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Crohan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Arab|f=t}} on 22 May, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 275}}
 
Crohan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Arab|f=t}} on 22 May, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 275}}
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In November, 1914, he grounded his {{UK-Locust|f=t}} and was cautioned to be more careful.
  
 
On 3 May 1915, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Miranda|f=c}}.
 
On 3 May 1915, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Miranda|f=c}}.
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On 10 March, 1916, she collided with {{UK-Lennox}}, and Crohan was blamed;  he was told to be more careful in future.
 
On 10 March, 1916, she collided with {{UK-Lennox}}, and Crohan was blamed;  he was told to be more careful in future.
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Skilful|f=t}} in March or April of 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 908}}
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After being castigated for grounding {{UK-Lennox}} at Immingham Dock through an error in judgment on 29 March 1917, Crohan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Skilful|f=t}} to take effect in April, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 908}}
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He would be lauded for his "''promptitude in attacking an enemy submarine & of seamanlike & gallant manner in which he went alongside a steamship burning furiously & saved the survivors''" in April 1917.
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His record is endorsed, “''Sept. 1917. Great credit is due to Lt Cdr. Crohan for his conduct on occasion [of] Sharpshooter being mined. To be mentioned in Gazette. Mentioned in Despatches for services in action with enemy s/ms [submarines]. Gazette. 17.11.17.''”<ref>Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. 196/143/218. f. 228.</ref> On the corresponding Admiralty Honour Sheet, however, it is recorded that their Lordships “''concur that great credit is due to him for his conduct on the 27th September 1917, when he attacked an enemy submarine.''”<ref>The National Archives. ADM 171/83.</ref>
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He further received their Lordships appreciation for the manner in which he attacked an enemy submarine with his {{UK-Skilful|f=c}} on 30 November, 1917.<ref>The National Archives. ADM 171/83.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
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He was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur at the end of 1917,<ref>The London Gazette (25 January 1918), p. 1230.</ref> and awarded the French Croix de Guerre in May 1918.<ref>Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette of 14 May 1918 (17 May 1918), p. 5861.</ref>
  
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Crohan was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
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Crohan again received their Lordships appreciation for the manner in which he attacked an enemy submarine with his {{UK-Skilful|f=c}} on 17 May, 1918.<ref>The National Archives. ADM 171/83.</ref>
  
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oliver Maurice Fitz-Gerald Stokes|Oliver M. F. Stokes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erebus (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erebus'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1926 &ndash; 1 Sep, 1926|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert Seeds Monroe|Hubert S. Monroe]]'''}}
 
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Captain Patrick Birmingham Crohan, R.N., Retired (30 December, 1882 – 19 November, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Southampton, Crohan placed sixtieth of sixty-one cadets passing out of Britannia in August 1899, earning just 894 of 2250 possible marks – well less than half those of his top-ranking term-mate.[1]

Crohan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.[2]

Crohan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913.

Crohan was appointed in command of the destroyer Arab on 22 May, 1914.[3]

In November, 1914, he grounded his destroyer Locust and was cautioned to be more careful.

On 3 May 1915, he was appointed in command of the "M" Class destroyer Miranda.

On 10 March, 1916, she collided with Lennox, and Crohan was blamed; he was told to be more careful in future.

After being castigated for grounding Lennox at Immingham Dock through an error in judgment on 29 March 1917, Crohan was appointed in command of the destroyer Skilful to take effect in April, 1917.[4]

He would be lauded for his "promptitude in attacking an enemy submarine & of seamanlike & gallant manner in which he went alongside a steamship burning furiously & saved the survivors" in April 1917.

His record is endorsed, “Sept. 1917. Great credit is due to Lt Cdr. Crohan for his conduct on occasion [of] Sharpshooter being mined. To be mentioned in Gazette. Mentioned in Despatches for services in action with enemy s/ms [submarines]. Gazette. 17.11.17.”[5] On the corresponding Admiralty Honour Sheet, however, it is recorded that their Lordships “concur that great credit is due to him for his conduct on the 27th September 1917, when he attacked an enemy submarine.”[6]

He further received their Lordships appreciation for the manner in which he attacked an enemy submarine with his "R" Class destroyer Skilful on 30 November, 1917.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.

He was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur at the end of 1917,[8] and awarded the French Croix de Guerre in May 1918.[9]

Crohan again received their Lordships appreciation for the manner in which he attacked an enemy submarine with his "R" Class destroyer Skilful on 17 May, 1918.[10]

Post-War

Crohan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John J. Dixon 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 86
12 Jan, 1906[11] – 29 Aug, 1906 		Succeeded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Preceded by
Arthur F. Crutchley 		Captain of H.M.S. Arab
22 May, 1914[12] – 3 May, 1915 		Succeeded by
John M. Porter
Preceded by
Hugh B. Mulleneux 		Captain of H.M.S. Miranda
3 May, 1915[13] – Mar, 1917 		Succeeded by
Christopher H. Petrie
Preceded by
Christopher H. Petrie 		Captain of H.M.S. Skilful
Mar, 1917 – 1 May, 1919 		Succeeded by
Valentine Searles-Wood
Preceded by
Percy R. P. Percival 		Captain of H.M.S. Rowena
27 Apr, 1920 – 8 May, 1920 		Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Alfred F. St. C. Armitage 		Captain of H.M.S. Furious
24 Aug, 1922 – c. late Jun, 1923[Inference] 		Succeeded by
John L. Pearson
Preceded by
John W. Durnford 		Captain of H.M.S. Raider
10 Jul, 1924[14][15] – 25 Aug, 1924[16] 		Succeeded by
Charles G. N. Graham
Preceded by
Arthur J. L. Murray 		Captain of H.M.S. Windsor
4 Oct, 1924[17] – 29 Dec, 1925 		Succeeded by
Henry P. Boxer
Preceded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes 		Captain of H.M.S. Erebus
15 Jun, 1926 – 1 Sep, 1926 		Succeeded by
Hubert S. Monroe

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35904.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 275.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
  5. ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. 196/143/218. f. 228.
  6. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 171/83.
  7. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 171/83.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette (25 January 1918), p. 1230.
  9. ↑ Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette of 14 May 1918 (17 May 1918), p. 5861.
  10. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 171/83.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 400.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396cc.
  14. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, June 20, 1924, Issue 43683, p.5.
  15. ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/174. f. 578.
  16. ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/174. f. 578.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.

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