Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant
Admiral SIR Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (7 April, 1894 – 3 April, 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Major Frank Douglas-Pennant, Fifth Baron Penrhyn, late 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Promoted to Midshipman on 15 September, 1910.[1]
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1915.
Douglas-Pennant was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the patrol boat P37 on 26 April, 1918.[2]
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1923.
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 July, 1948.
Douglas-Pennant was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 26 January, 1952.
Douglas-Pennant was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 15 September, 1953.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Humphrey B. Jacomb |
Captain of H.M.S. P37 26 Apr, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alfred E. Evans |
Captain of H.M.S. Exeter Oct, 1935[4] – Sep, 1936[5] |
Succeeded by Henry H. Harwood |
| Preceded by John W. Farquhar |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Jun, 1940[6] – Mar, 1942[7] |
Succeeded by Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
