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Flag Officer, Royal Yachts
The Flag Officer, Royal Yachts, (FORY) also styled Flag Officer Commanding Royal Yachts was a senior Royal Navy post that existed from 1884 to 1997. History Royal yachts have been a feature of the monarchy since at least 1660, during this period command of the Royal Yacht was usually held by a captain. The office of ''Flag Officer, Royal Yachts'' was established by letters patent on 15 October 1884. Royal Yachts was an independent command, administered personally by the Flag Officer, Royal Yachts. It was standard protocol for the ''(FORY)'' to be appointed as an extra equerry to the monarch and, as such, was a member of the royal household. The post existed until 1997 when it was abolished as separate command. Duties At various times included: * Acts as the host at official receptions on behalf of the monarch when the royal yacht visits countries when no member of the royal family is embarked. * Exercises tactical control over Royal Navy, Commonwealth and foreign warships and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early Middle Ages, medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the English Navy of the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the early 18th century until the World War II, Second World War, it was the world's most powerful navy. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Squadron (Royal Navy)
The Royal Squadron originally known as the Royal Flotilla was an ad hoc naval formation of the British Royal Navy assembled for official visits and travel by sea by the British monarch. History The Royal Squadron originally known as the Royal Flotilla was an ad hoc naval squadron formed when the Monarch or other members of the royal family are embarked on any travel by sea for official visits. From 1660 until 1884 the squadron/flotilla when assembled was commanded by officers of various rank from Captain of the Fleet to Admiral of the Fleet. From the end of the nineteenth century until the late twentieth century the Flag Officer, Royal Yachts was responsible for command of the squadron when one is formed. He temporarily exercised tactical control over Royal Navy, Commonwealth and foreign warships and Royal Fleet Auxiliary that formed the Royal Squadron. Flag Officer commanding See also * Royal Yacht Squadron The Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) is a British yacht club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Dawnay
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conolly Abel Smith
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Michael Conolly Abel Smith, (3 December 1899 – 3 December 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. Family Conolly Abel Smith (as he was usually known) was the second son of Eustace Abel Smith, JP, a banker of Longhills House, Branston, Lincolnshire, and Aileen Geta Katherine Conolly, the daughter of Colonel John Augustus Conolly, VC. Naval career Abel Smith entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in September 1912, at the age of 13, continuing his training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. From 1915 he served aboard the battlecruiser , receiving promotion to sub-lieutenant on 15 May 1918, and to lieutenant on 15 May 1920. On 16 June 1924 Abel Smith was attached to the Royal Air Force, who were in control of all naval aviation at that time, with the rank of flying officer, to attend No. 1 Flying Training School at Netheravon, Wiltshire. From 23 October 1925 he was stationed at HMS ''Columbine'', the nava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley North (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral (United Kingdom), Admiral Sir Dudley Burton Napier North, (25 November 1881 – 15 May 1961) was a Royal Navy officer who served during First World War, First and Second World Wars. He was relieved of his command in 1940 in controversial circumstances. Naval career The son of Colonel Roger North of the Royal Artillery, Dudley North entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1896, passed out of HMS ''Britannia'' in 1897, and was confirmed as sub lieutenant, sub-lieutenant on 15 March 1901. He was appointed to on 31 December 1902, while she was serving the Devonport instructional flotilla. During the First World War, North saw action at the battles of Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914), Heligoland, Battle of Dogger Bank (1915), Dogger Bank, and Battle of Jutland, Jutland. He became Director of Naval Operations in January 1930 and Flag Officer, Royal Yachts, Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Yachts in December 1934. Chief of Staff, Home Fleet in December 1932 He was promoted vice- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Meade Fetherstonhaugh
Herbert may refer to: People * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, Northern Territory, a rural locality * Herbert, South Australia. former government town * Division of Herbert, an electoral district in Queensland * Herbert River, a river in Queensland * County of Herbert, a cadastral unit in South Australia Canada * Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada, a town * Herbert Road, St. Albert, Canada New Zealand * Herbert, New Zealand, a town * Mount Herbert (New Zealand) United States * Herbert, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Herbert, Michigan, a former settlement * Herbert Creek, a stream in South Dakota * Herbert Island, Alaska Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Herbert (Disney character) * Herbert Pocket, a character in the Charles Dickens novel ''Great Expectations'' * Herbert West, title char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Buller
