Bernhard Alexander Pratt-Barlow

Commander Bernhard Alexander Pratt-Barlow, R.N. (12 September, 1874 – 15 October, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Though he took the entrance exam with the candidates of January, 1889, Pratt-Barlow joined Britannia on 15 July, 1889.

Pratt-Barlow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1897.

Pratt-Barlow was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.

Pratt-Barlow commanded destroyers from 1903 to early 1905.

A brief appointment in command of the battleship Hannibal was followed by a temporary appointment to join the first class protected cruiser Hawke on 26 January, 1914. It proved extensive enought that Pratt-Barlow died when Hawke was torpedoed on 15 October, 1914.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John G. de O. Coke	Captain of H.M.S. Osprey 15 Oct, 1903 – 15 Oct, 1903	Succeeded by Cecil V. Usborne
Preceded by Reginald L. Crichton	Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon 16 Oct, 1903 – early 1904	Succeeded by Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse
Preceded by Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse	Captain of H.M.S. Lively c. Feb, 1904 – 15 Apr, 1904	Succeeded by John S. Dumaresq
Preceded by Frederick W. Kinahan	Captain of H.M.S. Contest 15 Apr, 1904 – 31 Aug, 1904	Succeeded by Henry C. Alcock
Preceded by Cecil V. Usborne	Captain of H.M.S. Osprey 31 Aug, 1904 – 30 Jan, 1905	Succeeded by William N. England
Preceded by Alan C. Bruce	Captain of H.M.S. Kale 26 Jan, 1909 – 23 Aug, 1910	Succeeded by Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee
Preceded by Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee	Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake 23 Aug, 1910 – 1 Apr, 1911	Succeeded by James F. Dewar
Preceded by Cecil I. Prowse	Captain of H.M.S. Hannibal 6 Dec, 1913 – 26 Jan, 1914	Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring