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Manwaring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cornwall|f=pt}} in November 1940. She sank the German raider ''Pinguin'' in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon ''Cornwall'', and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."<ref>Manwaring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref> This assessment was based on a series of hardware failures the cruiser suffered at exactly the wrong moment as the smaller vessel took her under fire.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Pinguin#Sinking Wikipedia page on ''Pinguin''].</ref> | Manwaring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cornwall|f=pt}} in November 1940. She sank the German raider ''Pinguin'' in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon ''Cornwall'', and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."<ref>Manwaring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref> This assessment was based on a series of hardware failures the cruiser suffered at exactly the wrong moment as the smaller vessel took her under fire.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Pinguin#Sinking Wikipedia page on ''Pinguin''].</ref> | ||
| − | Immediately after ''Cornwall'' was lost to Japanese dive-bombers, Vice-Admiral [[Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|Arbuthnot]], C-in-C, [[East Indies Station]] wrote that Manwaring was, "a somewhat selfish officer who suffers from the delusion that he is irresistible to the female sex." This was not an isolated perspective. Admiral [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Noble]] wrote in greater detail in September that "[s]ocially, however, he has lowered the prestige of the Navy. He has broken up a brother Captain's home by carrying on an affair with the wife so openly as to be notorious in local circles, and a divorce is now in hand. Apart from this, his conversation and actions generally in society show a certain perversion of morals much to be deplored. ... It is recommended that he is never again sent to an | + | Immediately after ''Cornwall'' was lost to Japanese dive-bombers, Vice-Admiral [[Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|Arbuthnot]], C-in-C, [[East Indies Station]] wrote that Manwaring was, "a somewhat selfish officer who suffers from the delusion that he is irresistible to the female sex." This was not an isolated perspective. Admiral [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Noble]] wrote in greater detail in September that "[s]ocially, however, he has lowered the prestige of the Navy. He has broken up a brother Captain's home by carrying on an affair with the wife so openly as to be notorious in local circles, and a divorce is now in hand. Apart from this, his conversation and actions generally in society show a certain perversion of morals much to be deplored. ... It is recommended that he is never again sent to an appointment in which social rectitude is looked upon as an asset."<ref>Manwaring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/198.|}} f. 198.</ref> |
Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.<ref>Manwaring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref> | Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.<ref>Manwaring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 30 March 2022
Captain (retired) Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring, (16 April, 1892 – 29 April, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.[1]
Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914. When the war began, he was appointed to the dreadnought Benbow. He left the ship in September 1915 and in November was appointed to the light cruiser Champion. He served in Champion through the end of the war, including at the Battle of Jutland where she led the twelve ships of Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla as they screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron.[2]
Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.[3]
Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[4]
Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[5]
World War II
Manwaring was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Cornwall in November 1940. She sank the German raider Pinguin in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon Cornwall, and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."[6] This assessment was based on a series of hardware failures the cruiser suffered at exactly the wrong moment as the smaller vessel took her under fire.[7]
Immediately after Cornwall was lost to Japanese dive-bombers, Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot, C-in-C, East Indies Station wrote that Manwaring was, "a somewhat selfish officer who suffers from the delusion that he is irresistible to the female sex." This was not an isolated perspective. Admiral Noble wrote in greater detail in September that "[s]ocially, however, he has lowered the prestige of the Navy. He has broken up a brother Captain's home by carrying on an affair with the wife so openly as to be notorious in local circles, and a divorce is now in hand. Apart from this, his conversation and actions generally in society show a certain perversion of morals much to be deplored. ... It is recommended that he is never again sent to an appointment in which social rectitude is looked upon as an asset."[8]
Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.[9]
He as reverted to the Retired List on 20 November, 1946.
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ Wikipedia page on Pinguin.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/198. f. 198.
- ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290. 2 May given here.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 225.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 26, 1932, Issue 46143, p.19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
- ↑ "1st Minesweeping Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 14 Apr. 1938, p. 17.
