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Revision as of 23:53, 13 June 2015

Captain THE HONOURABLE Francis Charles Bathurst Addington (14 June, 1861 – 12 February, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1884.[1]

Addington was appointed in command of the gunboat Plover on 1 September, 1892.

Addington was admonished to exercise greater care after grounding Plover on 7 March, 1895. He was superseded in Plover on 26 November, 1895 and returned to England, arriving home on Christmas Day. Addington was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Circe on 3 March, 1896.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1896.[3]

Around the year 1902, he was commended for resolving complaints that a Mr. Lodge raised against a Mr. Campbell in the Ellice and Gilbert Islands.

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1903.[4]

On 3 January 1905, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Eclipse but he died just a little over a month later.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
1 Sep, 1892[5] – 26 Nov, 1895[6] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry J. Keane, C.M.G. 		Captain of H.M.S. Circe
3 Mar, 1896[7] – 3 Feb, 1897[8] 		Succeeded by
William H. du C. Chads
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes 		Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse
3 Jan, 1905[9] – 12 Feb, 1905[10] 		Succeeded by
Cyril E. Tower

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  2. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  3. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  4. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  5. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  6. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  7. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  8. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  9. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  10. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.

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