Eric Paul Vivian

Captain (retired) Eric Paul Vivian, R.N. (8 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Vivian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914.

Vivian was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 43 on 20 March, 1919.

Vivian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.

Vivian was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.

Vivian was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 8 September, 1937.

World War II

Vivian was grated the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939.

Vivian was appointed to the auxiliary cruiser Laurentic on 2 September, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning.

He was blamed for grounding Laurentic on 6 January, 1940 and told to be more careful in future. Vivian was still in command of Laurentic when she was lost to torpedoes from U.99 on 3 November, 1940.

He reverted to the Retired List on 31 October 1946.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Richard C. A. Littleton	Captain of H.M.S. Usk 25 Apr, 1917 – Oct, 1917	Succeeded by David J. R. Simson
Preceded by Walter H. Leeke	Captain of H.M.S. PC 43 20 Mar, 1919 – 12 Jul, 1921	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Philip J. Mack	Captain of H.M.S. Tuscan late Jul, 1921 – 18 Mar, 1922	Succeeded by John D. Harvey
Preceded by Mark Singleton	Captain of H.M.S. Splendid 18 Mar, 1922 – 8 Nov, 1923	Succeeded by Kenneth L. Campbell
Preceded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney	Captain of H.M.S. Walker 8 Apr, 1924 – 15 Jan, 1925	Succeeded by Noel L. Veresmith
Preceded by Edward Eastwick-Field	Captain of H.M.S. Watchman Nov, 1925 – 6 Apr, 1926	Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian
Preceded by Geoffrey C. Fryer	Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 15 Apr, 1926 – 1926	Succeeded by Alastair G. Davidson
Preceded by Eric P. Vivian	Captain of H.M.S. Watchman 1926 – 28 Jul, 1927	Succeeded by Hugh Gartside-Tippinge
Preceded by Ralph Kerr	Captain of H.M.S. Witch 10 Sep, 1927 – Sep, 1929	Succeeded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney
Preceded by Henry V. Hudson	Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline 16 Dec, 1929 – Aug, 1931	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by David J. R. Simson	Captain of H.M.S. Searcher Aug, 1931 – Dec, 1931	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Herbert Pott	Captain of H.M.S. Cairo 12 May, 1932 – c. 9 Jun, 1932	Succeeded by Edward O. Cochrane
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot	Captain of H.M.S. Cairo 24 Dec, 1934 – Mar, 1935	Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson