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'''Percy Tennison Perkins''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Percy Tennison Perkins''' (17 July, 1877 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Perkins was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 April, 1908.<ref>Perkins Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/186.|}} f. 186.</ref>
  
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Perkins was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 1 April, 1916.{{NLOct17|p. 729''d''}}
  
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Retired, Perkins was given command of the ''Anchusa'' class sloop {{UK-Bergamot}} 5th June, 1917, and survived her sinking on 13th August 1917 when she was torpedoed by {{DE-U84}}, 70 miles west of Killybegs harbour, Ireland.<ref>Email of Jul 16 2014 from Richard Jones, grandson of the signalman on ''Bergamot'' and ''PC 43''.</ref>
  
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Perkins was appointed in command of the {{UK-PC43|f=t}} on 3 October, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 860}}
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Perkins was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916.{{NLOct17|p. 729''d''}}
 
  
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Retired, Perkins was given command of the ''Anchusa'' class sloop {{UK-Bergamot}} 5th June, 1917, and survived her sinking on 13th August 1917 when she was torpedoed by {{DE-U84}}, 70 miles west of Killybegs harbour, Ireland.<ref>Email of Jul 16 2014 from Richard Jones, grandson of the signalman on ''Bergamot'' and PC 43.</ref>
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He received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his good services rendered on 24 December, 1917.<ref>Perkins Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/186.|}} f. 186.</ref>
  
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Perkins was appointed in command of the {{UK-PC43|f=t}} on 3 October, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 860}}
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In recognition of his wartime service, Perkins was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} dated 11 November, 1918.  He reverted to the Retired List on 29 May 1919.<ref>Perkins Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/186.|}} f. 186.</ref>
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In 1948, he reported that he was managing house property and was fit for shore service only.<ref>Perkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/186.|}} f. 186.</ref>
  
 
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Commander R.N.R. (retired) Percy Tennison Perkins (17 July, 1877 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Perkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 April, 1908.[1]

Perkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 April, 1916.[2]

Retired, Perkins was given command of the Anchusa class sloop Bergamot 5th June, 1917, and survived her sinking on 13th August 1917 when she was torpedoed by U 84, 70 miles west of Killybegs harbour, Ireland.[3]

Perkins was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 43 on 3 October, 1917.[4]

He received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his good services rendered on 24 December, 1917.[5]

In recognition of his wartime service, Perkins was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. dated 11 November, 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 29 May 1919.[6]

In 1948, he reported that he was managing house property and was fit for shore service only.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Bergamot
22 May, 1917[8][9] – 13 Aug, 1917[10] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. PC 43
3 Oct, 1917[11] 		Succeeded by
Walter H. Leeke

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 729d.
  3. ↑ Email of Jul 16 2014 from Richard Jones, grandson of the signalman on Bergamot and PC 43.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.
  5. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  6. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  7. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  8. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391s.
  10. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 100.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.

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