Harold Ernest Sulivan

Captain Harold Ernest Sulivan, D.S.O., (15 June, 1876 – 30 August, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1898.

While serving in Dido, on 3 November, 1899 he injured his left knee and had to return the England to obtain treatment in Haslar Hospital.

In 1901, the Vice-Admiral of the Channel Squadron logged Sulivan as being responsible for the lost of the pinnace of H.M.S. Repulse through "neglect of duty."

Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee on 27 October, 1904. This first command would be unusually long, lasting nearly six years.

Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.

Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Martin on 2 January, 1913.

Great War

He commanded the flotilla leader Kempenfelt at the Battle of Jutland, where she was the divisional leader in the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.

He was mentioned in despatches on 15 September, 1916 for his leadership at Jutland, "as 2nd in Cd of Flotilla he manoeuvred his half very ably & at night when Castor could make no signals owing to damage by gun-fire, he very ably turned his half flotilla & kept clear of first half flotilla manoeuvring.".

Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.

On 1 July, 1918, Sulivan was appointed in command of the depot ship Woolwich.

Post-War

Sulivan was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curlew in June, 1921.

He was placed on the Retired List on 19 October, 1922 upon the expiration of his foreign service leave.

Sulivan died of jaundice.

See Also

• Service Records
• Eleventh D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Frederic W. Dean	Captain of H.M.S. Dee 27 Oct, 1904 – 28 Jul, 1910	Succeeded by F. Burges Watson
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Scourge 27 Aug, 1910 – 1 Aug, 1911	Succeeded by George L. D. Gibbs
Preceded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy	Captain of H.M.S. Martin 2 Jan, 1913 – 25 Jul, 1915	Succeeded by Claud F. Allsup
Preceded by Charles D. Roper	Captain of H.M.S. Broke 25 Jul, 1915 – 21 Aug, 1915	Succeeded by Walter L. Allen
Preceded by Walter L. Allen	Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt 21 Aug, 1915 – 19 Jul, 1917	Succeeded by Reginald St. P. Parry
Preceded by Henry P. V. Hickman	Captain of H.M.S. Leander 15 Aug, 1917 – 1 Jul, 1918	Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck
Preceded by Francis G. St. John	Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla 15 Aug, 1917 – 1 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy
Preceded by Apsley D. M. Cherry	Captain of H.M.S. Woolwich 1 Jul, 1918 – 13 Jan, 1920	Succeeded by Denis G. Thynne
Preceded by ?	Captain (D), Twenty-first Destroyer Flotilla before Nov, 1918[Citation needed]	Succeeded by Ralph Kerr
Preceded by William M. James	Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 10 Jan, 1921 – 15 Jan, 1921	Succeeded by Harold E. Sulivan
Preceded by Harold E. Sulivan	Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 24 Jun, 1921 – c. Sep, 1922	Succeeded by L. Stanley Holbrook