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'''Herbert Granville Smith''' ( – ) 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 {{ | 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== | ||
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{{WP| | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Herbert+Granville+Smith Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Granville_Smith}} | |||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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{{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}}|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}} – 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]]'''}} | |||
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{{CatBritannia|January, 1878}} | |||
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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 |
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