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Vice-Admiral Clinton Francis Samuel Danby, C.B., K.B.E. (9 May, 1882 – 30 June, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.

Born in Wytham on the Humber, Lincoln the son of Clement E. Danby, Clinton Danby gained three months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Danby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.^[1]

Danby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.^[2]

Danby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.^[3]

Danby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1921.^[4]

Danby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 February, 1934.^[5]

Danby was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 November, 1937 and was placed on the Retired List the next day.^[6]

Danby was to be superseded as Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Royal Dockyard in October 1939 by Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove, but Blagrove died aboard H.M.S. Royal Oak, causing Danby's tenure to be extended until 15 October, 1942.^[7]

Danby died in a sailing accident.^[8]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Albert P. Addison	Captain of H.M.A.S. Melbourne 7 Oct, 1922^[9]	Succeeded by Julian F. C. Patterson
Preceded by Stanley R. Miller	Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney 29 Sep, 1924	Succeeded by Hector Boyes
Preceded by Alfred H. Norman	Captain of H.M.S. Furious 14 Oct, 1931^[10] – Jun, 1933^[11]	Succeeded by James S. M. Ritchie
Preceded by Charles W. Round-Turner	Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 1 Oct, 1935^[12] – 15 Oct, 1942^[13]	Succeeded by John G. Crace

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+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stanley Ray Miller|Stanley R. Miller]]'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Sydney (1912)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Sydney'']]'''<br>29 Sep, 1924|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hector Boyes|Hector Boyes]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Headley Norman|Alfred H. Norman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Furious (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Furious'']]'''<br>14 Oct, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 240}} &ndash; Jun, 1933{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Stuart Maclaren Ritchie|James S. M. Ritchie]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Wolfran Round-Turner|Charles W. Round-Turner]]'''|'''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1935<ref>Danby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/125.|D7603832}} f. 330.</ref> &ndash; 15 Oct, 1942<ref>Danby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/125.|D7603832}} f. 330.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Gregory Crace|John G. Crace]]'''}}