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

  1. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 317.
  3. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.