Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy
Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy (10 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Born in Bombay, India. Kennedy gained three months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid May, 1900 and being appointed to Royal Sovereign in the Mediterranean.[1]
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[2]
Kennedy was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 26 November, 1910.[3]
Kennedy was appointed in command of the submarine Phoenix on 14 August, 1913.[4]
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.[5]
Kennedy gave up command of Phoenix on 4 June, 1916 when he was transferred to take command of the "M" Class destroyer Pigeon.[6]
On mid June, 1917, Kennedy was superseded in Pigeon and assumed command of Restless.
Kennedy was next appointed in command of the destroyer Kestrel on 10 April, 1918.[7]
Post-War
At the end of October, 1919, Kennedy was placed in charge of a group of "P" and "PC" boats in Devonport that were being reduced to Construction and Maintenance parties. On 27 November, he moved over to help with ex-German ships. This was followed by some unemployed time and, in mid-1920, a temporary appointment with Laburnum, additional. On 2 September, 1920, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 10 August, 1923.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gordon A. Coles |
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish 26 Nov, 1910[9] – 14 Aug, 1913[Inference] |
Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard |
| Preceded by Francis A. W. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Phoenix 14 Aug, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur E. H. Wright |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Pigeon 4 Jun, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by Christopher J. F. Eddis |
| Preceded by John O. Barron |
Captain of H.M.S. Restless 14 Jun, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Francis Howard |
| Preceded by George H. Lang |
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel 10 Apr, 1918[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 825.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/97. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 825.
