Nicholas Edward Archdale

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Vice-Admiral Nicholas Edward Archdale ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Archdale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1902.[1]

Archdale was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the sloop Rosario and for command of the Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla on 24 April, 1911.[2]

Archdale was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[3]

Archdale was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[4]

Archdale was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Patrol on 1 January, 1919.[5]

On 28 February, 1919, he was appointed in command of the depot ship Greenwich.[6]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres in February, 1924.

In December, 1928, he was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya.

Archdale was placed on the Retired List on his own request on 30 August, 1930.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas Jackson
Captain of H.M.S. Rosario
24 Apr, 1911[8]
Succeeded by
Francis A. N. Cromie
Preceded by
Charles J. C. Little
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
3 Aug, 1914[9]
Succeeded by
Lionel A. D. Sturdee
Preceded by
Wilfred Tomkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Forth
31 Oct, 1914[10]
Succeeded by
Gilbert H. Kellett
Preceded by
Robert A. Hornell
Captain of H.M.S. Patrol
1 Jan, 1919[11]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Kerrison Kiddle
Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
28 Feb, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
Gilbert G. P. Hewett
Preceded by
Arthur L. Snagge
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
Feb, 1924[13]
Succeeded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
Preceded by
Henry K. Kitson
Captain of H.M.S. Vernon
c. 1 Nov, 1926[14]
Succeeded by
Henry D. Bridges
Preceded by
Cecil V. Usborne
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya
Dec, 1928[15]
Succeeded by
Hugh S. Shipway

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 3.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 368.
  3. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  4. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 781.
  7. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 368.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 328.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393v.
  11. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 861.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 781.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Inferred from predecessor. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.