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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Hopkins was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 14 September, 1867.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23303/pages/5161 no. 23303.  p. 5161.]  20 September, 1867.</ref>
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Hopkins was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 14 September, 1867.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23303/pages/5161 no. 23303.  p. 5161.]  20 September, 1867.</ref> He was appointed in command of the screw frigate ''Liverpool'' in the Flying Squadron on 14 April, 1869, which paid off on 2 December, 1870.  He took command of the ironclad battleship ''Agincourt'' on 1 September, 1871.  He returned to half pay on 4 June, 1872, and took command of the screw frigate ''Narcissus'' on 9 October.  He was superseded in command on 8 December, 1873.
  
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On 1 November, 1875, he was appointed to the ''Royal Adelaide'' as Flag Captain to Sir Thomas Symonds, [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]], until he was superseded on 12 November, 1878.  His appointment to command the battleship ''Temeraire'' on 26 January, 1880, was cancelled, and on 4 March he was appointed Captain of [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']], the Navy's gunnery training establishment at Portsmouth.
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==Flag Rank==
 
Hopkins was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 29 April, 1885, vice [[William Graham|Graham]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25466/pages/1984 no. 25466.  p. 1984.]  1 May, 1885.</ref>
 
Hopkins was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 29 April, 1885, vice [[William Graham|Graham]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25466/pages/1984 no. 25466.  p. 1984.]  1 May, 1885.</ref>
  
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, Heneage was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26291/pages/3137 no. 26291.  p. 3137.]  25 May, 1892.</ref>
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Hopkins was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 4 January, 1891.  On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26291/pages/3137 no. 26291.  p. 3137.]  25 May, 1892.</ref>
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 9 November, 1896.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26796/pages/6363 no. 26796.  p. 6363.]  20 November, 1896.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 9 November, 1896.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26796/pages/6363 no. 26796.  p. 6363.]  20 November, 1896.</ref>

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Admiral SIR John Ommanney Hopkins, G.C.B., Royal Navy (13 July, 1834 – 30 July, 1916) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hopkins was promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 September, 1867.[1] He was appointed in command of the screw frigate Liverpool in the Flying Squadron on 14 April, 1869, which paid off on 2 December, 1870. He took command of the ironclad battleship Agincourt on 1 September, 1871. He returned to half pay on 4 June, 1872, and took command of the screw frigate Narcissus on 9 October. He was superseded in command on 8 December, 1873.

On 1 November, 1875, he was appointed to the Royal Adelaide as Flag Captain to Sir Thomas Symonds, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, until he was superseded on 12 November, 1878. His appointment to command the battleship Temeraire on 26 January, 1880, was cancelled, and on 4 March he was appointed Captain of H.M.S. Excellent, the Navy's gunnery training establishment at Portsmouth.

Flag Rank

Hopkins was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 29 April, 1885, vice Graham.[2]

Hopkins was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 January, 1891. On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 May, 1892.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 9 November, 1896.[4]

On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1899.[5] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 13 July.[6]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 23303. p. 5161. 20 September, 1867.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25466. p. 1984. 1 May, 1885.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26291. p. 3137. 25 May, 1892.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 26796. p. 6363. 20 November, 1896.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June, 1899.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Sir J. O. Hopkins" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 1 August, 1916. Issue 41234, col E, p. 11.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick A. Herbert
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
1880 – 1881
Succeeded by
William Codrington

Preceded by
William Codrington
Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1881 – 1883
Succeeded by
Lewis A. Beaumont

Preceded by
Theodore M. Jones
Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard
1883
Succeeded by
William Codrington

Preceded by
Frederick A. Herbert
Director of Naval Ordnance
1883 – 1886
Succeeded by
John A. Fisher

Preceded by
Frederick A. Herbert
Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard
1886 – 1888
Succeeded by
William E. Gordon

Preceded by
Sir William Graham
Additional Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy
1888 – 1892
Succeeded by
John A. Fisher

Preceded by
Sir George W. Watson
Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station
1891 – 1895
Succeeded by
Sir John A. Fisher

Preceded by
Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean
1896 – 1899
Succeeded by
Sir John A. Fisher

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