Granville Smith, R.N. (13 March, 1865 – 29 January, 1904) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cornwall.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888.
Smith was appointed in command of the destroyer Hunter on 7 November, 1896.[1]
Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1899.
Smith died two days after being invalided from a command appointment in the torpedo cruiser Tartar, his death being due to apoplexy was reported by telegram by the Commodore, South Atlantic Station.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald G. O. Tupper |
Captain of H.M.S. Hunter 7 Nov, 1896[2] – 9 Sep, 1897 |
Succeeded by Philip S. Watson |
| Preceded by Frank A. Garforth |
Captain of H.M.S. Pheasant 9 Sep, 1897[3] – 21 May, 1901 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Robert H. Travers |
Captain of H.M.S. Tartar 28 Oct, 1903 – 27 Jan, 1904 |
Succeeded by Ralph Hudleston |
Footnotes
