Charles Gordon Ramsey

Admiral SIR Charles Gordon Ramsey, K.C.B., (4 December, 1882 – 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1904.

Ramsey was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 11 on 28 July, 1908. In 1910, his command Success suffered a grounding at Row, but his Captain (D) determined that Ramsey had anchored properly and had done nothing wrong, ably refloating her.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1912.

Ramsey was appointed in command of the destroyer Manly on 6 November, 1914. On 5 July, 1915, she was grounded. It was determined that Ramsey should have reduced speed upon a mist forming.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.

Ramsey commanded the destroyer Acheron at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla.

Ramsey was in command of the Pasley on 22 August, 1916 when she rammed and sank the British submarine G 9 in error.

On 3 October, 1917, Ramsey was appointed in command of the destroyer Vendetta. He would be her captain through the end of the war. On 11 February, 1918, Ramsey was prosecuted by a Court Martial on charges that he did negligently or by default strand Vendetta. One of three charges was proved and Ramsey was reprimanded.

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Vampire on 7 July, 1919.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.

On 4 December, 1931, he was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1934.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 January, 1938.

Ramsey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 6 April, 1942 and superseded as Commander in Chief, Rosyth by Wilbraham T. R. Ford in mid-April, 1942. However, Ford immediately took ill, requiring Ramsey to return to duty for a short time. On 1 June, 1942, Ford relieved Ramsey for the second and final time.

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 September, 1942.

See Also

• Service Records
• First D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M. T.B. 11 28 Jul, 1908 – 15 Jun, 1910	Succeeded by Christopher J. F. Eddis
Preceded by Benjamin W. Barrow	Captain of H.M.S. Success 15 Jun, 1910 – 6 Feb, 1912	Succeeded by Henry V. Hudson
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Fury 6 Feb, 1912 – 23 Aug, 1912	Succeeded by Claude L. Cumberlege
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Manly 6 Nov, 1914 – 3 Feb, 1916	Succeeded by Ernest W. Kirkby
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain of H.M.S. Acheron 3 Feb, 1916 – Jul, 1916	Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Pasley Jul, 1916 – Sep, 1917	Succeeded by Walter O. H. Lambert
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Vendetta 3 Oct, 1917 – 7 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by Henry I. M. L. Scott
Preceded by Claud F. Allsup	Captain of H.M.S. Vampire 7 Jul, 1919 – 4 May, 1921	Succeeded by George H. Knowles
Preceded by Cosmo M. Graham	Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla 4 May, 1921 – 25 Apr, 1922	Succeeded by Henry I. M. L. Scott
Preceded by Eric G. Robinson	Captain of H.M.S. Spenser 15 Jan, 1925 – May, 1925	Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir	Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla 15 Jan, 1925 – Jan, 1927	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Keppel May, 1925 – Jan, 1927	Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Preceded by Berwick Curtis	Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable 30 Jun, 1927 – 22 Apr, 1929	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Henry G. Thursfield	Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak 4 Dec, 1931 – 26 Apr, 1934	Succeeded by Allan T. G. C. Peachey
Preceded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson	Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland 3 Aug, 1939 – 15 Apr, 1942	Succeeded by Wilbraham T. R. Ford
Preceded by Wilbraham T. R. Ford as Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland	Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth 4 May, 1942 – 1 Jun, 1942	Succeeded by Sir Wilbraham T. R. Ford