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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Watson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25545/pages/7 no. 25545. p. 7.] 1 January, 1886.</ref> | Watson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25545/pages/7 no. 25545. p. 7.] 1 January, 1886.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 1 February, 1889, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Leander|f=t}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1891), p. 232.</ref> | ||
He commanded the {{UK-1Repulse|f=t}} for two years starting from October 1893.{{MackieRNW}} He was the first commander of her new sister, {{UK-1RoyalOak}}, from January to November of 1896.{{MackieRNW}} | He commanded the {{UK-1Repulse|f=t}} for two years starting from October 1893.{{MackieRNW}} He was the first commander of her new sister, {{UK-1RoyalOak}}, from January to November of 1896.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 27 February 2014
Rear-Admiral Burges Watson, C.V.O., Royal Navy (24 September, 1846 – 21 September, 1902) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Watson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1885.[1]
On 1 February, 1889, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Leander.[2]
He commanded the battleship Repulse for two years starting from October 1893.[3] He was the first commander of her new sister, Royal Oak, from January to November of 1896.[4]
On the occasion of the Queen's visit to Cherbourg he was appointed a Companion in the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 9 May, 1899.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral with seniority of 25 August.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1891), p. 232.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27079. p. 3029. 12 May, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27119. p. 5814. 22 September, 1899.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 22 September, 1902. Issue 36879, col D, p. 4.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles J. Balfour |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1896 – 1899 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Barlow
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| Preceded by Rodney M. Lloyd |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1900 – 1902 |
Succeeded by James L. Hammet
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| Preceded by The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresford |
Second-in-Command, Mediterranean 1902 |
Succeeded by Reginald N. Custance
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