Charles Henry Allen

Captain Charles Henry Allen, R.N., Retired (23 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Allen was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 July, 1911.

Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1913.

He was appointed to Bonaventure for duty in the submarine C 7 in August, 1914, second in command to Lieutenant in Command George F. Bradshaw.

Allen was in command of the submarine E 42 on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled battlecruiser Moltke.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John G. Bower	Captain of H.M.S. E 42 12 Jun, 1917 – 24 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox
Preceded by Alistair S. Cumming	Captain of H.M.S. L 18 27 Jul, 1921 – May, 1922	Succeeded by Charles H. Allen
Preceded by Edward M. C. Barraclough	Captain of H.M.S. L 16 May, 1922 – 22 Sep, 1922	Succeeded by John H. Owen
Preceded by Charles H. Allen	Captain of H.M.S. L 18 2 Feb, 1923 – c. late 1923	Succeeded by Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by Edward G. Stanley	Captain of H.M.S. Alecto Jan, 1926 – Jul, 1926	Succeeded by Edward A. Aylmer
Preceded by Philip E. Phillips	Captain of H.M.S. X1 27 Jul, 1927 – 28 Jul, 1930	Succeeded by Edward M. C. Barraclough
Preceded by Ronald W. Blacklock	Captain of H.M.S. Alecto 31 Jan, 1931 – 17 May, 1932	Succeeded by Gerald A. Garnons-Williams
Preceded by The Hon. George Fraser	Captain of H.M.S. Calypso 24 Jul, 1933 – 2 Apr, 1935	Succeeded by Alfred W. Sprott
Preceded by Charles Farquhar-Smith	Captain of H.M.S. Delhi 10 Mar, 1938 – 7 Aug, 1938	Succeeded by Reginald W. Hore
Preceded by Charles E. Morgan	Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise 7 Aug, 1938 – Aug, 1939[Inference]	Succeeded by Henry J. Egerton