Charles James Collins

Commander Charles James Collins, (22 November, 1869 – 12 August, 1908) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Collins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892.

On 9 December, 1903, Collins was appointed to join the armoured cruiser Berwick as first officer. In 1904, Captain Dare noted under the column "whether temperate habits" that Collins was "fairly so" and wondered whether health issues weren't the larger reason for his doubts over Collins. First Sea Lord Sir Walter Kerr, citing private inform personally recorded, "This report has come as a great surprise to me seeing that Comr Collins has always been highly recommended." Collins's appointment as first officer ended when he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904, though he remained with the ship until being appointed to Indus II on 1 October.

Collins eventually was appointed in command of H.M.S. Indus, from 15 March 1905 to the end of the year. A series of destroyer commands took him into mid-1908.

Collins had received an appointment to command Argonaut dated 18 August, 1908 but he died on 12 August.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 14 Jan, 1896 – 4 Jun, 1896	Succeeded by Thomas F. T. Michell
Preceded by Anson Schomberg	Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought 20 Aug, 1902 – 27 Sep, 1902	Succeeded by Harry L. d'E. Skipwith
Preceded by Edwin H. Edwards	Captain of H.M.S. Nith 1 Jan, 1906 – 1 Apr, 1906	Succeeded by Wilmot S. Nicholson
Preceded by William Cooper	Captain of H.M.S. Swordfish 1 Apr, 1906 – 28 May, 1906	Succeeded by Joseph A. Shuter
Preceded by Francis G. St. John	Captain of H.M.S. Colne 28 May, 1906 – Sep, 1907	Succeeded by Ernest E. Parker
Preceded by Ernest E. Parker	Captain of H.M.S. Boyne Sep, 1907 – 15 Jun, 1908	Succeeded by Harold V. Dundas