Frederick Close Crawford Kennedy

Commander (retired) Frederick Close Crawford Kennedy (4 May, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1910.

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1918.

In 1921, his drawing skills had been noted as average, and he possessed a "slight knowledge of engines."

He was appointed to Tiger on 24 January, 1924. He left her in October. In April, 1925, he was appointed to the Barracks at Pembroke as an Assistant to the Drafting Commander.

Kennedy was placed on the Retired List by his own request, being advanced to the rank of Commander, on 4 May, 1932.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Service Records

• The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Gilbert H. Kellett	Captain of H.M.S. S 1 1 Sep, 1915 – 4 Oct, 1915	Succeeded by Transferred to Italy
Preceded by Ronald A. Trevor	Captain of H.M.S. B 10 5 Oct, 1915 – 9 Aug, 1916	Succeeded by Vessel Lost
Preceded by George S. Walsh	Captain of H.M.S. E 39 1 Dec, 1916 – 7 Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Maurice W. Bailward
Preceded by William R. D. Crowther	Captain of H.M.S. K 6 7 Mar, 1919 – Oct, 1919	Succeeded by Hubert Vaughan-Jones
Preceded by Harold O. Joyce	In Charge, Minesweepers in Reserve, Malta 26 Sep, 1929 – 13 Jun, 1931	Succeeded by Theodore F. A. Voysey