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{{ViceRN}} '''Ambrose Maynard Peck''', D.S.O., (24 October, 1877 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Ambrose Maynard Peck''', D.S.O., (24 October, 1877 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Peck gained a generous ten months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1893 and proceeded to his first appointment in the {{UK-1Hood}} in the Mediterranean, lasting from August to October, 1893. He was next appointed to the {{UK-Nile|f=t}} on 13 October 1893. He was loaned to {{UK-1Tribune}} for the manoeuvres of summer 1897 and then appointed to {{UK-Thrush}} at the Cape of Good Hope on 14 June, 1898.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |||
Peck was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1899.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |||
Peck was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |||
{{CommRN}} Peck was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB114|f=t}} on 24 January, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 400}} | {{CommRN}} Peck was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB114|f=t}} on 24 January, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 400}} | ||
==Great War== | |||
Peck was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 April, 1917. | Peck was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 April, 1917. | ||
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Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of {{UK-Swift|f=p}} on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.{{NLFeb19|p. 912''a''}} | Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of {{UK-Swift|f=p}} on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.{{NLFeb19|p. 912''a''}} | ||
==Post-War== | |||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Benbow|f=t}} in April 1926. | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Benbow|f=t}} in April 1926. | ||
Peck was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 February, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |||
Peck was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 November, 1932.<ref>Peck Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/324.|D7603108}} f. 364.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 13:40, 7 September 2016
Vice-Admiral (retired) Ambrose Maynard Peck, D.S.O., (24 October, 1877 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Peck gained a generous ten months time on passing out of Britannia in July of 1893 and proceeded to his first appointment in the Hood in the Mediterranean, lasting from August to October, 1893. He was next appointed to the second class battleship Nile on 13 October 1893. He was loaned to Tribune for the manoeuvres of summer 1897 and then appointed to Thrush at the Cape of Good Hope on 14 June, 1898.[1]
Peck was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1899.[2]
Peck was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1911.[3]
Commander Peck was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 114 on 24 January, 1912.[4]
Great War
Peck was promoted to the rank of Captain on 21 April, 1917.
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Diana on 29 September, 1917.[5]
Curiously, Peck was also appointed in command of H.M.S. Swift on 1 October, 1917, remaining in her through the end of the war.[6]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the battleship Benbow in April 1926.
Peck was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 February, 1928 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[7]
Peck was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1932.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Albert M. H. Phillips |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 114 24 Jan, 1912[9] |
Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe |
| Preceded by John C. Hodgson |
Captain of H.M.S. Recruit 14 Apr, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Charles A. W. Wrightson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla 14 Apr, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by John B. Sparks as Captain (D), Nore Reserve Flotilla |
| Preceded by Arthur J. Power |
Captain of H.M.S. Eden Sep, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by Alastair C. N. Farquhar |
| Preceded by Wilfred A. Thompson |
Captain of H.M.S. Martin 14 Mar, 1916[13] – 30 Sep, 1916[Inference] |
Succeeded by Roger L'E. M. Rede |
| Preceded by Robert H. Coppinger |
Captain of H.M.S. Swift 29 Sep, 1916[14] |
Succeeded by Reginald T. Amedroz |
| Preceded by George B. Hutton |
Captain of H.M.S. Diana 29 Sep, 1917[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John M. Casement |
Captain of H.M.S. Benbow 10 Apr, 1926[16][17] |
Succeeded by Alfred F. B. Carpenter |
Footnotes
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396aa.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from superseded predecessor. Casement Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 381.
