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| − | '''Edward Coverley Kennedy''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Edward Coverley Kennedy''' (31 August 1879 – 23 November 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 November 1900.<ref name=uboat>[http://www.uboat.net/allies/commanders/2934.html Uboat.net]</ref> | |
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December 1912.<ref name=uboat/> |
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 Dec 1917.<ref name=uboat/> |
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| − | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Cassandra | + | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Cassandra|f=t}} in May, 1918,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 753.</ref> and was in her during the surrender of the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. |
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| + | ==Post War== | ||
| + | He retired as a captain on 1 March, 1923,<ref name=uboat/> but his naval story was far from finished. In 1939, a sixty year old Kennedy died fighting his armed merchant cruiser ''Rawalpindi'' against German battleships '"Scharnhorst'' and ''Gneisenau'' between Iceland and the Faeroes, having declined his chance to surrender. He was mentioned in despatches for this sacrifice. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rawalpindi Loss of HMS Rawalpindi on Wikipedia] | |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 22:14, 21 August 2012
Captain Edward Coverley Kennedy (31 August 1879 – 23 November 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 November 1900.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December 1912.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 Dec 1917.[1]
He was appointed command of the light cruiser Cassandra in May, 1918,[2] and was in her during the surrender of the German High Sea Fleet.
Post War
He retired as a captain on 1 March, 1923,[1] but his naval story was far from finished. In 1939, a sixty year old Kennedy died fighting his armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi against German battleships '"Scharnhorst and Gneisenau between Iceland and the Faeroes, having declined his chance to surrender. He was mentioned in despatches for this sacrifice.
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