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'''Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy''' (10 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Kennedy was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 26 November, 1910.{{NLJul13|p. 316}}
 
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Kennedy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/97.|D7604196}} f. 52.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kestrel|f=t}} on 10 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 825}}
 
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Revision as of 23:17, 23 January 2017

Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy (10 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Bombay, India.

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[1]

Kennedy was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 26 November, 1910.[2]

Kennedy was appointed in command of the submarine Phoenix on 14 August, 1913.[3]

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.[4]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Kestrel on 10 April, 1918.[5]

Post-War

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 10 August, 1923.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gordon A. Coles
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
26 Nov, 1910[7] – 14 Aug, 1913[Inference]
Succeeded by
Montague R. Bernard
Preceded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Captain of H.M.S. Phoenix
14 Aug, 1913[8]
Succeeded by
Arthur E. H. Wright
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Pigeon
4 Jun, 1916[9]
Succeeded by
Christopher J. F. Eddis
Preceded by
John O. Barron
Captain of H.M.S. Restless
14 Jun, 1917[10]
Succeeded by
Francis Howard
Preceded by
George H. Lang
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel
10 Apr, 1918[11]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
  4. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 825.
  6. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396n.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397m.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 825.

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