Gerald Morell McKenna

Lieutenant-Commander Gerald Morell McKenna, R.N. (24 June, 1891 – 19 March, 1949) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

McKenna was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1913.^[1]

McKenna was appointed in command of the destroyer Cameleon on 23 January, 1918.^[2]

McKenna was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1921. Retired at his own request on 23 August, 1926.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Frederic A. H. Russel	Captain of H.M.S. Kennet 4 Aug, 1916^[3] – 27 Jan, 1918	Succeeded by Douglas Garvey
Preceded by Alexander L. Fletcher	Captain of H.M.S. Rifleman 27 Jan, 1918 – 6 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by Richard M. Welby
Preceded by Richard M. Welby	Captain of H.M.S. Cameleon 6 Feb, 1918^[4] – 20 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Colin S. Thomson	Captain of H.M.S. Sarpedon 10 May, 1919^[5] – 23 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by John R. Johnston
Preceded by Frederick W. F. Fegen	Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury 21 Jul, 1921 – 10 Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Alexander M. Donovan
Preceded by Herbert M. Hughes	Captain of H.M.S. Voyager 15 Aug, 1922^[6] – 8 Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Thomas B. Fellowes
Preceded by Paul F. P. Berryman	Captain of H.M.S. Vectis 9 Jan, 1925^[7] – 23 Nov, 1925	Succeeded by John W. D. W. Easterbrook
Preceded by John D. Harvey	Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 23 Nov, 1925^[8] – Jan, 1926^[9]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Donal S. McGrath	Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind Dec, 1925^[10] – 6 May, 1926	Succeeded by John D. Harvey

↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 372.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 749.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394v.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 749.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 903.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 840.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 279.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 271.
↑ Left when she paid off, which must be before McKenna went to Whirlwind on 6 January, 1926.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 288.