Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe
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Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe GCB
GCVO
(2 April 1847 – 21 January 1936) was a Royal Navy
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
.
, Arthur Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy
as a cadet
in 1860. He was appointed Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves in 1894 and Second in Command of the Channel Squadron
in 1899.
He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
in 1902, President of the Royal Naval College
at Greenwich
in 1906 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
in 1908.
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
Admiral of the fleet is the highest rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-10. The rank still exists in the Royal Navy but routine appointments ceased in 1996....
Sir Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe GCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
GCVO
Royal Victorian Order
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(2 April 1847 – 21 January 1936) was a Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.-History:...
.
Naval career
Born a son of Admiral Sir Edward Gennys FanshaweEdward Fanshawe
Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.-Naval career:...
, Arthur Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
as a cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
in 1860. He was appointed Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves in 1894 and Second in Command of the Channel Squadron
Channel Fleet
The Channel Fleet was the Royal Navy formation of warships that defended the waters of the English Channel from 1690 to 1909.-History:The Channel Fleet dates back at least to 1690 when its role was to defend England against the French threat under the leadership of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of...
in 1899.
He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
Australia Station
The Australia Station was the British—and later Australian—naval command responsible for the waters around the Australian continent.-History:In the early years following the establishment of the colony of New South Wales, ships based in Australian waters came under the control of the East Indies...
in 1902, President of the Royal Naval College
Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as being of “outstanding universal value” and reckoned to be the “finest and most...
at Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
in 1906 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.-History:...
in 1908.