Colin Richard Keppel
| Sir Colin Richard Keppel | |
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Commodore Colin Keppel, taken at the inspection of the fleet off Cowes 1907
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| Born | 3 December 1862 |
| Died | 6 July 1947 (aged 84) Winkfield, Berkshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1875–1913 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Rear Admiral Commanding HM Yachts (1905–09) HMY Victoria and Albert (1905) HMS Implacable (1904–05) HMS Grafton (1901–03) HMS Warspite (1900–01) HMS Rainbow (1900) HMS Harrier (1897) HMS Skipjack (1896–97) |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class (Russia) Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class (Prussia) |
Admiral Sir Colin Richard Keppel GCVO, KCIE, CB, DSO (3 December 1862 – 6 July 1947) was a British sailor and Extra Equerry to four kings.
He was the son of Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, younger son of William Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle, and his second wife Jane Elizabeth West, daughter of Martin John West. His paternal uncles were Augustus Keppel, 5th Earl of Albemarle and George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, his maternal uncle was Sir Algernon Edward West. He was educated at Temple Grove and entered the Royal Navy as cadet on the training ship HMS Britannia in 1875.
Keppel served on HMS Sultan in the British Mediterranean Fleet until 1878 and was then transferred as midshipman to HMS Black Prince, the world's second ship with an iron hull. He was aboard on HMS Wolverine in Sydney in the next year and was with HMS Inconstant in Asia until 1882. With the outbreak of the Mahdist War, he was moved to HMS Duke of Wellington, the Commander-in-Chief's flagship in Portsmouth, then to HMS Iris, one of the first all steel ships, until 1884. Subsequently, Keppel was promoted sub-lieutenant of HMS Invincible. He served further on HMS Hibernia and became lieutenant on HMS Alexandria in 1885. A year later, Keppel was appointed equerry and flag lieutenant to Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1893 and was then transferred to HMS Pearl. He was with HMY Royal George in Portsmouth until 1895, became afterwards commander and sailed with HMS Skipjack to Gibraltar and with the torpedo gunboat HMS Harrier to Crete in 1897.
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