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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Henry Craven St. John''', Royal Navy (5 January, 1837 &ndash; 21 May, 1909) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Henry Craven St. John''', Royal Navy (5 January, 1837 &ndash; 21 May, 1909) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 12 April, 1866, "in consideration of the skill and judgment displayed by him in effecting the destruction of a large piratical force of Chinese junks, without loss in the attack and capture."<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23101/pages/2394 no. 23101.  p. 2394.]  13 April, 1866.</ref>
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 12 April, 1866, "in consideration of the skill and judgment displayed by him in effecting the destruction of a large piratical force of Chinese junks, without loss in the attack and capture."{{Gaz|23101|2394|13 April, 1866}}
  
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 18 September, 1873.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24018/pages/4255 no. 24018.  p. 4255.]  19 September, 1873.</ref>
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 18 September, 1873.{{Gaz|24018|4255|19 September, 1873}}
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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 7 July, 1887.{{Gaz|25722|3927|19 July, 1887}}
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 August, 1889, vice [[George Tryon|Tryon]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25965/pages/4460 no. 25965.  p. 4460.]  16 August, 1889.</ref>
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 August, 1889, vice [[George Tryon|Tryon]].{{Gaz|25965|4460|16 August, 1889}}
  
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 19 January, 1896.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26706/pages/646 no. 26706.  p. 646.]  4 February, 1896.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 15 June, 1901, vice [[Edmund Robert Fremantle|Fremantle]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27325/pages/4183 no. 27325.  p. 4183.]  21 June, 1901.</ref>
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In 1890 he publicly advocated the construction of a dry dock at Gibraltar, writing that it "would be of incalculable value to the Navy."<ref>"A Dry Dock at Gibraltar" (Letters to the Editor).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 8 February, 1890.  Issue '''32930''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
  
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==Footnotes==
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He was appointed [[Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland]] on 1 January, 1892.{{NLApr94|p. 191}}  As such, he was given command of the Coast of Ireland Squadron as part of the Blue Side representing a nation challenging Britain's control of the seas in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]].{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres of 1893|Tuesday, Jul 11, 1893; pg. 11; Issue 34000}}
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St. John was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 19 January, 1896.{{Gaz|26706|646|4 February, 1896}}  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 15 June, 1901, vice [[Edmund Robert Fremantle|Fremantle]].{{Gaz|27325|4183|21 June, 1901}}  In accordance with the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List dated 16 June, at his own request.{{Gaz|27340|5126|2 August, 1901}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 25 May, 1909.  Issue '''38968''', col D, pg. 11.
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*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 25 May, 1909.  Issue '''38968''', col D, p. 11.
 
*St. John, Captain H. C., R.N. (1880).  ''Notes and Sketches from the Wild Coasts of Nipon, with Chapters on Cruising after Pirates in Chinese Waters''.  Edinburgh: David Douglas.
 
*St. John, Captain H. C., R.N. (1880).  ''Notes and Sketches from the Wild Coasts of Nipon, with Chapters on Cruising after Pirates in Chinese Waters''.  Edinburgh: David Douglas.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7923140&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/70.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894170&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/37.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7902772&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/14.]
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 7 April 2022

Admiral Henry C. St. John.
Photograph: Navy & Army Illustrated.

Admiral Henry Craven St. John, Royal Navy (5 January, 1837 – 21 May, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

St. John was promoted to the rank of Commander on 12 April, 1866, "in consideration of the skill and judgment displayed by him in effecting the destruction of a large piratical force of Chinese junks, without loss in the attack and capture."[1]

St. John was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 September, 1873.[2]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 7 July, 1887.[3]

Flag Rank

St. John was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 August, 1889, vice Tryon.[4]

In 1890 he publicly advocated the construction of a dry dock at Gibraltar, writing that it "would be of incalculable value to the Navy."[5]

He was appointed Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland on 1 January, 1892.[6] As such, he was given command of the Coast of Ireland Squadron as part of the Blue Side representing a nation challenging Britain's control of the seas in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1893.[7]

St. John was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 19 January, 1896.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 15 June, 1901, vice Fremantle.[9] In accordance with the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List dated 16 June, at his own request.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 25 May, 1909. Issue 38968, col D, p. 11.
  • St. John, Captain H. C., R.N. (1880). Notes and Sketches from the Wild Coasts of Nipon, with Chapters on Cruising after Pirates in Chinese Waters. Edinburgh: David Douglas.

Service Records

Court Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick C. B. Robinson 		Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen
1887 – 1889 		Succeeded by
Richard Duckworth-King

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard E. Tracey 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
28 Aug, 1885[11] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. Boyle
Preceded by
James E. Erskine 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1 Jan, 1892[12] 		Succeeded by
Claude E. Buckle

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23101. p. 2394. 13 April, 1866.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24018. p. 4255. 19 September, 1873.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25722. p. 3927. 19 July, 1887.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25965. p. 4460. 16 August, 1889.
  5. ↑ "A Dry Dock at Gibraltar" (Letters to the Editor). The Times. Saturday, 8 February, 1890. Issue 32930, col B, p. 4.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 191.
  7. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres of 1893." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 11, 1893; pg. 11; Issue 34000.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26706. p. 646. 4 February, 1896.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27340. p. 5126. 2 August, 1901.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 219.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1892). p. 261.

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