Robert Leonard Groome

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.

Robert Leonard Groome
Born10 September 1848
Died22 November 1917
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Tribune
HMS Aeolus
HMS Terrible
HMS Repulse
HMS Flora
HMS Cambrian
South East Coast of America Station
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order

Promoted to captain on 4 August 1890,[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3] He served as Director of Transports at the Admiralty from November 1907 to December 1911 holding the rank of vice-admiral.[4]

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References
  1. "No. 26080". The London Gazette. 19 August 1890. p. 4536.
  2. "Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (17 October 2018). "Director of Transports (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Charles Norcock		 Commander, South East American Station
1899–1902		 Succeeded by
Frank Finnis
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