George V
HIS MAJESTY George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., I.S.O., F.R.S., P.C. (3 June, 1865 – 20 January, 1936). As a young man George V served in the Royal Navy, reaching the rank of Captain before concentrating on his royal duties. He never retired from the Service and reached the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.
Prince George passed "a very satisfactory examn" according to the President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 16 May, 1877. He was appointed to the training ship Britannia on 5 June.[1]
On 25 July, 1879, he was appointed to the Bachhante of the Detached Squadron.[2]
Admiral Sir Sydney R. Fremantle, who served as a midshipman in Canada with Prince George, later recalled:
In the Bacchante he & his brother had been treated as Royalties, in the Canada, he had no privileges, except a small cabin cut off from the gun-room, just wide enough to hold a writing-table & ward-robe. He slept in a hammock, went aloft, etc., like the rest of us.[3]
On 6 May, 1890, he was appointed in command of the gunboat Thrush on the North America and West Indies Station. He paid off Thrush on 24 August, 1891.[4]
On 29 June, 1892, he was appointed in command of the cruiser Melampus.[5]
He assumed command of the destroyer Crescent on 5 June, 1898.[6]
Under the provisions of the Order in Council of 16 July, 1895, the Prince of Wales would have been placed on the Retired List for non-service on 27 August, 1905. An Order in Council was therefore passed exempting him from the non-service regulation.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Appointments | ||
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry H. Dyke |
Captain of H.M.S. Melampus ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Francis Powell |
Captain of H.M.S. Crescent 1898 – ? |
Succeeded by Charles J. Graves-Sawle |
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