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 Villiers J. H. H. Sankey |
Captain of H.M.S. P37 26 Apr, 1918[3] – 25 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alfred E. Evans |
Captain of H.M.S. Exeter 7 Oct, 1935 – 17 Sep, 1936 |
Succeeded by Henry H. Harwood |
| Preceded by Charles Farquhar-Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke 9 Oct, 1936[4] – 7 Oct, 1937 |
Succeeded by Alfred J. L. Phillips |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of the Fleet, Reserve Fleet 24 Jul, 1939 – 18 Sep, 1939 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John W. Farquhar |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Jun, 1940[5] – 25 Feb, 1942 |
Succeeded by Waldemar W. P. Shirley-Rollison |
| Preceded by Sir Cecil H. J. Harcourt |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 27 Nov, 1952 – 15 May, 1953 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey N. Oliver |
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