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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson''', C.B.E. (17 July, 1874 &ndash; 7 February, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Life & Career== Having passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} with an additional eight months' seniority, Wrightson received his first naval appointment on 7 January, 1891 when he was assigned to the {{UK-1Rodney}} of the [[Channel Squadron]]. On 17 March, 1891, ''Rodney'' was at Gibraltar when S.S. ''Utopia'' was Wrightson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> Wrightson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Woodcock|f=t}} on the [[China Station]] on 16 March, 1903, but he did not take over command until 25 June. He was superseded in command on 4 April, 1905 and was back in England on 12 September, 1905.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> Wrightson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1909.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> Wrightson was placed in command of the {{UK-Imogene|f=t}} in the Mediterranean on 25 May, 1911. He was superseded in command on 17 June, 1913.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> Wrightson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Avon|f=t}} on 30 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 283}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Recruit|f=t}} and the [[Nore Local Defence Flotilla]] on 6 April, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 376''a''}}<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> Following the loss of ''Recruit'' in April, 1915, on 26 May Wrightson was placed in command of {{UK-Colleen}}, and for special duties in command of a T.B. flotilla. On 6 October, he was reduced to being second-in-command of ''Colleen'', but remained in command of the T.B. flotilla while picking up additional special duties with [[Net Drifter]]s.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> Wrightson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> On 7 January, 1919, Wrightson was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Blanche|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 742}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dunedin|f=t}} on 25 March, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 763}} Wrightson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 July, 1922.<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Archibald_Wise_Wrightson}} {{refend}} <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} {{TabNaval}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Woodcock (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Woodcock'']]'''<br>16 Mar, 1903<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> &ndash; 4 Apr, 1905<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Henley Wilding|Michael H. Wilding]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Barnett Barker|Alfred B. Barker]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Imogene (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Imogene'']]'''<br>25 May, 1911<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> &ndash; 17 Jun, 1913<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Escombe|Harold Escombe]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Powell|Frank Powell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Earnest (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Earnest'']]'''<br>1 Nov, 1913<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> &ndash; 30 Jan, 1914<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Meyrick Hall|Ralph M. Hall]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Meyrick Hall|Ralph M. Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Avon (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Avon'']]'''<br>30 Jan, 1914<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLApr14|p. 283}} &ndash; 6 Apr, 1914<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Duncan West Roe|Duncan W. Roe]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ambrose Maynard Peck|Ambrose M. Peck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Recruit (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Recruit'']]'''<br>6 Apr, 1914<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 376''a''}} &ndash; 1 May, 1915{{UKNavalOpsII|pp. 401-2 and index}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Wilberforce Myburgh|Robert W. Myburgh]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royalist (1883)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colleen'']]'''<br>26 May, 1915<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> &ndash; 6 Oct, 1915<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sunflower (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sunflower'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1915<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> &ndash; ''c''. 14 Aug, 1915<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Jack Ernest Albert Mocatta|Jack E. A. Mocatta]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Talbot Hardy|Charles T. Hardy]]'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XXI]]'''<br>10 Feb, 1916<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref> &ndash; 31 Jan, 1917<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore|Eric V. F. R. Dugmore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ebro (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ebro'']]'''<br>1 Feb, 1917<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 992}} &ndash; 7 Jan, 1919<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|Francis A. W. Buller]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Blanche (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Blanche'']]'''<br>7 Jan, 1919<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 742}} &ndash; 27 Mar, 1919<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley|Charles N. Tindal-Carill-Worsley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dunedin (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dunedin'']]'''<br>25 Mar, 1920<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 763}} &ndash; 31 Mar, 1921<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref><ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Dunedin.htm Ship's Log]</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert Seeds Monroe|Hubert S. Monroe]]'''}} {{TabEnd}} </div name=fredbot:appts> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrightson, Charles}} {{CatPerson|UK|1874|1953}} {{CatCapt|UK}} {{CatBritannia|January, 1889}}

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