Robert Nelson Ommanney
Admiral SIR Robert Nelson Ommanney, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (31 January, 1854 – 12 January, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 April, 1878.[1]
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1893.[2]
Captain
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1899.[3]
He was appointed in command of the convoy sloop Andromeda on 1 March 1904.[4]
He commanded the battleship Britannia from August 1906 until September 1907.[5]
Flag Rank
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 October, 1908, vice Dicken.[6]
Ommanney was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1913.[7] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 December, vice Keppel.[8]
Great War
Fisher wrote to Churchill on 23 January, 1915: "We have struck oil in Admiral Ommanney. Oliver tells me he knows more abt handling a Fleet than anyone in the Navy! Why is he not in a Battle Squadron then? Put him in place of Warrender—Warrender to Greenwich—Bayly to Monitors—Jerram to Mines like Ommanney—let those ideas germinate!"[9]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, Ommanney was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 August.[10] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.[11] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 1 January, 1919.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24574. p. 2637. 19 April, 1878.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1905). p. 276-7.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28183. p. 7224. 6 October, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28677. p. 1. 1 January, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9338. 19 December, 1913.
- ↑ Quoted in Gilbert. Winston S. Churchill. Volume III. Companion Part I. p. 443.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29262. p. 8016. 13 August, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 111. 1 January, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Adm. Sir Nelson Ommanney" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 January, 1938. Issue 47891, col B, p. 14.
- Ommanney, Commander R. N., R.N. (1898). Notes on the Management of Ships in a Fleet. Portsmouth: Griffin & Co.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Archibald J. Pocklington |
Captain of H.M.S. Europa 17 Mar, 1903 – ? |
Succeeded by Gerald C. A. Marescaux |
| Preceded by Frederic E. E. Brock |
Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda 1 Mar, 1904 – ? |
Succeeded by Harry H. Stileman |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Britannia 7 Aug, 1906 – ? |
Succeeded by Frederick R. W. Morgan |
| Preceded by George A. Giffard |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 9 Aug, 1909 – ? |
Succeeded by Charles E. Anson |
