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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Charles FitzGerald Sowerby''', Royal Navy (31 July, 1866 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles FitzGerald Sowerby''', Royal Navy (31 July, 1866 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
Charles FitzGerald Sowerby was the eldest son of Thomas C. J. Sowerby.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 June, 1916.  Issue '''41188''', col B, p. 1.</ref>
 
Charles FitzGerald Sowerby was the eldest son of Thomas C. J. Sowerby.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 8 June, 1916.  Issue '''41188''', col B, p. 1.</ref>
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In July 1890, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB67|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 19 July, 1890.  Issue '''33068''', col C, p. 12.</ref>
  
 
On 9 September, 1891 he was appointed to ''Vernon''.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 10 September, 1891.  Issue '''33426''', col F, p. 7.</ref>  In the mobilisation of 1892 he hoisted his pendant in {{UK-TB83}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 July, 1892.  Issue '''33686''', col E, p. 7.</ref>  On 15 August he was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the ''Narcissus''.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 29 July, 1892.  Issue '''33703''', col F, p. 3.</ref>  Four years later, on 5 June, 1896 he was re-appointed to ''Vernon''.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 4 June, 1896.  Issue '''34908''', col C, p. 6.</ref>  he was appointed to the ''Defiance'' on 18 August.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 28 July, 1896.  Issue '''34594''', col B, p. 12.</ref>
 
On 9 September, 1891 he was appointed to ''Vernon''.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 10 September, 1891.  Issue '''33426''', col F, p. 7.</ref>  In the mobilisation of 1892 he hoisted his pendant in {{UK-TB83}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 July, 1892.  Issue '''33686''', col E, p. 7.</ref>  On 15 August he was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the ''Narcissus''.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 29 July, 1892.  Issue '''33703''', col F, p. 3.</ref>  Four years later, on 5 June, 1896 he was re-appointed to ''Vernon''.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 4 June, 1896.  Issue '''34908''', col C, p. 6.</ref>  he was appointed to the ''Defiance'' on 18 August.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 28 July, 1896.  Issue '''34594''', col B, p. 12.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Indefatigable|f=t}} on 24 February, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 335.</ref> and was killed when she was destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Indefatigable|f=t}} on 24 February, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 335.</ref> and was killed when she was destroyed at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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==Footnotes==
 
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Revision as of 10:29, 13 April 2014

Captain Charles FitzGerald Sowerby, Royal Navy (31 July, 1866 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Charles FitzGerald Sowerby was the eldest son of Thomas C. J. Sowerby.[1]

In July 1890, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 67 for manoeuvres.[2]

On 9 September, 1891 he was appointed to Vernon.[3] In the mobilisation of 1892 he hoisted his pendant in T.B. 83.[4] On 15 August he was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the Narcissus.[5] Four years later, on 5 June, 1896 he was re-appointed to Vernon.[6] he was appointed to the Defiance on 18 August.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[8] On 29 December, 1903, he was appointed to the training ship Britannia at Dartmouth.[9]

Sowerby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1905,[10] and on 3 January he was appointed to the Isis, in command.[11]

He was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser Cumberland on 20 April, 1907.[12]

On 11 July, 1908 he was temporarily appointed to the Naval Intelligence Department,[13] and on 11 November he succeeded Captain the Honourable Horace L. A. Hood as Naval Attaché in the United States of America.[14] He was relieved by Captain Heathcoat S. Grant on 1 June, 1912.[15]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indefatigable on 24 February, 1913,[16] and was killed when she was destroyed at the Battle of Jutland.[17]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 8 June, 1916. Issue 41188, col B, p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 September, 1891. Issue 33426, col F, p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 July, 1892. Issue 33686, col E, p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 29 July, 1892. Issue 33703, col F, p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 June, 1896. Issue 34908, col C, p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 July, 1896. Issue 34594, col B, p. 12.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1903. Issue 37252, col A, p. 6.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 December, 1904. Issue 37583, col C, p. 8.
  12. ↑ Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  13. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 July, 1908. Issue 38695, col D, p. 12.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 October, 1908. Issue 38778, col E, p. 10.
  15. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 May, 1912. Issue 39907, col G, p. 52.
  16. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 335.
  17. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.

Bibliography

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood 		Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
1908 – 1912 		Succeeded by
Heathcoat S. Grant

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