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Captain Arthur Ward Torlesse, R.N., Retired (25 March, 1857 – 31 March, 1939) was the first officer in the Royal Navy to command a destroyer.

Life & Career

Torlesse was born in Rangiora, New Zealand on 25 March, 1857. He entered the Britannia as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870.[1]

Torlesse was promoted to the rank of Navigating Sub-Lieutenant on 18 July, 1876.[2]

Torlesse was transferred to the Executive List on 21 January, 1878.[3]

Torlesse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 December, 1877.[4]

Torlesse was appointed to command the first destroyer completed for the Royal Navy, the Havock, on 29 December, 1893. Torlesse was promoted to the rank of Commander two days later on 31 December, 1893 and reappointed to the Havock.[5][6]

Torlesse was appointed to command of the Havock's sister ship Hornet on 26 June, 1894.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake
14 May, 1890[8] 		Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Seagull
1 Dec, 1890[9] 		Succeeded by
Arthur W. Torlesse
Preceded by
Arthur W. Torlesse 		Captain of H.M.S. Seagull
11 Jul, 1893[10] 		Succeeded by
Hubert Grant-Dalton
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Havock
30 Dec, 1893[11][12] 		Succeeded by
Richard B. Farquhar
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Hornet
26 Jun, 1894[13] 		Succeeded by
Philip S. Watson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/22 f. 405.
  2. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/22 f. 405.
  3. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/22 f. 405.
  4. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39 f. 547.
  5. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39 f. 547.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 23 December, 1893. Issue 34142, col A, p. 7.
  7. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39 f. 547.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 244.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 252.
  10. ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 223.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 23 December, 1893. Issue 34142, col A, p. 7.
  13. ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 547.


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