Percy Borough O'Brien
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Lieutenant Percy Borough O'Brien, R.N. (24 August, 1887 – 4 October, 1912) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Dublin.
In June 1906, Midshipman O'Brien was deprived of three months' time for skulking during the salvage of the battleship H.M.S. Montagu.
O'Brien was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.
O'Brien died when B 2 sank on 4 October, 1912 after being rammed by S.S. Amerika.[1]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude L. Y. Dering |
Captain of H.M.S. A 10 5 May, 1911 – 26 Oct, 1911 |
Succeeded by Hugh R. Marrack |
| Preceded by Thomas F. P. Calvert |
Captain of H.M.S. B 2 26 Oct, 1911[2] – 4 Oct, 1912[3] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 317.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.
