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Pulleyne was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1911.{{NLJan17|p. 69''m''}}
 
Pulleyne was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1911.{{NLJan17|p. 69''m''}}
  
He was appointed to {{UK-Rosario}} for service aboard {{UK-C38}} on 4 March, 1913, second in command to Lt. [[Rowland Kyrle Cecil Pope|Rowland K. C. Pope]].{{NLDec14|p. 377a}}
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Pulleyne was junior officer and sole survivor aboard {{UK-B2}} when she sank after being rammed by S.S. ''Amerika'' on 4 October, 1912.  He was fortunate in that he was on the conning tower at the time of the collision.{{HepperLosses|p. 23}}
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Pulleyne was appointed to {{UK-Rosario}} for service aboard {{UK-C38}} on 4 March, 1913, second in command to Lt. [[Rowland Kyrle Cecil Pope|Rowland K. C. Pope]].{{NLDec14|p. 377a}}
  
 
He was in command of the {{UK-E34|f=t}} on 10 May, 1918 when she sank {{DE-UB16}} at 52deg 6' N., 2deg 1' E..{{UKTH1|p. 13}}
 
He was in command of the {{UK-E34|f=t}} on 10 May, 1918 when she sank {{DE-UB16}} at 52deg 6' N., 2deg 1' E..{{UKTH1|p. 13}}

Revision as of 12:58, 7 February 2017

Lieutenant Richard Ivor Pulleyne (26 February, 1889 – 20 July, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Pulleyne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911.[1]

Pulleyne was junior officer and sole survivor aboard B 2 when she sank after being rammed by S.S. Amerika on 4 October, 1912. He was fortunate in that he was on the conning tower at the time of the collision.[2]

Pulleyne was appointed to Rosario for service aboard C 38 on 4 March, 1913, second in command to Lt. Rowland K. C. Pope.[3]

He was in command of the submarine E 34 on 10 May, 1918 when she sank UB 16 at 52deg 6' N., 2deg 1' E..[4]

Pulleyne was not given the chance to bask in his success, as he lost his life when E 34 was lost with all hands on 20 July, 1918.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. E 34
before 10 May, 1918[6] – 20 Jul, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 69m.
  2. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 377a.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  5. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 516-7.
  6. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  7. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 516. Date is approximate.

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