Ronald Arthur Hopwood
Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1858 – 28 December, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy and also a writer and poet of some distinction.
Life & Career
Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 February, 1890.[1]
Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[2]
Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3]
Hopwood was appointed captain of the destroyer Grafton on 11 January, 1909. He was discharged on 1 March, 1910 and appointed to President to take command of the battleship Revenge.[4]
He was superseded in '"REvenge and appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 20 November, 1910.[5]
He was made captain of Hercules on 19 December of 1911, and then was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar on 20 January, 1913.[6]
Post-War
Hopwood was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1919 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[7]
On 15 February, 1919, Hopwood was appointed as Chairman of the Advisory Committee to select names for ships of the forthcoming construction programme.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,[9] and advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[10]
Bibliography
- "Adml. R. A. Hopwood" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1946. Issue 50453, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles F. Thorp |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton 11 Jan, 1909[11][12] |
Succeeded by Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow |
Preceded by Edward M. Phillpotts |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 20 Nov, 1910[13] |
Succeeded by Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis |
Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Captain of H.M.S. Hercules 5 Dec, 1911[14][Inference] |
Succeeded by George H. Baird |
Preceded by George B. Powell |
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar 20 Jan, 1913[15] |
Succeeded by Edward H. Moubray |
Preceded by Cuthbert E. Hunter |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Board 28 Dec, 1914[16] |
Succeeded by Ronald A. Hopwood as Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee |
Preceded by Ronald A. Hopwood as Naval Member of the Ordnance Board |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee 4 Dec, 1915[17] |
Succeeded by Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy |
Preceded by Cuthbert E. Hunter |
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee 2 Apr, 1917[18] |
Succeeded by Henry R. Crooke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month from predecessor. Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.