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Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} for services in Abysinnia with seniority of 14 August, 1868. | Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} for services in Abysinnia with seniority of 14 August, 1868. | ||
Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 9 January, 1878. | Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 9 January, 1878.{{Gaz|24541|169|11 January, 1878}} | ||
Appointed to command the troopship [[H.M.S. Crocodile (1867)|''Crocodile'']] on 13 June, 1881. On 12 July, 1882 Cardale left ''Crocodile'' for her sister [[H.M.S. Euphrates (1866)|''Euphrates'']]. On 27 February 1884, a Court Martial partly proved a charge that Cardale had stranded troopship [[H.M.S. Euphrates (1866)|''Euphrates'']] by negligence or default and he was dismissed the ship – a sentence the Board Minutes deemed light. | Appointed to command the troopship [[H.M.S. Crocodile (1867)|''Crocodile'']] on 13 June, 1881. On 12 July, 1882 Cardale left ''Crocodile'' for her sister [[H.M.S. Euphrates (1866)|''Euphrates'']]. On 27 February 1884, a Court Martial partly proved a charge that Cardale had stranded troopship [[H.M.S. Euphrates (1866)|''Euphrates'']] by negligence or default and he was dismissed the ship – a sentence the Board Minutes deemed light. | ||
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On 14 August 1891, his {{UK-1IronDuke|f=t}} received a poor evaluation in which Rear-Admiral FitzRoy noted a "want of cleanliness & neatness below. Officers appear to be ignorant of internal arrangements and fittings of their ship." | On 14 August 1891, his {{UK-1IronDuke|f=t}} received a poor evaluation in which Rear-Admiral FitzRoy noted a "want of cleanliness & neatness below. Officers appear to be ignorant of internal arrangements and fittings of their ship." | ||
Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 5 April, 1892, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]]. | Cardale was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 5 April, 1892, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]].{{Gaz|26279|2252|15 April, 1892}} He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 13 January, 1899, vice [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Hotham]].{{Gaz|27043|298|17 January, 1899}} | ||
Cardale was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 March, 1900. | Cardale was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 March, 1900.{{Gaz|27171|1523|6 March, 1900}} He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 15 March, 1904.{{GazSup|27659|1791|18 March, 1904}} | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 02:19, 28 December 2020
Admiral Charles Searle Cardale, J.P., Royal Navy, Retired (21 April, 1841 – 1 June, 1904) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
His son, Ernest Leslie Cardale, would also become a naval officer. He may have had other sons, as well.
Life & Career
Cardale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 31 August, 1861.
Cardale was promoted to the rank of Commander for services in Abysinnia with seniority of 14 August, 1868.
Cardale was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 9 January, 1878.[1]
Appointed to command the troopship Crocodile on 13 June, 1881. On 12 July, 1882 Cardale left Crocodile for her sister Euphrates. On 27 February 1884, a Court Martial partly proved a charge that Cardale had stranded troopship Euphrates by negligence or default and he was dismissed the ship – a sentence the Board Minutes deemed light.
Cardale was appointed in command of the battleship Agamemnon on 5 August, 1887.[2] In October 1888, the Admiralty disapproved of the tone of a letter Cardale had sent the previous month explaining why Lieutenant Edward Duke Hunt had not been transferred to H.M.S. Dolphin.
On 15 June 1889, the Admiralty expressed its "surprise and displeasure" with Cardale's allowing, as President of a Court Martial regarding the negligent stranding of H.M.S. Turquoise in April, Captain Brackenbury to put questions regarding the character and trustworthiness of the Navigating Officer.
On 14 August 1891, his central battery ironclad Iron Duke received a poor evaluation in which Rear-Admiral FitzRoy noted a "want of cleanliness & neatness below. Officers appear to be ignorant of internal arrangements and fittings of their ship."
Cardale was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 5 April, 1892, vice Jones.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 January, 1899, vice Hotham.[4]
Cardale was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 March, 1900.[5] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 15 March, 1904.[6]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 2 June, 1904. Issue 37410, col D, p. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles J. Brownrigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Euphrates 13 Jun, 1881[7] |
Succeeded by Arthur C. H. Paget |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Langley |
Captain of H.M.S. Agamemnon 5 Aug, 1887[8] – 6 Aug, 1890 |
Succeeded by Charles L. Oxley |
| Preceded by Frederick S. Vander-Meulen |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke 3 Feb, 1891[9] – 5 Apr, 1892 |
Succeeded by Ernest N. Rolfe |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24541. p. 169. 11 January, 1878.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 192.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26279. p. 2252. 15 April, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27171. p. 1523. 6 March, 1900.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27659. p. 1791. 18 March, 1904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 231.
