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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
  
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==Captain==
 
Ryan was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750.  p. 25.]  3 January, 1905.</ref>
 
Ryan was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750.  p. 25.]  3 January, 1905.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 280.</ref>
 
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 280.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Mars (1896)|''Mars'']] on 31 May, 1910.<ref>Ryan Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
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From 1 September, 1905, to 12 September, 1907, he served as Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C., in the United States of America.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 6 April, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 March, 1912. Issue '''39846''', col G, pg. 12.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Mars (1896)|''Mars'']], of the Third Division of the Home Fleet, on 31 May, 1910.  ''Mars'' paid off on 1 January, 1912.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
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He was next appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 5 April, 1912, initially in the Mediterranean and then the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]].<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref> Presumably whilst in the Mediterranean he came to the notice of the battleship commander, Vice-Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]], for on 10 January, 1914, Ryan was appointed to H.M.S. ''Queen'' as Chief of Staff to Burney, now commanding the Second and Third Fleets of the Home Fleets.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 08:13, 15 July 2012

Admiral Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (6 August, 1865 – 15 February, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan was born in India on 6 August, 1865, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. B. Ryan, of the Indian Army. He was educated at Bromsgrove School.

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[2]

Captain

Ryan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1905.[3]

He was appointed command of Astræa on 1 January, 1908.[4]

From 1 September, 1905, to 12 September, 1907, he served as Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C., in the United States of America.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Mars, of the Third Division of the Home Fleet, on 31 May, 1910. Mars paid off on 1 January, 1912.[6]

He was next appointed in command of the battleship Cornwallis on 5 April, 1912, initially in the Mediterranean and then the Fourth Battle Squadron.[7] Presumably whilst in the Mediterranean he came to the notice of the battleship commander, Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, for on 10 January, 1914, Ryan was appointed to H.M.S. Queen as Chief of Staff to Burney, now commanding the Second and Third Fleets of the Home Fleets.[8]

Great War

Ryan was appointed to Research as Commodore-in-Charge at Portland on 5 February, 1915, in succession to Commodore Joseph R. Bridson.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 June, 1916, and, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 10 June.[9]

Post-War & Retirement

In recognition of his services during the war, on the occasion of the King's birthday Ryan was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 3 June, 1919.[10]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1920,[11] to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[12]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 280.
  5. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  6. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  7. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  8. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29629. p. 6066. 20 June, 1916.
  10. ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32017. p. 8408. 13 August, 1920.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. E. C. Ryan" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 17 February, 1945. Issue 50070, col G, pg. 6.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Joseph R. Bridson 		Senior Naval Officer, Portland
1915 – 1916 		Succeeded by
Richard M. Harbord
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