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{{CaptRN}} '''Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens''', (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens''', D.S.O.*, D.S.C., R.N. (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and transferrd into the [[Royal Navy]] in 1917.


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Stevens became a temporary {{MidRNR}} with an appointment to the {{UK-Alcantara|f=t}} from 27 April, 1915 until she was lost on 29 February, 1916.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/41/17.|}}  f. 9.</ref>
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He was appointed to the {{UK-Queen|f=t}} on 1 May, 1916.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}}  f. 175.</ref>
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Stevens was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard}} on 1 March, 1917.  He was fortunate to have been lent to the {{UK-Norman|f=t}} before ''Vanguard'' blew up just before midnight on 9 July 1917, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 137/3680.|}} f. 445.</ref>
 
Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1919.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}}  f. 175.</ref>
 
Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1927.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}}  f. 175.</ref>
 
Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}}  f. 175.</ref>
 
==World War II==
Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1939.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}}  f. 175.</ref>
 
Stevens was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1949.<ref>Stevens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}}  f. 175.</ref>
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Eric+Barry+Kenyon+Stevens Service Records]
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Eric+Barry+Kenyon+Stevens Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 7 April 2022

Captain Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens, D.S.O.*, D.S.C., R.N. (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and transferrd into the Royal Navy in 1917.

Life & Career

Stevens became a temporary Midshipman R.N.R. with an appointment to the armed merchant cruiser Alcantara from 27 April, 1915 until she was lost on 29 February, 1916.[1]

He was appointed to the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1916.[2]

Stevens was appointed to the Vanguard on 1 March, 1917. He was fortunate to have been lent to the destroyer Norman before Vanguard blew up just before midnight on 9 July 1917, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.[3]

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1919.[4]

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1927.[5]

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[6]

World War II

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[7]

Stevens was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1949.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Jack G. Bickford 		Captain of H.M.S. Torrid
15 Aug, 1928[9][10] – 4 Jan, 1930[11] 		Succeeded by
Basil A. Taylor
Preceded by
Richard F. Jolly 		Captain of H.M.S. Walpole
1 Apr, 1930[12][13] – 22 Apr, 1932[14] 		Succeeded by
Harold W. Seaman
Preceded by
Benjamin C. S. Martin 		Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern
3 Aug, 1932[15] – 20 Jul, 1933[16] 		Succeeded by
John H. Plumer
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Impulsive
c. Apr, 1937[17] – c. Jul, 1937[Inference] 		Succeeded by
William S. Thomas
Preceded by
Lionel P. Skipwith 		Captain of H.M.S. Imogen
14 Jul, 1937[18] – 15 Jan, 1940[19] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Havelock
23 Jan, 1940[20] – 20 Sep, 1940[21] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson 		Captain (D), Ninth Destroyer Flotilla
23 Jan, 1940[22] – 20 Sep, 1940[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles H. Knox-Little 		Captain (D), Liverpool Destroyer Flotilla
24 Sep, 1940[24] – 18 Jun, 1941[25] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/17. f. 9.
  2. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  3. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 137/3680. f. 445.
  4. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  5. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  6. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  7. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  8. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  9. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 25, 1928; pg. 10; Issue 44954.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
  11. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
  13. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  14. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  15. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  16. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  17. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  18. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  19. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  20. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  21. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  22. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  23. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  24. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  25. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.

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