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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]
Crohan received their Lordships appreciation for the manner in which he attacked an enemy submarine with his "R" Class destroyer Skilful on 17 May, 1918.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.
Post-War
Crohan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.
World War II
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. 196/143/218. f. 228.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 171/83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396cc.
- ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/174. f. 578.
- ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/174. f. 578.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
