John Mackenzie McQuhae
Captain John Mackenzie McQuhae, C.B., R.N. (8 June, 1847 – 16 July, 1900) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 February, 1872.[1]
He was appointed in command of the paddle wheel dispatch vessel Salamis on 1 October, 1879.[2]
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 30 June, 1885.[3] On 26 April, 1886, he was appointed to Victor Emanuel, guard ship at Hong Kong. Though his appointment was to be for two years, he was invalided out on 8 June, 1887 with a bladder disease and embarked on S.S. Verona for transport homeward, arriving in England on 30 July, medically unfit to be resurveyed in three months time. He returned to fitness on 21 January, 1888.[4]
On 5 March, 1890, McQuhae was praised for services rendered in assisting the French gunboat Bouvet, which had been stranded at Zanzibar. The French government offered its thanks on the 20th. It may not have hurt that McQuhae spoke French well. Promoted to Captain dated 31 December, 1890, an evaluation from Vice Admiral Fremantle on 31 March, 1891 indicated the Admiral could "only speak in highest terms of this officer."[5]
McQuhae was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Imperieuse on 1 April, 1892.[6]
McQuhae was appointed in command of the second class battleship Centurion on 14 April, 1894. In July, however, he was chastised for lax handling of confidential materials when it was reported that two copies of the Torpedo Manual in Imperieuse could not be accounted for.[7]
In January, 1896, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Charybdis.
On the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee McQuhae was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[8]
On account of his ill health and being over fifty years old, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, McQuhae was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 14 June, 1900.[9]
He died only one month later, on 16 July.
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund S. Poë |
Captain of H.M.S. Imperieuse 1 Apr, 1892[10] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Adair |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Apr, 1892[11] |
Succeeded by Spencer H. M. Login |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Charybdis Jan, 1896[12] |
Succeeded by Lewis E. Wintz |
Footnotes
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26867. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27203. p. 3812. 19 June, 1900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 228.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
