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==World War II==
==World War II==
Fegen was presumed killed on 6 November, 1940.
In 1940, Fegen was appointed to take command of the {{UK-JervisBay|f=t}} upon her commissioning.
 
Fegen was presumed killed on 6 November, 1940, one day after ''Jervis Bay'' was sunk trying to defend a convoy of thirty-seven merchantmen from the German {{DE-AdmiralScheer|f=t}}, receiving a posthumous V.C. for his sacrifice.


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:58, 9 February 2017

Commander Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen, V.C., R.N. (8 October, 1891 – 6 November, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fegen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1913.[1]

Fegen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1921.[2]

Fegen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.[3]

Lieutenant Fegen was appointed to the scout cruiser Amphion on 4 February, 1914.[4]

Fegen was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Paladin on 24 July, 1917.[5]

Post-War

Loaned to the Royal Australian Navy for two years, from 26 November, 1927 to 1 September, 1929.

World War II

In 1940, Fegen was appointed to take command of the armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay upon her commissioning.

Fegen was presumed killed on 6 November, 1940, one day after Jervis Bay was sunk trying to defend a convoy of thirty-seven merchantmen from the German Template:DE-AdmiralScheer, receiving a posthumous V.C. for his sacrifice.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert L. Burnett 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 26
6 Jul, 1916[6][7] – 23 Jan, 1917[8] 		Succeeded by
William L. Rosseter
Preceded by
William A. C. Salmond 		Captain of H.M.S. Moy
23 Jan, 1917[9]{NLNov17 		Succeeded by
James C. Collie
Preceded by
Eric J. Shelley 		Captain of H.M.S. Garland
5 Nov, 1917[10] – 24 Jul, 1918[11] 		Succeeded by
Arthur V. Hemming
Preceded by
David V. F. Erskine 		Captain of H.M.S. Paladin
24 Jul, 1918[12][13] – 27 Feb, 1919[14] 		Succeeded by
Basil E. Reinold
Preceded by
Donald C. Brock 		Captain of H.M.S. Midge
27 Feb, 1919[15] – 7 Apr, 1919[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Leslie T. Creery Hill 		Captain of H.M.S. Octavia
7 Apr, 1919[17] – 19 Aug, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lionel S. M. Adam 		Captain of H.M.S. Nerissa
19 Aug, 1919[19] – 12 Nov, 1919[20] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ernald G. H. Master 		Captain of H.M.S. Whitley
15 Dec, 1921[21] – Sep, 1922[22] 		Succeeded by
Herbert M. Hughes
Preceded by
Humphrey E. Archer 		Captain of H.M.S. Somme
c. Aug, 1922[23][24] – Oct, 1923[25] 		Succeeded by
John W. Durnford
Preceded by
John W. Durnford 		Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer
c. Sep, 1923[26][27] – 1 Sep, 1924[28] 		Succeeded by
Thomas C. C. Bolster
Preceded by
Joseph H. L. Yorke 		Captain of H.M.S. Forres
15 Jan, 1926[29] – 3 Aug, 1927[30] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles O. Alexander 		Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless
2 Apr, 1935[31][32] – 12 Jul, 1935[33] 		Succeeded by
Henry T. Rust
Preceded by
Charles E. S. Farrant 		Captain of H.M.S. Dragon
19 Sep, 1938[34] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey J. A. Miles
Preceded by
Geoffrey J. A. Miles 		Captain of H.M.S. Dragon
14 Oct, 1938[35] – 9 Feb, 1939[36] 		Succeeded by
Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  2. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  3. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 278.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  6. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401.
  8. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  9. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  10. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  11. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  12. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  14. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  15. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  16. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  17. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  18. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  19. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  20. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  21. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  22. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  23. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 813.
  25. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  26. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
  28. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  29. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  30. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  31. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 228.
  33. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  34. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  35. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  36. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.

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