Robert Elijah Impey
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Captain Robert Elijah Impey (1845 – 20 February, 1912) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Impey was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 December, 1866.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Master on 12 March, 1868.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 March, 1869.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 October, 1882.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 January, 1893.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 2 November, 1899.
Impey applied for retirement after 40 years' service and retired from the Navy on 21 September, 1901.[1] He died on 20 February, 1912 in Paris, France.[2]
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William C. Gibson |
Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth 3 Nov, 1896[3] – Apr, 1898[4] |
Succeeded by William E. Sewell |
| Preceded by Thomas Nelson |
Ordnance Officer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth after Jan, 1897[5] – Apr, 1898[6] |
Succeeded by Francis H. Delano |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Sterling 16 Apr, 1898[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 98.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 214.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 1898.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 1898.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
