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Percy Tennison Perkins ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Perkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[1]
Retired, Perkins was given command of the Anchusa class sloop Bergamot 5th June, 1917, and survived her sinking on 13th August 1917 when she was torpedoed by U 84, 70 miles west of Killybegs harbour, Ireland.[2]
Perkins was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 43 on 3 October, 1917.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Bergamot 22 May, 1917[4] – 13 Aug, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. PC 43 3 Oct, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Walter H. Leeke |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 729d.
- ↑ Email of Jul 16 2014 from Richard Jones, grandson of the signalman on Bergamot and PC 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391s.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.
