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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Henry Allen''', R.N. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Charles Henry Allen''', D.S.O., R.N. (23 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Allen's father died before he entered the navy. | |||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{ | Allen was promoted to the rank of {{SLieutRN}} on 15 July, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | ||
Allen was | Allen was instructed in submarines in early 1913 and was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for service in them on 1 May, 1913. | ||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 3}} | Allen was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 3}} | ||
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He was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for duty in the {{UK-C7|f=t}} in August, 1914, second in command to {{LiCRN}} [[George Fagan Bradshaw|George F. Bradshaw]].{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | He was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for duty in the {{UK-C7|f=t}} in August, 1914, second in command to {{LiCRN}} [[George Fagan Bradshaw|George F. Bradshaw]].{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | ||
Allen was in command of the {{UK-E42|f=t}} on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled {{DE-Moltke|f=t}}.{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 238}} | Allen was in command of the {{UK-E42|f=t}} on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled {{DE-Moltke|f=t}}.{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 238}} He would be awarded a D.S.O. for this accomplishment. | ||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1921. | |||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1926. | |||
==World War II== | |||
Allen was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 23 October, 1940. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{CatPerson|UK||}} | {{CatPerson|UK|1890|}} | ||
{{CatSubmariner|UK}} | {{CatSubmariner|UK}} | ||
{{CatCapt|UK}} | {{CatCapt|UK}} | ||
{{CatBritannia|September, 1903}} | {{CatBritannia|September, 1903}} | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 27 November 2017
Captain (retired) Charles Henry Allen, D.S.O., R.N. (23 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Allen's father died before he entered the navy.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 July, 1911.[1]
Allen was instructed in submarines in early 1913 and was appointed to Bonaventure for service in them on 1 May, 1913.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1913.[2]
He was appointed to Bonaventure for duty in the submarine C 7 in August, 1914, second in command to Lieutenant in Command George F. Bradshaw.[3]
Allen was in command of the submarine E 42 on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled battlecruiser Moltke.[4] He would be awarded a D.S.O. for this accomplishment.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1921.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1926.
World War II
Allen was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 23 October, 1940.
See Also
Footnotes
