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At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
 
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
  
On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref>
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Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 June, 1887.
  
Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
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On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10}}
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 14 July, 1910.{{CN}}
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An appointment in command of the {{UK-1Plover|f=t}} dated 19 July, 1898 was cancelled and he was instead placed in the {{UK-Hebe|f=t}}.
  
He retired with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 September, 1910.
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Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.{{Gaz|27211|4433|17 July, 1900}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 14 July, 1910.
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He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 September, 1910.
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 7 April 2022

Captain Arthur Trevelyan Taylor, C.B.E., Royal Navy (8 August, 1864 – 16 June, 1956) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.[1]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.

On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 41 for manoeuvres.[2]

An appointment in command of the gunboat Plover dated 19 July, 1898 was cancelled and he was instead placed in the torpedo gunboat Hebe.

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 14 July, 1910.

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 1 September, 1910.

Bibliography

  • "Captain A. T. Taylor" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 18 June, 1956. Issue 53560, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald B. Colmore
Captain of H.M. T.B. 41
4 Jul, 1888[4] – 24 Aug, 1888
Succeeded by
Michael J. Ahern
Preceded by
Arthur B. F. Dawson
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe
19 Jul, 1898[5] – 2 Mar, 1901
Succeeded by
William Sims
Preceded by
Henry H. Bruce
Captain of H.M.S. Tyne
15 Oct, 1903[6] – 1 Aug, 1905
Succeeded by
Maurice H. H. Nelson
Preceded by
Warren H. D'Oyly
Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
1 Sep, 1908[7] – 14 Jul, 1910
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas L. Shelford
Captain of H.M.S. Hood
14 Jul, 1910 – 1 Sep, 1910
Succeeded by
John C-T. Glossop

Footnotes

  1. "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 263.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 388.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.