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'''Charles Henry Allen''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Henry Allen''', R.N., Retired (23 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Allen was promoted to the rank of {{SLieutRN}} on 15 July, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 2}}
 
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Allen was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 3}}
 
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He was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for duty in the {{UK-C7|f=t}} in August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 285}}
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He was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for duty in the {{UK-C7|f=t}} in August, 1914, second in command to {{LiCRN}} [[George Fagan Bradshaw|George F. Bradshaw]].{{NLJan15|p. 285}}
  
 
Allen was in command of the {{UK-E42|f=t}} on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled {{DE-Moltke|f=t}}.{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 238}}
 
Allen was in command of the {{UK-E42|f=t}} on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled {{DE-Moltke|f=t}}.{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 238}}
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Revision as of 13:25, 3 September 2015

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.[1]

Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1913.[2]

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.[3]

Allen was in command of the submarine E 42 on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled battlecruiser Moltke.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John G. Bower
Captain of H.M.S. E 42
before 24 Apr, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
Charles E. A. W. Cox

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 3.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
  4. Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 238.
  5. Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 238.

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