Claude Alwin Rombulow-Pearse

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Captain Claude Alwin Rombulow-Pearse, C.B.E., R.N. (10 May, 1875 – 6 August, 1931) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Little Parndon, Essex.

Rombulow-Pearse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1897.

On 14 January, 1904, Rombulow-Pearse was appointed Skate. She soon collided with Vixen, and R-P was informed he was to blame for having used too much helm. R-P was commended for the way he handled Sturgeon in rescuing the crew of Decoy when she had collided with Arun during the Annual Manoeuvres of 1904.

R-P was appointed in command of the "D" Class destroyer Desperate from 7 November 1905 through 29 September, 1908. In June of 1906, he collided with Banshee, and was informed that he was to blame, having not slackened speed at the judicious point. On 28 October 1906, his Captain (D) wrote that "Desperate is one of the cleanest T.B.Ds. I have ever inspected."

Rombulow-Pearse was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1909. In late November, he was appointed to the predreadnought New Zealand as executive officer, where he remained until she paid off at the end of July, 1911.

Rombulow-Pearse was appointed in command of the armed boarding steamer Fauvette from 19 March 1915 to April 1915 when he was appointed by the Vice-Admiral to command the armed merchant cruiser Osiris, which would soon be renamed Osiris II.

Rombulow-Pearse was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.

Rombulow-Pearse was appointed in command of the hired yacht Valhalla II from 13 March 1918 to 31 March, 1918, when he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Europa.

Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 7 June, 1920.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter H. Cowan
Captain of H.M.S. Lively
10 Feb, 1904 – 1904
Succeeded by
Bernhard A. Pratt-Barlow
Preceded by
Bernhard A. Pratt-Barlow
Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon
c. late Mar, 1904 – 26 Aug, 1904
Succeeded by
Francis B. Favell
Preceded by
Percival S. Rickcord
Captain of H.M.S. Lee
26 Aug, 1904[1] – 20 Jul, 1905
Succeeded by
Francis G. St. John
Preceded by
Francis G. St. John
Captain of H.M.S. Arab
20 Jul, 1905[2] – 7 Nov, 1905
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Mackworth
Preceded by
George H. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. Desperate
7 Nov, 1905[3] – 29 Sep, 1908
Succeeded by
Nigel K. W. Barttelot
Preceded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Captain of H.M.S. Wolf
18 Sep, 1911 – 22 Feb, 1912
Succeeded by
Philip G. Wodehouse
Preceded by
Stuart E. Holder
Captain of H.M.S. Panther
22 Feb, 1912[4] – 27 Feb, 1913
Succeeded by
Reginald J. N. Watson
Preceded by
Percy G. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. Osiris
Apr, 1915[5] – 13 Mar, 1918
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold Escombe
Captain of H.M.S. Europa
31 Mar, 1918[6] – 12 Nov, 1918
Succeeded by
Michael H. Wilding
Preceded by
?
Captain of Base, Mudros
12 Nov, 1918 – 13 Jan, 1919
Succeeded by
Bertram S. Evans
Preceded by
John A. Moreton
Captain of H.M.S. Erebus
20 Mar, 1920 – 11 May, 1920
Succeeded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 339.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 278.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 300.
  4. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 352.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401u.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 789.