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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Hamond succeeded Captain [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]] in command of [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']], gunnery school at Plymouth, on 34 July, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 June, 1894.  Issue '''34289''', col G, pg. 11.</ref>
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Hamond was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral George Elliot, [[Nore Station|Commander-in-Chief, Sheerness]], on 30 June, 1870.  On the hauling down of Elliot's flag Hamond was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}, on 13 February, 1873.<ref>ADM 196/36.  f. 606(d).</ref>
  
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Hamond was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 22 July, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27822/pages/5222 no. 27822.  p. 5222.]  28 July, 1905.</ref>
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Hamond was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1881.{{Gaz|25055|4|3 January, 1882}}
  
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On 16 September, 1892, Hamond was appointed [[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty|Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]], Earl Spencer.<ref>ADM 196/36.  f. 606(d).</ref>  [[William Graham Greene|W. Graham Greene]], a civil servant at the Admiralty, later wrote of Hamond, "'Dick' Hamond was a thorough seaman, bearded, rolling in his gait, devoted to sport, shooting, fishing, & with the outlook of a plain Norfolk county gentleman."<ref>Greene Papers.  National Maritime Museum.  GEE 13.</ref>
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Hamond succeeded Captain [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]] in command of [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']], gunnery school at Plymouth, on 3 July, 1894.  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 9 November, 1896, vice [[Charles George Fane|Fane]],{{Gaz|26796|6363|20 November, 1896}} and superseded in ''Cambridge'' on 1 December.<ref>ADM 196/36.  f. 606(d).</ref>
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==Flag Rank==
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Hamond was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 25 January, 1902,{{Gaz|27405|844|11 February, 1902}} and was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 22 July, 1905.{{Gaz|27822|5222|28 July, 1905}}
  
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==Papers==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7914268&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/36.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903130&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/14.]
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 6 April 2022

Admiral Richard Horace Hamond, Royal Navy, Retired (17 January, 1843 – 12 March, 1906) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hamond was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral George Elliot, Commander-in-Chief, Sheerness, on 30 June, 1870. On the hauling down of Elliot's flag Hamond was promoted to the rank of Commander, on 13 February, 1873.[1]

Hamond was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1881.[2]

On 16 September, 1892, Hamond was appointed Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Earl Spencer.[3] W. Graham Greene, a civil servant at the Admiralty, later wrote of Hamond, "'Dick' Hamond was a thorough seaman, bearded, rolling in his gait, devoted to sport, shooting, fishing, & with the outlook of a plain Norfolk county gentleman."[4]

Hamond succeeded Captain Archibald L. Douglas in command of H.M.S. Cambridge, gunnery school at Plymouth, on 3 July, 1894. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 9 November, 1896, vice Fane,[5] and superseded in Cambridge on 1 December.[6]

Flag Rank

Hamond was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 25 January, 1902,[7] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 22 July, 1905.[8]

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. Maxwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
2 Mar, 1886[9] – 1 Apr, 1889[10] 		Succeeded by
Sir Baldwin W. Walker
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Immortalité
18 Jul, 1889[11][12] – 7 Sep, 1889[13] 		Succeeded by
Sir William Wiseman, Bart.
Preceded by
Lewis A. Beaumont 		Captain of H.M.S. Thunderer
11 Apr, 1891[14][15] – 15 Sep, 1892[16] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Dowding
Preceded by
Alfred T. Dale 		Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
16 Sep, 1892[17] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Hedworth Lambton
Preceded by
Archibald L. Douglas 		Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge
3 Jul, 1894[18][19] – 1896[20][21] 		Succeeded by
William M. Lang

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ADM 196/36. f. 606(d).
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25055. p. 4. 3 January, 1882.
  3. ↑ ADM 196/36. f. 606(d).
  4. ↑ Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE 13.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26796. p. 6363. 20 November, 1896.
  6. ↑ ADM 196/36. f. 606(d).
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27822. p. 5222. 28 July, 1905.
  9. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
  10. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
  11. ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
  12. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
  13. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
  15. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
  16. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
  17. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 606?
  18. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue 34289, col G, p. 11.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
  21. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue 35056, col C, p. 6.

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