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− | {{ViceRN}} '''Reginald St. Pierre Parry''', D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1879 – 17 July, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | [[File:Reginald-St-Pierre-Parry, NPG x169823.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Reginald St. P. Parry as a Captain, 1919.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] |
+ | {{ViceRN}} '''Reginald St. Pierre Parry''', D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1879 – 17 July, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. By our count, his command of a succession of 27 vessels makes him the most accomplished seagoing commander of the era. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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==The Great War== | ==The Great War== | ||
− | Despite | + | Despite being in command of twelve separate ships during the War, Parry missed the [[Battle of Jutland]]. |
+ | ==Post-War== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> | ||
− | Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK- | + | |
+ | Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 8 August, 1920.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref> | ||
In October 1921, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Lion}}. | In October 1921, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Lion}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 7 April 2022
Vice-Admiral Reginald St. Pierre Parry, D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1879 – 17 July, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy. By our count, his command of a succession of 27 vessels makes him the most accomplished seagoing commander of the era.
Life & Career
Parry was the son of Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Parry.
Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.[1]
Beginning with an appointment in command of Cynthia on 24 July, 1905, Parry proceeded to command four further destroyers over the next forty months. Upon being discharged from the last, Teviot on 22 March, 1910, he was appointed to the battleship Russell.[2]
Parry married Violet Beatrice Weymouth on 16 February, 1911 at St. Paul's Cathedral in Valetta, Malta. He was re-appointed in Russell as first officer on 1 August, 1911.[3]
Parry was appointed in command of the destroyer Staunch on 3 December, 1912.[4]
Parry was appointed in command of the destroyer Lynx on 16 December, 1913[5] and was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[6]
The Great War
Despite being in command of twelve separate ships during the War, Parry missed the Battle of Jutland.
Post-War
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[7]
Parry was appointed in command of the battleship Neptune on 8 August, 1920.[8]
In October 1921, he was appointed in command of Lion.
In July 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc. He was superseded on 20 August, 1924. In October, he began a Senior Officer's Technical Course in Portsmouth.[9]
After Parry had commanded over 25 different ships, a memo from the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station, Admiral Keyes dated 20 March, 1930 recommended that neither he nor Ernest William Leir should be retained for employment at flag rank.[10]
Parry was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 April, 1931 and was placed on the Retired List the next day.[11]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1936.[12]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral St. P. Parry" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 19 July, 1939. Issue 48361, col C, p. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
Footnotes
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 342.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, p. 21.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. Memo enclosed at f. 39.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 313-15.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
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- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395f.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394v.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, p. 21.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 39.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 39.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 733.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 275a.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
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