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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
During the Crimean War Long served in the ''Agamemnon'' and ''Royal Albert'', and was present at the bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October, 1854. he received the Crimean Medal with Sebastopol clasp. | |||
Long was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 April, 1868.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23368/pages/2106 no. 23368. p. 2106.] 7 April, 1868.</ref> | Long was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 April, 1868.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23368/pages/2106 no. 23368. p. 2106.] 7 April, 1868.</ref> | ||
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
Long was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 12 December, 1876.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24394/pages/6947 no. 24394. p. 6947.] 15 December, 1876.</ref> | Long was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 12 December, 1876.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24394/pages/6947 no. 24394. p. 6947.] 15 December, 1876.</ref> | ||
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Rear-Admiral Samuel Long, Royal Navy (5 January, 1840 – 25 April, 1893) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
During the Crimean War Long served in the Agamemnon and Royal Albert, and was present at the bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October, 1854. he received the Crimean Medal with Sebastopol clasp.
Long was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 April, 1868.[1]
Captain
Long was promoted to the rank of Captain on 12 December, 1876.[2]
He was appointed in command of the turret ship Agamemnon on the China Station on 2 September, 1884.[3] On 28 May, 1886, he was appointed to command Vernon, torpedo training ship at Portsmouth.[4]
Long was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 August, 1891, vice Chatfield.[5]
On 22 March, 1893, Long gave a very thoughtful paper to the Institution of Naval Architects, "On the Present Position of Cruisers in Naval Warfare,"[6] on "the work such vessels [cruisers] are likely to be called upon to perform in case of war."[7] On 25 April he was out riding on the Petersfield Road near his home when he was thrown from his horse and received fatal head injuries. He died at his house, Blendworth Lodge, Horndean, on 26 April.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23368. p. 2106. 7 April, 1868.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24394. p. 6947. 15 December, 1876.
- ↑ The Navy List (June, 1885). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1887). p. 253.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26199. p. 4775. 8 September, 1891.
- ↑ Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects. XXXIV. pp. 1-18.
- ↑ Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects. XXXIV. p. 1.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 26 April, 1893. Issue 33935, col D, p. 5.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
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| Preceded by G. Digby Morant |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1889 – 1891 |
Succeeded by Walter Stewart
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