Alexander Plantagenet Hastings
Admiral Alexander Plantagenet Hastings, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (31 October, 1844 – 7 December, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 August, 1865.[1]
Promoted to the rank of Commander on 19 July, 1870.[2]
Promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1878.[3]
Hastings commanded the armoured frigate Black Prince in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890. His ship was part of Fleet Number 1 playing the role of the Royal Navy fending off attacks on British trade routes.[4]
Hastings was tried by a Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for having negligently or by default hazarding and stranding H.M.S. Howe on rocks at the entrance to Spain's Ferrol Harbour on 2 November. The charge was not proved and he was fully acquitted. A subsequent Court Martial found that the chart was inaccurate. The Admiralty, however, did not concur with this verdict and placed the blame on Captain Hastings and Commander D. L. Dickson.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1894.[6]
Hastings was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 21 March, 1900, vice Lord Walter Kerr.[7]
Hastings was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 28 March, 1901 and was to receive retired pay of £680 per annum.[8]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 16 June, 1904.[9]
Bibliography
- "Admiral A. P. Hastings" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 9 December, 1925. Issue 44140, col D, p. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/15.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard Duckworth-King |
Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus 21 Apr, 1882[10] – 23 Jul, 1885 |
Succeeded by John Hext |
| Preceded by Compton E. Domvile |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 30 Nov, 1885 – 3 Jul, 1888 |
Succeeded by Atwell P. MacL. Lake |
| Preceded by Arthur T. Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Invincible 1 Sep, 1890[11] – 21 Sep, 1891 |
Succeeded by James A. T. Bruce |
| Preceded by Henry H. Boys |
Captain of H.M.S. Howe 22 Sep, 1891[12] – 7 Dec, 1892 |
Succeeded by George L. Atkinson-Willes |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27178. p. 2131. 30 March, 1900.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27692. p. 4259. 5 July, 1904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 226.
