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'''Vincent Lewin Bowring''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''Vincent Lewin Bowring''' (5 May, 1875 – 23 February, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Bowring was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>Bowring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D7602854}} f. 74.</ref>


Bowring was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on
Bowring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lightning|f=t}} on 30 May, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 May, 1903.  Issue '''37073''', col E, p. 12.</ref>  He was found responsible for a collision with {{UK-1Peterel}} in 1904.  Though he received a favourable inspection of the destroyer in December, 1904, Rear-Admiral (D) offered that he did not consider Bowring "suitable for command of a destroyer" in May of 1905.<ref>Bowring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D7602854}} f. 74.</ref>


Bowring was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
In 1908, Bowring received the recommendation of R/A [[Percy Moreton Scott, First Baronet|Percy Scott]] and was praised by Captain [[Robert John Prendergast]] for his prompt and seamanlike reaction when a cable parted in {{UK-Carnarvon}}, crediting the Lieutenant with thereby avoiding a collision with {{UK-Devonshire|f=p}}.<ref>Bowring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D7602854}} f. 74.</ref>


Bowring was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
Bowring was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.{{NLJun19|p. 23}}
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Bowring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Violet|f=t}} on 14 August, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 394.</ref>


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Agincourt|f=t}} on 25 June, 1919.{{SMNLSep19|p. 725}}
Bowring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Violet|f=t}} on 14 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 394}}


==See Also==
==Great War==
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Agincourt|f=t}} on 25 June, 1919.{{NLSep19|p. 725}}
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==Footnotes==
Bowring was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 5 May, 1921.<ref>Bowring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D7602854}} f. 74.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
Bowring died on influenza in 1951.
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Vincent+Lewin+Bowring Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 6 April 2022

Captain Vincent Lewin Bowring (5 May, 1875 – 23 February, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bowring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.[1]

Bowring was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning on 30 May, 1903.[2] He was found responsible for a collision with Peterel in 1904. Though he received a favourable inspection of the destroyer in December, 1904, Rear-Admiral (D) offered that he did not consider Bowring "suitable for command of a destroyer" in May of 1905.[3]

In 1908, Bowring received the recommendation of R/A Percy Scott and was praised by Captain Robert John Prendergast for his prompt and seamanlike reaction when a cable parted in Carnarvon, crediting the Lieutenant with thereby avoiding a collision with H.M.S. Devonshire.[4]

Bowring was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[5]

Bowring was appointed in command of the destroyer Violet on 14 August, 1913.[6]

Great War

He was appointed in command of the battleship Agincourt on 25 June, 1919.[7]

Bowring was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 5 May, 1921.[8]

Bowring died on influenza in 1951.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lawrence H. Richardson 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 102
3 Apr, 1899[9][10] – 6 Feb, 1901[11] 		Succeeded by
Walter R. G. Petre
Preceded by
Rowland H. Bather 		Captain of H.M.S. Lightning
19 Jun, 1903[12] – 14 Dec, 1904[13] 		Succeeded by
Ernest G. W. Davidson
Preceded by
Wion de M. Egerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Violet
14 Aug, 1913[14][15] – 6 Jan, 1915[16] 		Succeeded by
Archibald C. Bucknell
Preceded by
Arthur K. Betty 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
6 Jan, 1915[17] – 22 Jan, 1915[18] 		Succeeded by
William D. Irvin
Preceded by
William D. Irvin 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
? – 6 Feb, 1915[19] 		Succeeded by
William D. Irvin
Preceded by
Charles W. Bruton 		Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose
23 Mar, 1915[20][21] – 8 Oct, 1915[22] 		Succeeded by
Martin E. Nasmith
Preceded by
Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon 		Captain of H.M.S. Patia
8 Oct, 1915[23] – 19 Sep, 1916[24] 		Succeeded by
William G. Howard
Preceded by
R. Cecil Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. Agincourt
25 Jun, 1919[25][26] – 1 Apr, 1920[27] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 May, 1903. Issue 37073, col E, p. 12.
  3. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  4. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 23.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 725.
  8. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  9. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 268.
  11. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  12. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  13. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  14. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  16. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  17. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  18. ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
  19. ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
  20. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401d.
  22. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  23. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  24. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  25. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 725.
  27. ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.

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