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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | Long was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 April, 1868.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23368/pages/2106 no. 23368. p. 2106.] 7 April, 1868.</ref> | + | Long was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 April, 1868.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23368/pages/2106 no. 23368. p. 2106.] 7 April, 1868.</ref> |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
| − | Long was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 12 December, 1876.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24394/pages/6947 no. 24394. p. 6947.] 15 December, 1876.</ref> | + | Long was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 12 December, 1876.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24394/pages/6947 no. 24394. p. 6947.] 15 December, 1876.</ref> |
He was appointed in command of the turret ship ''Agamemnon'' on the China Station on 2 September, 1884.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1885). p. 191.</ref> On 28 May, 1886, he was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']], torpedo training ship at Portsmouth.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1887). p. 253.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the turret ship ''Agamemnon'' on the China Station on 2 September, 1884.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1885). p. 191.</ref> On 28 May, 1886, he was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']], torpedo training ship at Portsmouth.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1887). p. 253.</ref> | ||
| − | Long was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 27 August, 1891, vice [[Alfred John Chatfield|Chatfield]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26199/pages/4775 no. 26199. p. 4775.] 8 September, 1891.</ref> | + | Long was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 27 August, 1891, vice [[Alfred John Chatfield|Chatfield]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26199/pages/4775 no. 26199. p. 4775.] 8 September, 1891.</ref> |
On 22 March, 1893, Long gave a very thoughtful paper to the Institution of Naval Architects, "[[On the Present Position of Cruisers in Naval Warfare]],"<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects''. '''XXXIV'''. pp. 1-18.</ref> on "the work such vessels [cruisers] are likely to be called upon to perform in case of war."<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects''. '''XXXIV'''. p. 1.</ref> On 25 April he was out riding on the Petersfield Road near his home when he was thrown from his horse and received fatal head injuries. He died at his house, Blendworth Lodge, Horndean, on 26 April. | On 22 March, 1893, Long gave a very thoughtful paper to the Institution of Naval Architects, "[[On the Present Position of Cruisers in Naval Warfare]],"<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects''. '''XXXIV'''. pp. 1-18.</ref> on "the work such vessels [cruisers] are likely to be called upon to perform in case of war."<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects''. '''XXXIV'''. p. 1.</ref> On 25 April he was out riding on the Petersfield Road near his home when he was thrown from his horse and received fatal head injuries. He died at his house, Blendworth Lodge, Horndean, on 26 April. | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 24 September 2012
Rear-Admiral Samuel Long, Royal Navy (5 January, 1840 – 25 April, 1893) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Long was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 April, 1868.[1]
Captain
Long was promoted to the rank of Captain on 12 December, 1876.[2]
He was appointed in command of the turret ship Agamemnon on the China Station on 2 September, 1884.[3] On 28 May, 1886, he was appointed to command Vernon, torpedo training ship at Portsmouth.[4]
Long was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 August, 1891, vice Chatfield.[5]
On 22 March, 1893, Long gave a very thoughtful paper to the Institution of Naval Architects, "On the Present Position of Cruisers in Naval Warfare,"[6] on "the work such vessels [cruisers] are likely to be called upon to perform in case of war."[7] On 25 April he was out riding on the Petersfield Road near his home when he was thrown from his horse and received fatal head injuries. He died at his house, Blendworth Lodge, Horndean, on 26 April.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23368. p. 2106. 7 April, 1868.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24394. p. 6947. 15 December, 1876.
- ↑ The Navy List (June, 1885). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1887). p. 253.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26199. p. 4775. 8 September, 1891.
- ↑ Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects. XXXIV. pp. 1-18.
- ↑ Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects. XXXIV. p. 1.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1893. Issue 33935, col D, pg. 5.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
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