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Captain Cyril Percy Ryan, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (4 December, 1874 – 20 May, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1898.[1]

On 17 July, 1906, Charles Beresford, the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean reported that Ryan had been "of great service in experimenting with W/T in Destroyers & is an excellent all-round officer." Ryan was allowed to take out a patent for an Electric Life Buoy Release apparatus he had invented.[2]

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Commander in June, 1908.[3]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1911.[4]

Great War

In Autumn of 1914, Ryan was put to work at Hawkcraig, developing Hydrophones for use in submarine detection. His first models were shore-based installations for controlling minefields.[5]

On 18 February, 1915, he was appointed to work with the Hydrophone Service.[6] The Annual Report of the Torpedo School for that year cited a hydrophone he'd developed for shore-based installations as being the most satisfactory model yet produced. His memorandum on the device noted that it was easier to hear a submerged submarine at a given horsepower than a surfaced one, that iron ships were more easily heard than wooden ones, and that paddlewheelers were easiest to ignore/reject.[7]

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 1 October, 1916, and re-appointed with the Hydrophone Service.[8]

On 1 April, 1917, he was appointed to Tarlair, additional to lead the Hawkcraig Station, Aberdour. A considerable number of Lieutenants R.N.V.R. fell under his command in this post.[9]

Post-War

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 December, 1919.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip A. Bateman-Champain 		Captain of H.M.S. Earnest
1903[11] – 22 Sep, 1903[12] 		Succeeded by
Dennis A. H. Larking
Preceded by
Cecil F. Lambert 		Captain of H.M.S. Panther
22 Sep, 1903[13] – 31 Oct, 1904[14] 		Succeeded by
Reginald C. L. Owens
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton 		Captain of H.M.S. Locust
31 Oct, 1904[15] – Jul, 1905[16] 		Succeeded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Preceded by
Edgar R. Morant 		Captain of H.M.S. Quail
Jul, 1905[17] – 9 Jan, 1906[18] 		Succeeded by
Francis R. Wood
Preceded by
Claude L. Cumberlege 		Captain of H.M.S. Banshee
10 Jan, 1906[19] – 13 Jul, 1906[20] 		Succeeded by
William F. Benwell
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Usk
22 Oct, 1906[21][22] – 7 Sep, 1909[23] 		Succeeded by
William D. Irvin
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Afridi
7 Sep, 1909[24] – 29 Nov, 1910[25] 		Succeeded by
George H. H. Holden

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  2. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  3. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  4. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  5. ↑ Find and Destroy. p. 113.
  6. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 178, Plates 92-95.
  8. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 1087.
  10. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  11. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  12. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  13. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  14. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  15. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  16. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  17. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  18. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  19. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  20. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
  22. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  23. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 273.
  25. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.

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