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Appointed {{CaptRN}} of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 16 October, 1908, a post he would retain for three years. <ref>Blond. ''Technology and Tradition''. p. 167.</ref> | Appointed {{CaptRN}} of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 16 October, 1908, a post he would retain for three years. <ref>Blond. ''Technology and Tradition''. p. 167.</ref> | ||
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} on 8 May, 1912. | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} on 8 May, 1912.{{RobertsBattlecruisers|p. 122}} | ||
He served as captain of {{UK-Monarch}} from December 1912 through June 1913.{{MackieRNW}} | He served as captain of {{UK-Monarch}} from December 1912 through June 1913.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
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On 1 August, 1914, Hornby was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force E (the [[Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Eleventh Cruiser Squadron]]), with his flag in the [[H.M.S. Doris (1896)|''Doris'']]. On 5 September he transferred his flag to the battleship [[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|''Glory'']] as Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force H on the North America and West Indies Station. In February, 1915, he became Rear-Admiral Commanding on the North America and West Indies Station, and on 7 March became Second-in-Command on that station to Vice-Admiral [[George Edwin Patey|Sir George E. Patey]]. He hauled down his flag on 21 June, and his last day on full pay was on the 27th.<ref>Hornby Service Record. p. 338.</ref><ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 34.</ref> | On 1 August, 1914, Hornby was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force E (the [[Eleventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Eleventh Cruiser Squadron]]), with his flag in the [[H.M.S. Doris (1896)|''Doris'']]. On 5 September he transferred his flag to the battleship [[H.M.S. Glory (1899)|''Glory'']] as Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force H on the North America and West Indies Station. In February, 1915, he became Rear-Admiral Commanding on the North America and West Indies Station, and on 7 March became Second-in-Command on that station to Vice-Admiral [[George Edwin Patey|Sir George E. Patey]]. He hauled down his flag on 21 June, and his last day on full pay was on the 27th.<ref>Hornby Service Record. p. 338.</ref><ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 34.</ref> | ||
In September, 1917, he was appointed president of an Admiralty Committee to investigate a range of topics including the suitability of the existing system of torpedo personnel, though it had not issued its report as of late August, 1918. | In September, 1917, he was appointed president of an Admiralty Committee to investigate a range of topics including the suitability of the existing system of torpedo personnel, though it had not issued its report as of late August, 1918.{{ARTS1917|p. vi}} | ||
Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}, vice [[Richard Henry Peirse|Peirse]], on 11 March, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30599/pages/3756 no. 30599. p. 3756.] 26 March, 1918.</ref> | Hornby was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}, vice [[Richard Henry Peirse|Peirse]], on 11 March, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30599/pages/3756 no. 30599. p. 3756.] 26 March, 1918.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby, C.M.G., J.P., Royal Navy (9 July, 1866 – 13 August, 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hornby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 9 July, 1886.[1]
Hornby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[2]
On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[3]
He served as captain of Glory from March 1907 through September 1908.[4]
Appointed Captain of H.M.S. Vernon on 16 October, 1908, a post he would retain for three years. [5]
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Inflexible on 8 May, 1912.[6]
He served as captain of Monarch from December 1912 through June 1913.[7]
Phipps Hornby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 May, 1913, vice Brock.[8]
Great War
On 1 August, 1914, Hornby was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force E (the Eleventh Cruiser Squadron), with his flag in the Doris. On 5 September he transferred his flag to the battleship Glory as Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force H on the North America and West Indies Station. In February, 1915, he became Rear-Admiral Commanding on the North America and West Indies Station, and on 7 March became Second-in-Command on that station to Vice-Admiral Sir George E. Patey. He hauled down his flag on 21 June, and his last day on full pay was on the 27th.[9][10]
In September, 1917, he was appointed president of an Admiralty Committee to investigate a range of topics including the suitability of the existing system of torpedo personnel, though it had not issued its report as of late August, 1918.[11]
Hornby was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice Peirse, on 11 March, 1918.[12]
Post-War
Hornby was promoted to the rank of Admiral in the place of Sir Stanley Colville, placed on the Retired List, on 4 April, 1922.[13] Hornby was himself placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 6 April.[14]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 3. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28719. p. 3514. 16 May, 1913.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. p. 338.
- ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 34.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. vi.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30599. p. 3756. 26 March, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32668. p. 2934. 11 April, 1922.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
Bibliography
- "Adml. Phipps Hornby" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 August, 1956. Issue 53610, col D, pg. 10.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Force E 1914 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Tottenham |
