Herbert Owen

Commander (retired) Herbert Owen, D.S.C., R.N. (16 September, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Bury, St. Edmunds, the son of Reverend O. E. Owen.

Owen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911.

Owen was appointed in command of the destroyer Laertes on 28 October, 1917.^[1]

Owen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919.^[2]

Owen was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 18 January, 1933.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles E. Wilson	Captain of H.M.S. Teviot 14 Mar, 1916 – 8 Sep, 1916	Succeeded by Sydney L. K. Lawford
Preceded by Richard L. Hamer	Captain of H.M.S. Nemesis 8 Sep, 1916^[3] – 28 Oct, 1917	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Lionel G. Foote	Captain of H.M.S. Laertes 28 Oct, 1917^[4] – 22 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Harry A. D. Keate	Captain of H.M.S. Tristram 22 Feb, 1919^[5] – c. 10 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by Arthur G. Tippet	Captain of H.M.S. Vivien 6 Jul, 1921 – 12 Apr, 1922	Succeeded by Christopher H. Ringrose
Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis	Captain of H.M.S. Winchelsea 12 Apr, 1922^[6] – 8 Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Colin S. Thomson
Preceded by Hamilton E. Snepp	Captain of H.M.S. Verdun 3 Dec, 1924^[7] – 23 Nov, 1925	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison	Captain of H.M.S. Tribune 23 Nov, 1925 – 22 Dec, 1925	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Austen G. Lilley	Captain of H.M.S. Trusty 1927	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse	Captain of H.M.S. Tintagel 16 Feb, 1929 – 10 Jun, 1929	Succeeded by ?