Early career Born the son of Lieutenant-General
Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe, by his marriage to Eliza Maria Chamier, His grandfather on his mother's side was the novelist Captain
Frederick Chamier RN. Gough-Calthorpe joined the Royal Navy as a
cadet in the training ship
HMS Britannia on 15 January 1878. Promoted to
midshipman on 19 March 1880, he was appointed to the
armoured cruiser HMS Northampton, flagship of the
North America and West Indies Station later that year. Gough-Calthorpe became Executive Officer in the armoured cruiser
HMS Imperieuse, flagship of the
Pacific Station, in March 1896. After another tour at HMS
Vernon, he became commanding officer of the
torpedo gunboat HMS Halcyon in the
Mediterranean Fleet in September 1900. and, having been promoted to
captain on 1 January 1902 and having attended a course at the
Royal Naval College, Greenwich, he became naval
attaché observing the actions of the
Imperial Russian Navy during the
Russo-Japanese War. He became commanding officer of the armoured cruiser
HMS Roxburgh in November 1905 and then, having been appointed a Member of the
Royal Victorian Order on 25 September 1906, he became commanding officer of the battleship
HMS Hindustan in December 1907. Promoted to
rear admiral on 27 August 1911 and, having been appointed a Companion of the
Order of the Bath on 27 September 1912, he became second-in-command of the
1st Battle Squadron, with his flag in the battleship
HMS St Vincent, in December 1912.
First World War in November 1918 Gough-Calthorpe became commander of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the
Grand Fleet, with his flag in the armoured cruiser
HMS Shannon, in July 1914 on the outbreak of the
First World War. he became
Second Sea Lord in July 1916 and Admiral commanding the Coastguard and Reserves in December 1916. he became
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, with his flag in the battleship
HMS Superb, in July 1917. and promoted to full
admiral on 31 July 1919, he became
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in April 1920. He also became naval representative to the Permanent Armaments Commission of the
League of Nations in July 1920. Gough-Calthorpe was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath on 3 June 1922, appointed a
Deputy Lieutenant for the
Isle of Wight on 14 February 1924 and appointed
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to
the King on 31 July 1924. Promoted to
Admiral of the Fleet on 8 May 1925, he retired in May 1930 and, having been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for
Southampton on 26 March 1932, died at his home in
Ryde on the Isle of Wight on 27 July 1937. ==Family==