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'''Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{FleetRN}} '''Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds''', (31 October, 1811 – 14 November, 1894) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 5 November, 1832. | |||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{ | Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 21 October, 1837. | ||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{ | Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 February, 1841. | ||
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-- | Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 November, 1860. | ||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 April, 1866. | |||
Symonds was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 14 July, 1871. | |||
Symonds retired in July 1883 and became a passionate critic of the dated nature of many of the Navy's ships. | |||
Symonds wrote a letter to the editor of ''The Times'' in November 1893 to stridently refute an over-confident description of the state of gunnery equipment in the Navy as had been offered by the First Lord. The navy's guns were not the "best in the world", but in forty-three vessels, they were "worst in the world" – repurposed old guns taken from other ships, many of these weapons being muzzle-loaders. The result of combat between these ships and enemies with breech-loading weapon, he wrote, would be a disaster.{{ToL|The Navy|Tuesday, November 14, 1893, Issue 34108, p.8}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Thomas+Matthew+Charles+Symonds Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Thomas+Matthew+Charles+Symonds Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 15:07, 13 August 2019
Admiral of the Fleet Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, (31 October, 1811 – 14 November, 1894) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Symonds was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 5 November, 1832.
Symonds was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 October, 1837.
Symonds was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 February, 1841.
Symonds was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 November, 1860.
Symonds was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 April, 1866.
Symonds was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 14 July, 1871.
Symonds retired in July 1883 and became a passionate critic of the dated nature of many of the Navy's ships.
Symonds wrote a letter to the editor of The Times in November 1893 to stridently refute an over-confident description of the state of gunnery equipment in the Navy as had been offered by the First Lord. The navy's guns were not the "best in the world", but in forty-three vessels, they were "worst in the world" – repurposed old guns taken from other ships, many of these weapons being muzzle-loaders. The result of combat between these ships and enemies with breech-loading weapon, he wrote, would be a disaster.[1]
See Also
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| Preceded by Sir Henry Keppel |
Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station 1875 – 1878 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Farquhar |
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Navy." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, November 14, 1893, Issue 34108, p.8.
