Goorich was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1872,[1] and promoted to captain in 1895.[2] On 7 June 1902 he was appointed in command of the new battleshipHMS London, which was commissioned for service in the Mediterranean Fleet,[3] and left Portsmouth in early July for Gibraltar.[4] Briefly returning to home waters in August, London served as flagship for the Coronation Review for King Edward VII at Spithead on 16 August 1902, before she was back with the Mediterranean Fleet.[5] He then served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station from his appointment in 1903 to its closure in 1905.[6] Improved communications, the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and the need to concentrate warships in British waters to counter the developing German High Seas Fleet, meant that the station was closed down at sunset on 1 March 1905.[7] After being promoted to rear admiral in October 1905,[2] he was appointed admiral superintendent of the Gibraltar Dockyard in 1906.[8] His final promotion was to Admiral in 1913[9] on his retirement,[10] although he was recalled to serve as a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I.[11]
james, goodrich, royal, navy, officer, admiral, james, edward, clifford, goodrich, kcvo, june, 1851, september, 1925, last, commander, chief, pacific, station, james, goodrichborn28, june, 1851died1, september, 1925, 1925, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservic. Admiral Sir James Edward Clifford Goodrich KCVO 28 June 1851 1 September 1925 was the last Commander in Chief Pacific Station Sir James GoodrichBorn28 June 1851Died1 September 1925 1925 10 aged 74 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyRankAdmiralCommands heldHMS LondonPacific StationBattles warsWorld War IAwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian OrderNaval career editGoorich was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1872 1 and promoted to captain in 1895 2 On 7 June 1902 he was appointed in command of the new battleship HMS London which was commissioned for service in the Mediterranean Fleet 3 and left Portsmouth in early July for Gibraltar 4 Briefly returning to home waters in August London served as flagship for the Coronation Review for King Edward VII at Spithead on 16 August 1902 before she was back with the Mediterranean Fleet 5 He then served as Commander in Chief Pacific Station from his appointment in 1903 to its closure in 1905 6 Improved communications the signing of the Anglo Japanese Alliance and the need to concentrate warships in British waters to counter the developing German High Seas Fleet meant that the station was closed down at sunset on 1 March 1905 7 After being promoted to rear admiral in October 1905 2 he was appointed admiral superintendent of the Gibraltar Dockyard in 1906 8 His final promotion was to Admiral in 1913 9 on his retirement 10 although he was recalled to serve as a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I 11 He died in 1925 and a memorial to him stands in St Cyr s Churchyard in Stinchcombe in Gloucestershire 12 Family editHe married Adeline Rose Helbert who helped with the founding of West Downs School 13 References edit No 23893 The London Gazette 6 September 1872 p 3923 a b Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 1945 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36758 London 3 May 1902 p 14 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36815 London 9 July 1902 p 5 No 27560 The London Gazette 2 June 1903 p 3525 Canadian Navy Maritime Forces Pacific Archived from the original on 13 June 2011 Retrieved 3 October 2010 History of CFB Esquimalt and Naden Archived from the original on 14 January 2010 Retrieved 17 February 2010 Obituary of Sir Edward Chichester permanent dead link The Times 18 September 1906 No 28725 The London Gazette 3 June 1913 p 3913 No 28726 The London Gazette 6 June 1913 p 3992 No 29050 The London Gazette 26 January 1915 p 797 Some memorial inscriptions Archived from the original on 12 June 2011 Retrieved 3 October 2010 West Downs School History Military officesPreceded byAndrew Bickford Commander in Chief Pacific Station1903 1905 Succeeded byPost disbanded Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Goodrich Royal Navy officer amp oldid 1174706030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
