Colin Cantlie

Admiral SIR Colin Cantlie, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C., Royal Navy, Retired (8 May, 1888 – 9 October, 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

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Cantlie as a Midshipman in Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.

Cantlie was born in Hong Kong, the son of a medical doctor.

He was one of a good crop of new officers appointed to the battleship Magnificent on 15 September, 1904.

Cantlie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1909 and appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines the same day.

He was appointed to D 1 on 15 January, 1910, remaining in her until 15 August, 1912 when he was appointed to Arrogant for submarines.

Cantlie was appointed in command of the submarine C 26 on 5 March, 1913.

Cantlie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1917.

He was in command of the submarine E 29 on 6 May, 1918 when she hit U 54 with a dud torpedo.

Post-War

Cantlie was appointed in command of the submarine L 2 in December, 1920 and he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1920.

He married Agnes Isabella Howthen Calder on 18 January, 1921.

Cantlie commanded the Third Submarine Flotilla in 1926, and finished his work by disbanding the formation and doling its submarines to the Portsmouth and Portland Flotillas, and sending its depot ship Maidstone to the Second Submarine Flotilla.

Cantlie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1928. On 1 July, 1931, he was appointed Chief Staff Officer to Rear Admiral (S) Poland.

Cantlie was appointed to the heavy cruiser Achilles on 1 June, 1933 to take command when she was commissioned. He would be superseded in her in August, 1935.

Cantlie was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak on 10 August, 1938, and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Rear Admiral Drew in the Second Battle Squadron. He would be superseded on 7 July, 1939.

World War II

Cantlie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1939.

Cantlie was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral and placed on the Retired List on 29 October, 1942.

Cantlie was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 25 September, 1945.

The Times obituarist recorded Cantlie "was a distinguished submarine commander. As an admiral, he was equally successful as a dockyard administrator, being Admiral-Superintendent at Rosyth for the greater part of the Second World War, and afterwards Director-General of Shipbuilding in India."

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John A. Gaimes	Captain of H.M.S. A 9 26 Sep, 1912 – 15 Oct, 1912	Succeeded by Kenneth Michell
Preceded by Kenneth Michell	Captain of H.M.S. A 10 15 Oct, 1912 – 5 Mar, 1913	Succeeded by Allan Poland
Preceded by Bernard Acworth	Captain of H.M.S. C 26 5 Mar, 1913 – 13 Nov, 1915	Succeeded by Hugh S. Hornby
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. V 3 13 Nov, 1915 – 1 Dec, 1916	Succeeded by Colin G. MacArthur
Preceded by Herbert W. Shove	Captain of H.M.S. E 29 22 Apr, 1917 – 26 Jul, 1918	Succeeded by Alec Murray Carrie
Preceded by Victor E. Ward	Captain of H.M.S. L 15 26 Jul, 1918 – 9 Sep, 1918	Succeeded by Victor E. Ward
Preceded by Alec Murray Carrie	Captain of H.M.S. E 29 9 Sep, 1918 – 13 Sep, 1918	Succeeded by Alec Murray Carrie
Preceded by Charles de Burgh	Captain of H.M.S. K 16 13 Sep, 1918 – Oct, 1918	Succeeded by Charles G. Brodie
Preceded by Robert R. Turner	Captain of H.M.S. K 8 14 Nov, 1918 – 30 Dec, 1920	Succeeded by Alfred G. Hine
Preceded by Bernard Acworth	Captain of H.M.S. L 2 Dec, 1920 – Mar, 1921	Succeeded by Christopher P. Satow
Preceded by Cyril G. B. Coltart	Captain of H.M.S. L 20 Mar, 1921 – 4 Aug, 1923	Succeeded by Arthur L. Noakes
Preceded by Reginald B. Darke	Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone 31 Mar, 1926 – 15 Nov, 1927	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Reginald B. Darke	Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla 31 Mar, 1926 – 19 Nov, 1926	Succeeded by Formation Disbanded
Preceded by Reginald B. Darke	Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla 19 Nov, 1926 – 18 Aug, 1928	Succeeded by Allan Poland
Preceded by Reginald B. Darke	Captain of H.M.S. Lucia 15 Nov, 1927 – 18 Aug, 1928	Succeeded by Allan Poland
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Medway 1 Jan, 1929	Succeeded by Hugh R. Marrack
Preceded by Anthony B. Lockhart	Commander (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla c. late 1929 – Mar, 1931	Succeeded by Hugh R. Marrack as Captain (D), Fourth Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Achilles 1 Jun, 1933 – Aug, 1935	Succeeded by Denham M. T. Bedford
Preceded by Denis W. Boyd	Director of the Tactical Division 13 Jan, 1936 – 12 Jan, 1938	Succeeded by Douglas A. Budgen
Preceded by Thomas B. Drew	Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak 10 Aug, 1938 – 7 Jul, 1939	Succeeded by William G. Benn
Preceded by Sir Walter H. Cowan	Admiral Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard 24 Aug, 1939 – 1 Jun, 1944	Succeeded by Henry C. Bovell