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Revision as of 14:14, 30 December 2020

Rear-Admiral Peyton Hoskyns, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 September, 1852 – 20 December, 1919) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hoskyns entered the Navy on 2 May, 1866 and passed out of the Royal Naval College in March of 1873. On 11 June, he was appointed to H.M.S. Cracker. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October, 1876, Hoskyns remained in Cracker until she paid off in November, 1877.[1]

Invalided from service in April, 1881, Hoskyns was sent back to England for Haslar Hospital, arriving on 21 May. In September, he was fit for service. He married Grace MacDuff Latham on 26 April, 1882.[2]

On 1 March, 1886, he was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the wooden dispatch boat at Hong Kong, Vigilant. She was paid off on 2 August, 1886. On 5 January, 1887, he was appointed to Lion for command of the training brig H.M.S. Liberty. Hoskyns was excused for a "trifling error in judgment" when Liberty collided with a merchant schooner. He quit Liberty when his appointment expired on 9 January, 1890.[3]

Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1891.[4]

Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1898.[Citation needed]

In April 1899, he was appointed captain of the second class protected cruiser Forte.

In February 1907, he was appointed in command of the second class battleship Barfleur.

Hoskyns died in London on 20 December 1909 at 23 Albion Street.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Sparrow
13 May, 1890[6] 		Succeeded by
Ian M. Fraser
Preceded by
John L. Marx 		Captain of H.M.S. Blanche
10 Sep, 1895 		Succeeded by
Henry M. C. Festing
Preceded by
Henry M. C. Festing 		Captain of H.M.S. Blonde
1 Nov, 1895 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Reginald N. Custance 		Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim
10 Jul, 1900 		Succeeded by
Frank H. Henderson
Preceded by
Frederick St. G. Rich 		Captain of H.M.S. Tauranga
24 Sep, 1900 – 18 Apr, 1901 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Robinson
Preceded by
Charles H. Adair 		Captain of H.M.S. Imperieuse
16 Jul, 1901 		Succeeded by
Ernest J. Fleet
Preceded by
Robert C. Sparkes 		Captain of H.M.S. Forte
1 Apr, 1902[7] – 1903 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Dundas
Preceded by
Thomas Y. Greet 		Captain-in-Charge of the South of Ireland Coast Guard District
25 Feb, 1904[8] 		Succeeded by
Robert G. Fraser
as Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the South of Ireland Coast Guard District
Preceded by
Hugh H. D. Tothill 		Captain of H.M.S. Barfleur
Feb, 1907[9] 		Succeeded by
Hugh H. D. Tothill

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  2. ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  3. ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  4. ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  5. ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  6. ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 258.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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