Admiral Sir Henry Tritton Buller, (30 October 1873 – 29 August 1960) was a Royal Navy officer, who commanded the Royal Yacht from 1921 to 1931. He served as an Extra Equerry to King George V, and, from 1932 till his death, he was a Groom-in-Waiting to the monarch. Early life and family Henry Tritton Buller was born on 30 October 1873, the eldest son surviving into adulthood of Admiral Sir Alexander Buller and his wife, Emily Mary Tritton, daughter of Henry Tritton of Beddington, Surrey. The family were well-connected in the Navy and relatively wealthy, with a tradition of naval service. His father would eventually be appointed Commander-in-Chief, China Station, and his great-grandfather, James Buller, who died in 1830, was a Lord of the Admiralty in 1811 and later a Clerk to the Privy Council. He married, in 1919, ''Lady'' Hermione Moray Stuart, daughter of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray, and had the following children: * Pilot Officer Alexander John Stuart Buller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Brand
Admiral Sir Hubert George Brand, (20 May 1870 – 14 December 1955) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel. Background Brand was the second son of Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden, Governor of New South Wales, and the grandson of Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, Speaker of the House of Commons. His mother was Susan Henrietta Cavendish, daughter of Lord George Cavendish. His three surviving brothers also gained distinction: Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden, and the Honourable Roger Brand were both Brigadier-Generals in the Army while the Honourable Robert Brand was a businessman and civil servant who was raised to the peerage as Baron Brand in 1946. Naval career Brand joined the Royal Navy in 1883. Appointed acting Sub-Lieutenant on 14 September 1889, he was confirmed in this rank in June 1891, and promoted to Lieutenant on 30 June 1892. He was promoted to Commander on 1 September 1902, and appointed in command of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Nicholson
Admiral Sir Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson, KCMG, KCVO (4 March 1867 – 8 February 1946) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet. Naval career Born the son of Sir Lothian Nicholson, a former Governor of Gibraltar, and Mary Romilly, Nicholson served in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. He was appointed in command of the destroyer HMS ''Spiteful'' on 11 January 1901, as she was serving in home waters, and was in charge when she ran aground near the Isle of Wight the following month and during a collision with sister ship HMS ''Peterel'' in October. After a year with the ''Spiteful'', he was appointed in command of HMS ''Dove'' on 24 February 1902, serving in the Channel Fleet as part of the Portsmouth instructional flotilla. In May 1902, the ship hit a rock off Kildorney, and had to be towed by her sister ship HMS ''Bullfinch'' to Queenstown, and later back to Portsmouth for repairs. Douglas and the crew transferred to the recently completed torpedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman C
Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norman conquest of southern Italy in the 11th and 12th centuries ** Normanist theory (also known as Normanism) and anti-Normanism, historical disagreement regarding the origin of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and their historic predecessor, Kievan Rus' ** Norman dynasty, a series of monarchs in England and Normandy ** Norman architecture, romanesque architecture in England and elsewhere ** Norman language, spoken in Normandy ** People or things connected with the French region of Normandy Arts and entertainment * ''Norman'' (2010 film), a 2010 drama film * ''Norman'' (2016 film), a 2016 drama film * ''Norman'' (TV series), a 1970 British sitcom starring Norman Wisdom * ''The Normans'' (TV series), a documentary * "Norman" (song), a 1962 song w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Richard Keppel
Admiral Sir Colin Richard Keppel (3 December 1862 – 6 July 1947) was a British sailor and Extra Equerry to four kings. Background He was the son of Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, younger son of William Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle, and his second wife Jane Elizabeth West, daughter of Martin John West. His paternal uncles were Augustus Keppel, 5th Earl of Albemarle and George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, his maternal uncle was Sir Algernon Edward West. He was educated at Temple Grove and entered the Royal Navy as cadet on the training ship HMS ''Britannia'' in 1875. Naval career Early years Keppel served on HMS ''Sultan'' in the British Mediterranean Fleet until 1878 and was then transferred as midshipman to HMS ''Black Prince'', the world's second ship with an iron hull. He was aboard on HMS'' Wolverine'' in Sydney in the next year and was with HMS ''Inconstant'' in Asia until 1882. Keppel served as midshipman on HMS ''Inconstant'' during the 1882 Egypt campaign. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Berkeley Milne
Admiral Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne, 2nd Baronet, (2 June 1855 – 4 July 1938) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet at the outbreak of the First World War. Naval career Milne was the son of distinguished admiral Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, and grandson of Vice-Admiral Sir David Milne. In 1879 he became aide-de-camp to Lord Chelmsford during the Zulu Wars, being fortunate enough to have been separated from the main army at the time of the massacre of British forces at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879. In 1891 with the rank of captain he accepted command of HMY ''Osborne'', despite the normal rank for the officer in charge of such a ship being only 'commander'. While some officers only accepted short postings to royal yachts, fearing the effect on their careers of sinecure postings, Milne regarded it as a career path to flag rank. After a regular command of the cruiser ''Venus'', which served on the Mediterranean Station, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
