Claud Barrington Barry

Admiral SIR Claud Barrington Barry, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O. Royal Navy, Retired (17 July, 1891 – 27 December, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Charles E. Barry, Esq., solicitor. Barry emerged from the Training Establishment on 15 January, 1909 and was appointed to the battleship Lord Nelson of Home Fleet.

Barry served fourteen months in the battleship before being sent to Rother for four months, and then to Natal for another four. He finally went to join the battleship Superb in mid-January 1911 and remained in her a year.

On 30 April, 1912, Barry was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant.

Barry received instruction in submarines at Dolphin from 7 January, 1914 until 4 May, 1914, being was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January, 1914.

The Great War

Barry was appointed to Bonaventure for duty in the submarine C 14 on 4 May, 1914. He served in C14 until 8 October 1915 when he was sent to Adamant as a spare officer to fill in on submarine duties as required. By February 1916 this settled down to service in E 12, where he remained until mid October.

In December 1916, an appointment in command of C 20 was cancelled, and he instead commanded C 21. In mid-June 1917 he left her to command D 4.

D 4 suffered a fire in 1918, and Barry was told by Their Lordships that it was "inconceivable that no proper watch was kept on board."

Barry was in command of the submarine D 4 on 12 May, 1918 when she torpedoed (or used the deck gun, according to his Service Record) and sank UB 72 at 50deg 08' N., 2deg, 41' W.. He was awarded the D.S.O. for this action at Buckingham Palace on 26 September, 1918.

After two weeks at a periscope course being run from Dolphin, on 17 June 1918 Barry was appointed to R 12, to take command upon her commissioning.

Post-War

He married Mary Eleanor Masali Campbell on 14 September, 1921 at St. George's Church in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Barry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 January, 1922. He was appointed in temporary command of the minesweeper Shrewsbury on 10 July, 1924 and was discharged on 21 August, 1924. On 2 September, 1924, he was appointed in command of Group "M" submarines in reserve.

Barry was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.

From 1928 to 1931, Barry worked at the Naval Equipment Division, developing plans for new submarine classes.

He was superseded in command of the submarine Thames in 1933 by Commander Victor Cyril Dorman-Smith.

Barry was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1933.

World War II

Barry was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 January, 1943.

Barry was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 May, 1946.

He was appointed Director of Dockyards, vice Sir Cecil P. Talbot in December 1946 – a post he would hold until his death.

Barry was promoted to the rank of Admiral and placed on the Retired List on on 1 May, 1950. He was re-employed in the rank of Vice-Admiral and died on 27 December 1951 – four days before his appointment was to expire.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Ralph E. Snook	Captain of H.M.S. C 21 5 Dec, 1916 – 14 Jun, 1917	Succeeded by Edward M. C. Barraclough
Preceded by Eric E. C. Tufnell	Captain of H.M.S. D 4 14 Jun, 1917 – 31 May, 1918	Succeeded by John D. A. Musters
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. R 12 17 Jun, 1918 – 25 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by Maurice W. Bailward
Preceded by Alfred M. Winser	Captain of H.M.S. J 2 25 Feb, 1919 – 30 Aug, 1922	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Charles H. Daniel	Captain of H.M.S. Shrewsbury 10 Jul, 1924 – 21 Aug, 1924	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Cyril G. B. Coltart	Captain of H.M.S. K 2 Mar, 1925 – 13 Nov, 1925	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Maurice W. Bailward	Captain of H.M.S. L 16 13 Nov, 1925 – 1926	Succeeded by Gerald E. Colpoys
Preceded by Alexander B. Greig	Captain of H.M.S. K 26 22 Nov, 1926 – 31 Dec, 1926	Succeeded by Gerald A. Garnons-Williams
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Thames 10 Oct, 1931 – Nov, 1933	Succeeded by Victor C. Dorman-Smith
Preceded by Cyril G. B. Coltart	Captain of H.M.S. Medway 12 Feb, 1937 – 1939	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Cyril G. B. Coltart	Captain (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla 12 Feb, 1937 – 1939	Succeeded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
Preceded by John G. Crace	Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord 16 Aug, 1939 – 11 Oct, 1940	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Renfrew Gotto	Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 31 Oct, 1940 – 3 Apr, 1942	Succeeded by Renfrew Gotto
Preceded by Charles E. Morgan	Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 3 Apr, 1942 – 22 May, 1942	Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore
Preceded by Sir Max Horton	Rear-Admiral (S) 9 Nov, 1942 – 1944	Succeeded by George E. Creasy as Flag Officer, Submarines
Preceded by Cecil H. J. Harcourt	Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 1945 – 1946	Succeeded by Maurice J. Mansergh
Preceded by Sir Cecil P. Talbot	Director of Dockyards 20 Dec, 1946 – 27 Dec, 1951	Succeeded by William Y. La R. Beverley