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'''Christopher Powell Metcalfe''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Christopher Powell Metcalfe''', D.S.O., R.N. (25 March, 1873 – 30 September, 1935) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Metcalfe entered the navy direct from Worcester on 6 July, 1888.


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Metcalfe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in June, 1895.


Metcalfe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
In October, 1901, Metcalfe started a seventeen month appointment on the books of the elderly {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}, performing general duties with the Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve.  In March 1903, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kinsha|f=t}}, back on the [[China Station]].


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Metcalfe was awarded the [[Shadwell Testimonial]] of 1905 for a survey of a river in China and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in December, 1905.
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Metcalfe was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wear|f=t}} on 6 September, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 397.</ref>


==See Also==
In November 1907, he damaged the propellers of {{UK-Rother}}.  On the 29th, the Admiralty expressed its displeasure and asked him to be more careful in future.
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Metcalfe was placed on the Retired List on 6 April, 1911 with the rank of {{CaptRN}}.
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Metcalfe was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wear|f=t}} on 6 September, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 397}}
 
After the {{UK-Irresistible|f=t}} struck a mine on 18 March, Metcalfe placed ''Wear'' alongside and rescued nearly the entire crew "under a very heavy fire which caused several casualties
 
He was temporarily superseded in command in late July 1915 to be employed on the beach at the Dardanelles.  On 13 September, he was made an assistant Beachmaster at Mudros.


==Bibliography==
He was hospitalized in Alexandria in late November 1915 with a sprained knee.
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Christopher+Powell+Metcalfe Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Christopher Powell Metcalfe, D.S.O., R.N. (25 March, 1873 – 30 September, 1935) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Metcalfe entered the navy direct from Worcester on 6 July, 1888.

Metcalfe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1895.

In October, 1901, Metcalfe started a seventeen month appointment on the books of the elderly Duke of Wellington, performing general duties with the Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve. In March 1903, he was appointed in command of the gunboat Kinsha, back on the China Station.

Metcalfe was awarded the Shadwell Testimonial of 1905 for a survey of a river in China and was promoted to the rank of Commander in December, 1905.

In November 1907, he damaged the propellers of Rother. On the 29th, the Admiralty expressed its displeasure and asked him to be more careful in future.

Metcalfe was placed on the Retired List on 6 April, 1911 with the rank of Captain.

Metcalfe was appointed in command of the destroyer Wear on 6 September, 1914.[1]

After the battleship Irresistible struck a mine on 18 March, Metcalfe placed Wear alongside and rescued nearly the entire crew "under a very heavy fire which caused several casualties

He was temporarily superseded in command in late July 1915 to be employed on the beach at the Dardanelles. On 13 September, he was made an assistant Beachmaster at Mudros.

He was hospitalized in Alexandria in late November 1915 with a sprained knee.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert W. Dalgety 		Captain of H.M.S. Fawn
15 Jan, 1901 – 14 Mar, 1901 		Succeeded by
Francis H. Mitchell
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Brazen
14 Mar, 1901 – 7 Oct, 1901 		Succeeded by
Robert L. Way
Preceded by
John A. Ingles 		Captain of H.M.S. Star
c. mid Oct, 1901[2] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. R. Brocklebank
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Kinsha
10 Mar, 1903 – 28 Nov, 1904 		Succeeded by
Percy Crabtree
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Widgeon
28 Nov, 1904 – 14 Mar, 1905 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson
Preceded by
Harry R. Godfrey 		Captain of H.M.S. Charger
29 Aug, 1905[3] – 31 Mar, 1906 		Succeeded by
Reginald G. Copleston
Preceded by
William S. F. Forbes 		Captain of H.M.S. Rother
31 Mar, 1906[4] – 29 Sep, 1908 		Succeeded by
George F. Hyde
Preceded by
Vivian H. G. Bernard 		Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
29 Sep, 1908[5] – 31 Aug, 1909 		Succeeded by
Carlton V. de M. Cowper
Preceded by
Henry D. Wilkin 		Captain of H.M.S. Edgar
16 Apr, 1909[6] – Jun, 1909 		Succeeded by
Charles L. Napier
Preceded by
Arthur B. F. Dawson 		Captain of H.M.S. Ghurka
31 Aug, 1909 – 17 Nov, 1909 		Succeeded by
Herbert N. Hunter
Preceded by
Henry M. Fothergill 		Captain of H.M.S. Wear
6 Sep, 1914[7][8] – 16 Sep, 1915[9] 		Succeeded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
Preceded by
Percival H. Warleigh 		Captain of H.M.S. Minerva
4 Jul, 1915 – c. mid Jul, 1915 		Succeeded by
Francis H. M. Jackson
Preceded by
Stanley R. Miller 		Assistant Director of Naval Equipment
11 Aug, 1916[10] – 13 Apr, 1918 		Succeeded by
Hugh T. Walwyn
Preceded by
Guy M. Marston 		Captain of H.M.S. Arlanza
13 Apr, 1918[11] – 1 Jan, 1919 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 397.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 28 Aug. 1901, p. 8.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 293.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 368.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 279.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.
  7. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 08, 1914; pg. 5; Issue 40629.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
  9. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 535.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.

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