Admiral Arthur William Edward Prothero (18 April 1850 – 1 January 1931"Admiral Prothero" (Obituaries)", The Times, 3 January 1931, p. 12.) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life Born in Worcester, he was brother to Rowland and George and cousin to Vice-Admiral Reginald Charles. He joined the forces as a midshipman on 8 September 1863, gaining promotion to lieutenant just under ten years later.
Prothero was posted to HMS Superb for gunnery duties in December 1883 but at the end of the following March was transferred to HMS Carysfort to transport him to garrison duty with HMS Cygnet at Port Said. There he remained until requesting to leave Cygnet on 27 August 1885. His promotion remained slow, with commander coming on 30 June 1886 and captain on 1 January 1893.The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July 1886.The London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January 1893.
Prothero was transferred to the shore establishment HMS Vivid to command the Devonport Fleet Reserve and be Flag Captain, Plymouth Station on 11 July 1902, a command he exercised from HMS Temeraire from 16 July that year."Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices), The Times, 14 July 1902, page 7 Promotion to rear-admiral arrived on 20 February 1905, but on 11 July that year he moved to the retired list at his own request.The London Gazette: no. 27818. p. 4983. 18 July 1905. Whilst still on the retired list he rose to vice-admiral on 2 December 1908 and his final rank of admiral on 20 March 1913.The London Gazette: no. 28201. p. 9182. 1 December 1908.The London Gazette: no. 28703. p. 2159. 21 March 1913.
Commands 21 July to 6 September 1892 - HMS Barossa 7 September to 31 December 1892 - HMS Boscawen 18 July to 22 August 1894 - HMS Pearl 24 July to 28 August 1895 - HMS Thames 12 December 1895 to 4 February 1896 - HMS Flora 28 April 1896 to 1 March 1897 - HMS Intrepid 15 June to 30 July 1897 - HMS Venus 14 February to 18 April 1898 - HMS Retribution 30 March to 15 December 1898 - HMS Forte 18 January 1899 to 17 January 1901 - HMS Arrogant 18 January 1901 to 6 June 1902 - HMS Royal Oak 16 July 1902 to 23 February 1905 - HMS Indus
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