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[[File:Reginald-St-Pierre-Parry, NPG x169823.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Reginald St. P. Parry as a Captain, 1919.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
{{ViceRN}} '''Reginald St. Pierre Parry''', D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1879 &ndash; 17 July, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  By our count, his command of a succession of 27 vessels makes him the most accomplished seagoing commander of the era.

==Life & Career==
Parry was the son of Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Parry.

Parry was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1901.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

Beginning with an appointment in command of {{UK-Cynthia}} on 24 July, 1905, Parry proceeded to command four further destroyers over the next forty months.  Upon being discharged from the last, {{UK-Teviot}} on 22 March, 1910, he was appointed to the {{UK-Russell|f=t}}.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

Parry married Violet Beatrice Weymouth on 16 February, 1911 at St. Paul's Cathedral in Valetta, Malta.   He was re-appointed in ''Russell'' as first officer on 1 August, 1911.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-Staunch|f=t}} on 3 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 378}}

Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lynx|f=t}} on 16 December, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 342}} and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

==The Great War==
Despite being in command of twelve separate ships during the War, Parry missed the [[Battle of Jutland]].

==Post-War==
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 8 August, 1920.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref>

In October 1921, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Lion}}.

In July 1922, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caradoc|f=t}}.  He was superseded on 20 August, 1924.  In October, he began a Senior Officer's Technical Course in Portsmouth.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

After Parry had commanded over 25 different ships, a memo from the Commander-in-Chief, [[Portsmouth Station]], Admiral [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]] dated 20 March, 1930 recommended that neither he nor [[Ernest William Leir]] should be retained for employment at flag rank.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} Memo enclosed at f. 39.</ref>

Parry was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 April, 1931 and was placed on the Retired List the next day.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 January, 1936.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>

==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
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*"Vice-Admiral St. P. Parry" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 19 July, 1939.  Issue '''48361''', col C, p. 16.
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==Service Records==
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/142.|D8121435}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/125.|D8119487}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/91.|D8115960}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603286}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton|Hubert E. Gore-Langton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Staunch (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Staunch'']]'''<br>3 Dec, 1912{{NLDec13|p. 377}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 16 Dec, 1913<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Lindesay Bate|Claude L. Bate]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Edgar (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Edgar'']]'''<br>20 Mar, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medea (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medea'']]'''<br>15 May, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 6 Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Louis Downall Gibbs|George L. D. Gibbs]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Magic (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Magic'']]'''<br>6 Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; mid Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Wynter|Gerald C. Wynter]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Wynter|Gerald C. Wynter]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nemesis (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nemesis'']]'''<br>''c''. mid Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 27 Jan, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Lloyd Hamer|Richard L. Hamer]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Walter Kirkby|Ernest W. Kirkby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cameleon (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cameleon'']]'''<br>27 Jan, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 29 Mar, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Trevor Prichard|Hugh T. Prichard]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nestor (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nestor'']]'''<br>29 Mar, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; Apr, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|E. B. S. Bingham]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hornet (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hornet'']]'''<br>Apr, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''f''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 11 Jun, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Cecil Herbert Lawson|George C. H. Lawson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Clark Clark-Hall|Walter C. Clark-Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plover (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plover'']]'''<br>11 Jun, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 19 Jul, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|Reginald B. C. Hutchinson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Ernest Sulivan|Harold E. Sulivan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kempenfelt (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kempenfelt'']]'''<br>19 Jul, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''v''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 27 Feb, 1918<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|Edmond A. B. Stanley]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whirlwind (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whirlwind'']]'''<br>27 Feb, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 943}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 20 Feb, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy|Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Parker (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Parker'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 Jul, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claud Finlinson Allsup|Claud F. Allsup]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Casper Boucher Ballard|Casper B. Ballard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Neptune'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1920<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref><ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 14 Apr, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Princess Royal'']]'''<br>14 Apr, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 1 Jul, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hartley Russell Gwennap Moore|Hartley R. G. Moore]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Eliot|Ralph Eliot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hercules (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hercules'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; Oct, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} f. 39.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Leslie Gresson|Arthur L. Gresson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>Oct, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} f. 39.</ref> &ndash; Jun, 1922<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither|Guy P. Bigg-Wither]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caradoc'']]'''<br>25 Jul, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 733}} &ndash; 20 Aug, 1924<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caradoc'']]'''<br>20 Aug, 1922<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/83.|}} f. 443.</ref> &ndash; 22 Aug, 1922<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/83.|}} f. 443.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dundas Hamilton|Hugh D. Hamilton]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest William Leir|Ernest W. Leir]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Triad (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Triad'']]'''<br>17 Dec, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 275''a''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 28 Jan, 1928<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hector Boyes|Hector Boyes]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest William Leir|Ernest W. Leir]]'''|'''[[Persian Gulf|Senior Officer, Persian Gulf]]'''<br>17 Dec, 1925<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 28 Jan, 1928<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hector Boyes|Hector Boyes]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|Alexander R. W. Woods]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard]]'''<br>3 Dec, 1928<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jan, 1931<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Balfour Cloete|Edward B. Cloete]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rodolph Henry Fane De Salis|Rodolph H. F. De Salis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>18 Feb, 1931<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 Apr, 1931<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Macaulay Lecky|Arthur M. Lecky]]'''}}
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{{CatBritannia|January, 1893}}
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