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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Henry Duncan Grant''', Royal Navy (12 October, 1834 – 9 November, 1896) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Henry Duncan Grant''', C.B., Royal Navy (12 October, 1834 – 9 November, 1896) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday Grant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1875.{{Gaz|24213|2852|29 May, 1875}} | |||
== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
{{ | Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].{{Gaz|24927|340|25 January, 1881}} | ||
Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 10 July, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 305}} He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.{{Gaz|25774|242|6 January, 1888}} | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].{{Gaz|26316|4595|12 August, 1892}} | |||
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==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
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[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Crawford Wilson|John C. Wilson]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>11 Jul, 1885{{NMI|Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue '''31497''', col C, p. 6}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 6 April 2022
Admiral Henry Duncan Grant, C.B., Royal Navy (12 October, 1834 – 9 November, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday Grant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1875.[1]
Flag Rank
Grant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 January, 1881, vice Commerell.[2]
Grant was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 10 July, 1885.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1892, vice Whyte.[5]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John C. Soady |
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis 7 Aug, 1870[6] – 1 Jun, 1873 |
Succeeded by James E. Bickford |
| Preceded by John C. Wilson |
Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard 11 Jul, 1885[7] |
Succeeded by Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24213. p. 2852. 29 May, 1875.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24927. p. 340. 25 January, 1881.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 305.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 242. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1873). p. 191.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, p. 6.
