Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login
Rear-Admiral Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login, C.V.O., Royal Navy (24 September, 1851 – 22 January, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1874.[1]
Login was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1888.[2]
Login was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1895,[3] and appointed captain of the second class battleship Centurion in March of that year.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Repulse in September, 1900, staying there at least two years.[5]
On the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Britain Login was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.[6]
Login was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1906.[7]
He succeeded Charles H. Cross as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division on 15 November, 1906.[8]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 23 January, 1909. Issue 38864, col E, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles H. Cross |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleet 1906 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Farquhar
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John M. McQuhae |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Mar, 1895[9] |
Succeeded by John R. Jellicoe |
| Preceded by John P. Pipon |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 23 Sep, 1898[10] |
Succeeded by Henry J. May |
| Preceded by ? |
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth 1 Jan, 1904[11] |
Succeeded by The Honourable Walter G. Stopford |
| Preceded by Charles H. Cross |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division 15 Nov, 1906[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1923. 31 March, 1874.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27826. p. 5532. 11 August, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 October, 1906. Issue 38151, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 796.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1903. Issue 37252, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 October, 1906. Issue 38151, col C, p. 5.
