Robert Leonard Groome Explained

Honorific Prefix:Admiral
Robert Leonard Groome
Birth Date:10 September 1848
Death Date:22 November 1917
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: Royal Navy
Rank:Admiral
Commands:HMS Tribune
HMS Aeolus
HMS Terrible
HMS Repulse
HMS Flora
HMS Cambrian
South East Coast of America Station
Awards:Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Robert Leonard Groome CVO (10 September 1848 – 22 November 1917) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the South East Coast of America Station.

Naval career

Promoted to captain on 4 August 1890, Groome became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Tribune in July 1893, of the protected cruiser HMS Aeolus in January 1894 and of the protected cruiser HMS Terrible in June 1897.[1] He went on to be commanding officer of the battleship HMS Repulse in December 1897, of the cruiser HMS Flora in June 1899 and of the protected cruiser HMS Cambrian in May 1901.[1] After that he became Commander-in-Chief of the South East Coast of America Station in June 1899, Rear-Admiral, Portsmouth Division in January 1905 and Rear-Admiral, Channel Fleet in November 1905.[2] He served as Director of Transports at the Admiralty from November 1907 to December 1911 holding the rank of vice-admiral.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal Navy Warships. 19 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714184102/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf. 14 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Senior Royal Navy appointments. 19 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Harley . Simon . Lovell . Tony . Director of Transports (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project . dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell . 3 February 2019 . 17 October 2018.