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'''Clement Charles Swift''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Clement Charles Swift''', R.N. (6 February, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Swift entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}, passing in 7th of sixty-three in order of merit with 1504 marks in the competitive entrance examinations.{{HTNC|6 Feb 1897, p. 8}} | |||
Swift was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 6 February, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 73''a''}} | Swift was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 6 February, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 73''a''}} | ||
Swift was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 6 February, 1912.{{NLApr18|p. 183}} | Swift was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 6 February, 1912.{{NLApr18|p. 183}} | ||
On 7 November, 1912, he was appointed to the {{UK- | On 7 November, 1912, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Duncan|f=t}} as her navigation officer.{{NLMar13|p. 306}} On 16 March, 1914, Swift was appointed to provide the same services in the {{UK-Britannia|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 286}} | ||
On 8 September, 1917, he was appointed to the {{UK-Egmont|f=t}} for work in Malta.{{NLDec18|p. 784}} | On 8 September, 1917, he was appointed to the {{UK-Egmont|f=t}} for work in Malta.{{NLDec18|p. 784}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP| | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Clement+Charles+Swift Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Charles_Swift}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 117 ( | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 117 (1904)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 117]]'''<br>3 Jan, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 400}} – 6 Apr, 1906|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Luxmoore Hitchins|Henry L. Hitchins]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 7 April 2022
Commander Clement Charles Swift, R.N. (6 February, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Swift entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia, passing in 7th of sixty-three in order of merit with 1504 marks in the competitive entrance examinations.[1]
Swift was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 February, 1904.[2]
Swift was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 6 February, 1912.[3]
On 7 November, 1912, he was appointed to the pre-dreadnought Duncan as her navigation officer.[4] On 16 March, 1914, Swift was appointed to provide the same services in the battleship Britannia.[5]
On 8 September, 1917, he was appointed to the Egmont for work in Malta.[6]
Swift was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 117 3 Jan, 1905[8] – 6 Apr, 1906 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Hitchins |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 6 Feb 1897, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 73a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 183.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 784.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 183.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
