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Admiral SIR Robert John Prendergast, K.C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (9 July, 1864 – 14 May, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Prendergast was born on 9 July, 1864, the son of Mr. Robert Keating Prendergast. At the examination for naval cadetships, he placed twenty-sixth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.[1]
Prendergast was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.[2]
On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 52 for manoeuvres.[3]
Prendergast was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[4]
Prendergast was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[5]
He was made captain of the armoured cruiser Essex in December, 1906.[6]
He was appointed as Captain of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon in January, 1908.[7]
He served as captain of Implacable from May, 1910 through November, 1911.[8]
Great War
Prendergast was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 November, 1914.[9] He was appointed Rear-Admiral at Scapa Flow on 7 May, 1916, with his flag in Imperieuse.[10]
Post-War
Prendergast was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[11] He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands, dated 1 March.[12] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1919, in the place of The Hon. Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, promoted to the rank of Admiral. He was placed on the Retired List on 1 August.[13] On 1 January, 1920, he was appointed an ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[14] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3366. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 695.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31489. p. 9961. 5 August, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31712. p. 3. 1 January, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Robert Prendergast" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1946. Issue 50453, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry H. Torlesse |
Rear-Admiral, Sheerness Dockyard 1911 – 1915 |
Succeeded by E. Hyde Smith
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| Preceded by Francis S. Miller |
Rear-Admiral, Scapa 1916 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Merged with Orkneys and Shetlands
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| Preceded by Sir Herbert G. King-Hall |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands 1919 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Command abolished
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Godfrey H. B. Mundy |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 52 4 Jul, 1888 – ? |
Succeeded by Ralph L. Clayton |
| Preceded by Claud A. W. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Essex 1 Mar, 1906 – ? |
Succeeded by Robert F. Scott |
| Preceded by Dudley R. S. de Chair |
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante 1 Nov, 1906 – ? |
Succeeded by Robert F. Boyle |
| Preceded by Robert F. Boyle |
Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan 27 Nov, 1906 – ? |
Succeeded by Henry H. Torlesse |
| Preceded by Henry R. Robinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Aboukir 3 Dec, 1906 – ? |
Succeeded by Claud A. W. Hamilton |
| Preceded by John M. de Robeck |
Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon 25 Jan, 1908 – ? |
Succeeded by William F. Slayter |
| Preceded by Henry L. Tottenham |
Captain of H.M.S. Implacable 21 May, 1910 – ? |
Succeeded by Harry Jones |
| Preceded by Henry H. Torlesse |
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard 1 Dec, 1911 – ? |
Succeeded by Edmund H. Smith |
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- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Scapa
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