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Admiral Douglas Lionel Dent, C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (7 August, 1869 – 11 July, 1959) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dent was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1901.[1]
Captain
On 30 June, 1908, Dent was promoted to the rank of Captain.[2]
He was appointed to Blenheim, in command, on 31 March, 1910.[Citation needed]
On 1 May, 1912, he was appointed Captain Superintendent of Destroyers Building by Contract.[3]
Great War
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[4]
He took command of the battleship Irresistible in January of 1915,[5] but saw her sink from under his feet in March.
He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 8 June, 1916.[6]
Post-War
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[7]
Dent was appointed Director of Naval Equipment in succession to Rear-Admiral Edward F. Bruen, dated 2 May, 1922.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 August, 1919, vice Tancred.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1925.[10] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 August, 1926,[11] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 27 February, 1929.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397c.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, p. 20.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31495. p. 10089. 8 August, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33010. p. 219. 9 January, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33192. p. 5443. 17 August, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33474. p. 1575. 5 March, 1929.
Bibliography
- "Adml. D. L. Dent" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1959. Issue 54514, col F, p. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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