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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Edinburgh (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Edinburgh'']]'''<br>16 Jul, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref> &ndash; 14 Aug, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Frederick Blunt|William F. Blunt]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Edinburgh (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Edinburgh'']]'''<br>16 Jul, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref> &ndash; 14 Aug, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Frederick Blunt|William F. Blunt]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Hannam Henderson|Frank H. Henderson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fox (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fox'']]'''<br>10 Sep, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref> &ndash; 25 Nov, 1904<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Bridges Eustace|John B. Eustace]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|Arthur Y. Moggridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hermione (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hermione'']]'''<br>26 Nov, 1904<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 274.</ref> &ndash; 22 Dec, 1904<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 274.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Joseph R. Bridson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Peile Stoddart|Archibald P. Stoddart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'']]'''<br>8 Mar, 1905<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jul, 1905<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Ernest G. Barton]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Peile Stoddart|Archibald P. Stoddart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'']]'''<br>8 Mar, 1905<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jul, 1905<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Ernest G. Barton]]'''}}

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Admiral Frederick Sidney Pelham, C.B.E., Royal Navy (25 October, 1854 – 19 October, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Pelham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant from the Victoria and Albert with seniority of 18 August, 1876.[1]

He married on 23 November, 1886, Miss Louise Elizabeth Chads (died 26 December, 1949).

Pelham was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 31 December, 1890.[2]

Captain

On 30 June, 1898, he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[3]

In September 1901, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Fox.[4]

In November 1904, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Hermione.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Albion on 1 August, 1905. He was superseded on 1 October, 1907.[6]

Flag Rank

Pelham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1907.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 March, 1913, vice Scott.[8]

Pelham was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 9 June, 1916, and placed on the Retired List the following day, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903.[9]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Archibald J. Pocklington
Captain of H.M.S. Andromache
11 Jul, 1899[10] – 24 Aug, 1899[11]
Succeeded by
Algernon W. Heneage
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Conqueror
10 Jul, 1900[12] – 17 Aug, 1900[13]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur J. Horsley
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
5 Mar, 1901[14] – 18 Apr, 1901[15]
Succeeded by
Frank Finnis
Preceded by
Robert L. Groome
Captain of H.M.S. Flora
19 Apr, 1901[16] – 7 Jun, 1901[17]
Succeeded by
Casper J. Baker
Preceded by
Archibald L. Douglas
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
16 Jul, 1901[18] – 14 Aug, 1901[19]
Succeeded by
William F. Blunt
Preceded by
Charles H. Robertson
Captain of H.M.S. Fox
10 Sep, 1901[20] – 25 Nov, 1904[21]
Succeeded by
John B. Eustace
Preceded by
Arthur Y. Moggridge
Captain of H.M.S. Hermione
26 Nov, 1904[22] – 22 Dec, 1904[23]
Succeeded by
Joseph R. Bridson
Preceded by
Archibald P. Stoddart
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak
8 Mar, 1905[24] – 18 Jul, 1905[25]
Succeeded by
Ernest G. Barton
Preceded by
Robert F. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Albion
1 Aug, 1905[26] – 1 Oct, 1907[27]
Succeeded by
Arthur H. Limpus
Preceded by
Sir James E. C. Goodrich
Senior Officer, Gibraltar
27 Sep, 1909[28] – 25 Oct, 1912[29]
Succeeded by
Frederic E. E. Brock

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24356. p. 4673. 22 August, 1876.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3983. 1 July, 1898.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 28068. p. 6813. 11 October, 1907.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28703. p. 2159. 21 March, 1913.
  9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
  10. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  11. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  12. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  13. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  14. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  15. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  16. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  17. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  18. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  19. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  20. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  21. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  22. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 274.
  23. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 274.
  24. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  25. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  26. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
  27. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
  28. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 July, 1909. Issue 39014, col D, p. 9.
  29. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 274.

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