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Dickson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1886.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | Dickson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1886.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | ||
| − | + | Dickson was, along with Captain [[Alexander Plantagenet Hastings|A. P. Hastings]], tried by Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for the stranding of {{UK-Howe|f=p}} at the entrance to Spain's Ferrol Harbour earlier in the month.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> Though the two men were acquitted and a subsequent Court Martial deemed the charts inaccurate, the Admiralty did not concur with the findings and blamed both men.<ref>Hastings Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1695.}} ff. 569, 606(d).</ref> | |
| − | + | Dickson allowed the {{UK-2Achilles|f=t}} to be grounded at Spithead on 28 March, 1894 by allowing her to drift ashore while awaiting the arrival of a pilot. Though he was thereafter placed in command of the ship, he was superseded in command of the ship in January 1895 in the wake of a "discreditable wine bill."<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | |
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 October 1895.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 October 1895.<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Brownlow Macdonald|Charles B. Macdonald]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Firebrand (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Firebrand'']]'''<br>6 May, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Denison|John Denison]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Brownlow Macdonald|Charles B. Macdonald]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Firebrand (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Firebrand'']]'''<br>6 May, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Denison|John Denison]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Henry F. Stephenson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Achilles (1863)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Achilles'']]'''<br>25 Sep, 1894<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> – 17 Jan, 1895<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Henry F. Stephenson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Achilles (1863)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Achilles'']]'''<br>25 Sep, 1894<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref> – 17 Jan, 1895<ref>Dickson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/424.|}} ff. 322, 325.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Ricketts|William Ricketts]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Hibernia'''''</small>}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 6 April 2022
Commander David Louson Dickson, R.N. (7 October, 1848 – 2 April, 1906) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dickson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 3 September, 1872.[1]
Dickson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1886.[2]
Dickson was, along with Captain A. P. Hastings, tried by Court Martial on 29 November 1892 for the stranding of H.M.S. Howe at the entrance to Spain's Ferrol Harbour earlier in the month.[3] Though the two men were acquitted and a subsequent Court Martial deemed the charts inaccurate, the Admiralty did not concur with the findings and blamed both men.[4]
Dickson allowed the frigate Achilles to be grounded at Spithead on 28 March, 1894 by allowing her to drift ashore while awaiting the arrival of a pilot. Though he was thereafter placed in command of the ship, he was superseded in command of the ship in January 1895 in the wake of a "discreditable wine bill."[5]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 October 1895.[6]
Dickson is buried at Arbroath Abbey Churchyard, Angus.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles B. Macdonald |
Captain of H.M.S. Firebrand 6 May, 1884[8] |
Succeeded by John Denison |
| Preceded by Henry F. Stephenson |
Captain of H.M.S. Achilles 25 Sep, 1894[9] – 17 Jan, 1895[10] |
Succeeded by William Ricketts as Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia |
Footnotes
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322,325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Hastings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1695. ff. 569, 606(d).
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Email from Ian Edwards 20210720.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
- ↑ Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
