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'''Hugh Blencowe Rooper''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Hugh Blencowe Rooper''', Royal Navy, Retired (20 June, 1852 – 19 April, 1912) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Rooper entered the naval service on 20 May, 1866.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | ||
Rooper was | Rooper was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 June, 1876.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | ||
On 7 May, 1888 he was appointed in command of the [[H.M.S. Alecto (1882)|''Alecto'']]. He was re-appointed and stayed in her until paying her off on 26 February, 1890.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | |||
Rooper was | |||
Rooper was appointed in command of the {{UK-Banterer|f=t}} on 20 August, 1899. {{UK-Banterer}} was grounded off Appledore on 13 December, 1891 but it was determined that he had handled the ship in a seamanlike manner and no blame was attributed to anyone.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | |||
He married Mrs. Marion J. White, née Perrott on 3 May, 1893 at Monkton Church in County Cork. He was superseded in ''Banterer'' on 20 August, 1893 after precisely four years in command.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | |||
In the 1895 Tactical Exercises, he was lent to the Assistant Captain Superintendent of Pembroke. The Admiralty expressed displeasure at the lack of zeal Rooper displayed during this assignment.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | |||
Being a Lieutenant in his mid-forties placed was an uncomfortable position for any man. Rooper was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1897.<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1122.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 19:24, 30 May 2015
Commander Hugh Blencowe Rooper, Royal Navy, Retired (20 June, 1852 – 19 April, 1912) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Rooper entered the naval service on 20 May, 1866.[1]
Rooper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 June, 1876.[2]
On 7 May, 1888 he was appointed in command of the Alecto. He was re-appointed and stayed in her until paying her off on 26 February, 1890.[3]
Rooper was appointed in command of the gunboat Banterer on 20 August, 1899. Banterer was grounded off Appledore on 13 December, 1891 but it was determined that he had handled the ship in a seamanlike manner and no blame was attributed to anyone.[4]
He married Mrs. Marion J. White, née Perrott on 3 May, 1893 at Monkton Church in County Cork. He was superseded in Banterer on 20 August, 1893 after precisely four years in command.[5]
In the 1895 Tactical Exercises, he was lent to the Assistant Captain Superintendent of Pembroke. The Admiralty expressed displeasure at the lack of zeal Rooper displayed during this assignment.[6]
Being a Lieutenant in his mid-forties placed was an uncomfortable position for any man. Rooper was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1897.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Banterer 20 Aug, 1892[8] – 20 Aug, 1893[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1122.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 112.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 112.
