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'''Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant''', K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (7 April, 1894 – 3 April, 1961) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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The son of Major Frank Douglas-Pennant, Fifth Baron Penrhyn, late 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps.


Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Promoted to {{MidRN}} on 15 September, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 22}}
 
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1915.
 
Douglas-Pennant was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-P37|f=t}} on 26 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 859}}
 
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1923.
 
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1928.


Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1935.


Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 July, 1944.
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Promoted to {{MidRN}} on 15 September, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 22}}
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 13 July, 1948.
 
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 26 January, 1952.


Douglas-Pennant was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-P37|f=t}} on 26 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 859}}
Douglas-Pennant was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 15 September, 1953.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 12:47, 16 August 2017

Admiral SIR Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (7 April, 1894 – 3 April, 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Major Frank Douglas-Pennant, Fifth Baron Penrhyn, late 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps.

Promoted to Midshipman on 15 September, 1910.[1]

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1915.

Douglas-Pennant was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the patrol boat P37 on 26 April, 1918.[2]

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1923.

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 July, 1948.

Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 26 January, 1952.

Douglas-Pennant was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 15 September, 1953.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Humphrey B. Jacomb
Captain of H.M.S. P37
26 Apr, 1918[3]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Captain of H.M.S. Exeter
Oct, 1935[4] – Sep, 1936[5]
Succeeded by
Henry H. Harwood
Preceded by
John W. Farquhar
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
Jun, 1940[6] – Mar, 1942[7]
Succeeded by
Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.