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==Captain==
 
==Captain==
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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>  On 30 January he was appointed to ''President'' for the [[Royal Naval War College|War Course]] at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]].<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>  He given a Second Class pass.<ref>ADM 203/99.  f. 3.</ref>  From 15 May to 8 August he was appointed to ''President'' for study at the Army's Staff College.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
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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>  On 30 January he was appointed to ''President'' for the [[Royal Naval War College|War Course]] at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]].<ref name=f339>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>  He given a Second Class pass.<ref>ADM 203/99.  f. 3.</ref>  From 15 May to 8 August he was appointed to ''President'' for study at the Army's Staff College.<ref name=f339/>
  
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From 8 August to 31 August Ryan was appointed to the [[Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Intelligence Department]], and 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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From 8 August to 31 August Ryan was appointed to the [[Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Intelligence Department]], and from 1 September, 1905, to 12 September, 1907, he served as Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C., in the United States of America.<ref name=f339/>
  
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He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] in the [[China Station|China Squadron]] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] in the [[China Station|China Squadron]] on 1 January, 1908.<ref name=f339/>
  
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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 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 name=f339/>
  
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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>
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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 name=f339/>  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 name=f339/>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
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Ryan was temporarily appointed by Burney as Captain of [[H.M.S. Venerable (1899)|''Venerable'']] from 17 to 20 August.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
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Ryan was temporarily appointed by Burney as Captain of [[H.M.S. Venerable (1899)|''Venerable'']] from 17 to 20 August.<ref name=f339/>
  
 
Ryan was appointed to ''Research'' as Commodore-in-Charge at Portland on 5 February, 1915, in succession to Commodore [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Joseph R. Bridson]].
 
Ryan was appointed to ''Research'' as Commodore-in-Charge at Portland on 5 February, 1915, in succession to Commodore [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson|Joseph R. Bridson]].
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29629/supplements/6066 (Supplement) no. 29629.  p. 6066.]  20 June, 1916.</ref>  He had been refused the appointment of Rear-Admiral in Charge at Portland on the grounds that "Captains are available."<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 339.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29629/supplements/6066 (Supplement) no. 29629.  p. 6066.]  20 June, 1916.</ref>  He had been refused the appointment of Rear-Admiral in Charge at Portland on the grounds that "Captains are available."<ref name=f339/>
  
 
==Post-War & Retirement==
 
==Post-War & Retirement==

Revision as of 22:18, 17 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] On 30 January he was appointed to President for the War Course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.[4] He given a Second Class pass.[5] From 15 May to 8 August he was appointed to President for study at the Army's Staff College.[4]

From 8 August to 31 August Ryan was appointed to the Naval Intelligence Department, and from 1 September, 1905, to 12 September, 1907, he served as Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C., in the United States of America.[4]

He was appointed in command of Astræa in the China Squadron on 1 January, 1908.[4]

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.[4]

He was next appointed in command of the battleship Cornwallis on 5 April, 1912, initially in the Mediterranean and then the Fourth Battle Squadron.[4] 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.[4]

Great War

Ryan was temporarily appointed by Burney as Captain of Venerable from 17 to 20 August.[4]

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.[6] He had been refused the appointment of Rear-Admiral in Charge at Portland on the grounds that "Captains are available."[4]

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.[7]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1920,[8] to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[9]

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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  5. ↑ ADM 203/99. f. 3.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29629. p. 6066. 20 June, 1916.
  7. ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32017. p. 8408. 13 August, 1920.
  9. ↑ 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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