Difference between revisions of "Charles James Barlow"
Simon Harley (Talk | contribs) (→Life & Career) |
Simon Harley (Talk | contribs) (→Life & Career) |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in September 1898, remaining there until October of 1899.{{MackieRNW}} | He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in September 1898, remaining there until October of 1899.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
| − | Vice-Admiral [[Henry Louis Fleet|Henry L. Fleet]] recalled in 1922: "'Billy Barlow', an old friend and a very popular man in the Service. Billy would have preferred a seagoing ship to life in a 'Stone Frigate'.{{FleetMyLife|p. 286 | + | Vice-Admiral [[Henry Louis Fleet|Henry L. Fleet]] recalled in 1922: "'Billy Barlow', an old friend and a very popular man in the Service. Billy would have preferred a seagoing ship to life in a 'Stone Frigate'.{{FleetMyLife|p. 286}} |
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 10 January 2013
Admiral Charles James Barlow, D.S.O., Royal Navy (11 August, 1848 – 25 August, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Barlow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 3 September, 1872.[1]
Barlow was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1884.[2]
For operations in Burma Barlow was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 13 January, 1887.[3]
Barlow was appointed in command of H.M.S. Mercury on 18 February, 1890.[4]
He commissioned the new first class protected cruiser Endymion in May 1894, and commanded her until the following April.[5]
He commissioned the new battleship Magnificent at Chatham on 12 December, 1895.[6][7]
He was appointed captain of H.M.S. Jupiter in September 1898, remaining there until October of 1899.[8]
Vice-Admiral Henry L. Fleet recalled in 1922: "'Billy Barlow', an old friend and a very popular man in the Service. Billy would have preferred a seagoing ship to life in a 'Stone Frigate'.[9]
Flag Rank
Barlow was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 1 September, 1902, vice Beaumont.[10]
Barlow succeeded Rear-Admiral Edmund S. Poë as Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet on 9 May, 1904, hoisting his Flag in the Royal Oak at Devonport.[11]
He was relieved by Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore on 9 May, 1905.[12] On 1 April, 1906, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard in succession to Vice-Admiral William H. Henderson.[13] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 November, vice Langley.[14]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 February, 1911, vice Beresford.[15] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 19 July.[16]
Great War
On 7 November, 1914, Barlow was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.[17]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23893. p. 3923. 6 September, 1872.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25664. p. 221. 14 January, 1887.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 February, 1890. Issue 32926, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 December, 1895. Issue 34749, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 December, 1895. Issue 34759, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Fleet. My Life, and a Few Yarns. p. 286.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27473. p. 5889. 12 September, 1902.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 May, 1904. Issue 37390, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1905. Issue 37691, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27971. p. 8300. 27 November, 1906.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28464. p. 1042. 10 February, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28515. p. 5432. 21 July, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28969. p. 9130. 10 November, 1914.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Barlow" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 August, 1921. Issue 42829, col F, p. 14.
- Fleet, Vice-Admiral H. L., C.B.E. (1922). My Life, and a Few Yarns. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Burges Watson |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1899 – 1902 |
Succeeded by Gerald W. Russell
|
| Preceded by Edmund S. Poë |
Second-in-Command, Home Fleet 1904 |
Succeeded by Command Renamed
|
| Preceded by New Command |
Second-in-Command, Channel Fleet 1904 – 1905 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur W. Moore
|
| Preceded by William H. Henderson |
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard 1906 – 1908 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Cross
|
- People
- People (UK)
- 1848 births
- 1921 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of March, 1862
- Seconds-in-Command, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
- Royal Naval Reserve Captains
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
