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{{CaptRN}} '''Edward Coverley Kennedy''' (31 August 1879 – 23 November 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} '''Edward Coverley Kennedy''' (31 August, 1879 – 23 November, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 November 1900. | |||
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December 1912. | |||
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917. | |||
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Cassandra|f=t}} in May, 1918,{{NLDec18|p. 753}} and was in her during the surrender of the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cassandra|f=t}} in May, 1918,{{NLDec18|p. 753}} and was in her during the surrender of the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. | ||
==Post War== | |||
On 21 January 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Constance|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 764}} | On 21 January 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Constance|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 764}} | ||
Kennedy was reprimanded following a Court Martial in mid-1921 as he "did not take proper measures to suppress an outbreak of insubordination in Portsmouth Royal Fleet Reserve Battn. No. 2, then stationed at Newport, Monmouthshire." Kennedy had merely been appointed to Portsmouth for the Senior Officer's Technical Course at the time. | |||
He retired as a captain on 1 March, 1923, | |||
He retired as a captain on 1 March, 1923, but his naval story was far from finished. | |||
==World War II== | |||
On 2 September, 1939, a sixty year old Kennedy was appointed to command the armed merchant cruiser ''Rawalpindi'' upon her commissioning. He would die on 23 November, fighting in her against German battleships '"Scharnhorst'' and ''Gneisenau'' between Iceland and the Faeroes, having declined his chance to surrender. He was mentioned in despatches for this sacrifice. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 26 September 2017
Captain Edward Coverley Kennedy (31 August, 1879 – 23 November, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 November 1900.
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December 1912.
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cassandra in May, 1918,[1] and was in her during the surrender of the German High Sea Fleet.
Post War
On 21 January 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Constance.[2]
Kennedy was reprimanded following a Court Martial in mid-1921 as he "did not take proper measures to suppress an outbreak of insubordination in Portsmouth Royal Fleet Reserve Battn. No. 2, then stationed at Newport, Monmouthshire." Kennedy had merely been appointed to Portsmouth for the Senior Officer's Technical Course at the time.
He retired as a captain on 1 March, 1923, but his naval story was far from finished.
World War II
On 2 September, 1939, a sixty year old Kennedy was appointed to command the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi upon her commissioning. He would die on 23 November, fighting in her against German battleships '"Scharnhorst and Gneisenau between Iceland and the Faeroes, having declined his chance to surrender. He was mentioned in despatches for this sacrifice.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur J. Davies |
Captain of H.M.S. Cassandra May, 1918[3] – 5 Dec, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Cyril S. Townsend |
Captain of H.M.S. Constance 21 Jan, 1919[5] |
Succeeded by Arthur C. Strutt |
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