Captain (retired) Eric Paul Vivian, R.N. (8 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Vivian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914.
Vivian was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 43 on 20 March, 1919.[1]
Vivian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.
Vivian was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.
Vivian was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 8 September, 1937.
World War II
Vivian was grated the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939.
Vivian was appointed to the auxiliary cruiser Laurentic on 2 September, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning.
He was blamed for grounding Laurentic on 6 January, 1940 and told to be more careful in future. Vivian was still in command of Laurentic when she was lost to torpedoes from U.99 on 3 November, 1940.
He reverted to the Retired List on 31 October 1946.
See Also
| Naval Appointments
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Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton
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Captain of H.M.S. Usk
25 Apr, 1917[2] – Oct, 1917
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Succeeded by
David J. R. Simson
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Preceded by
Walter H. Leeke
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Captain of H.M.S. PC 43
20 Mar, 1919[3] – 12 Jul, 1921
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Succeeded by
Jesse R. Pearce
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Preceded by
Philip J. Mack
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Captain of H.M.S. Tuscan
late Jul, 1921 – 18 Mar, 1922
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Succeeded by
John D. Harvey
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Preceded by
Mark Singleton
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Captain of H.M.S. Splendid
18 Mar, 1922[4] – 8 Nov, 1923
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Succeeded by
Kenneth L. Campbell
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Preceded by
Lawrence F. N. Ommanney
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Captain of H.M.S. Walker
8 Apr, 1924[5] – 15 Jan, 1925
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Succeeded by
Noel L. Veresmith
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Preceded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
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Captain of H.M.S. Watchman
Nov, 1925 – 6 Apr, 1926
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Succeeded by
Eric P. Vivian
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Preceded by
Geoffrey C. Fryer
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Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful
15 Apr, 1926 – 1926
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Succeeded by
Alastair G. Davidson
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Preceded by
Eric P. Vivian
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Captain of H.M.S. Watchman
11 Nov, 1926[6] – 28 Jul, 1927
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Succeeded by
Hugh Gartside-Tippinge
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Preceded by
Augustine W. S. Agar
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Captain of H.M.S. Witch
10 Sep, 1927[7] – Sep, 1929
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Succeeded by
William G. Davis
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Preceded by
Henry V. Hudson
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Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline
16 Dec, 1929[8] – Aug, 1931
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Succeeded by
?
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Preceded by
David J. R. Simson
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Captain of H.M.S. Searcher
Aug, 1931 – Dec, 1931
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Succeeded by
Michael O. D. Ellwood
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Preceded by
?
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In Command, Gibraltar Local Defence Flotilla
Aug, 1931 – Dec, 1931
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Succeeded by
Michael O. D. Ellwood
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Preceded by
Herbert Pott
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Captain of H.M.S. Cairo
12 May, 1932[9] – c. 9 Jun, 1932
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Succeeded by
Edward O. Cochrane
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Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot
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Captain of H.M.S. Cairo
24 Dec, 1934 – Mar, 1935
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Succeeded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 821.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 821.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 814.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 275a.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 2, 1932, Issue 46122, p.7.
