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[[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 &ndash; 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.
 
{{ViceRN}} '''Reginald St. Pierre Parry''', D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1879 &ndash; 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.
  
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==Post-War==
 
==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>
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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>
 
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>
  
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Morris Edward Cochrane|Morris E. Cochrane]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fawn (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fawn'']]'''<br>19 Sep, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 313-15}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Markham Hood Phillips|Albert M. H. Phillips]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Searle Cardale|Hubert S. Cardale]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Teviot (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Teviot'']]'''<br>24 Jan, 1908<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 22 Mar, 1910<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilfred Arthur Thompson|Wilfred A. Thompson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Searle Cardale|Hubert S. Cardale]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Teviot (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Teviot'']]'''<br>24 Jan, 1908<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 22 Mar, 1910<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilfred Arthur Thompson|Wilfred A. Thompson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eustace La Trobe Leatham|Eustace La T. Leatham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Astræa'']]'''<br>19 Sep, 1912<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 3 Dec, 1912<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Charles Sykes|Alfred C. Sykes]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Hare Hallowes|Frederick H. Hallowes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Astræa'']]'''<br>19 Sep, 1912<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 3 Dec, 1912<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Francis Ford Anderson|John F. F. Anderson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton|Hubert E. Gore-Langton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Staunch (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Staunch'']]'''<br>3 Dec, 1912{{NLDec13|p. 377}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 16 Dec, 1913<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Lindesay Bate|Claude L. Bate]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton|Hubert E. Gore-Langton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Staunch (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Staunch'']]'''<br>3 Dec, 1912{{NLDec13|p. 377}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 16 Dec, 1913<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Lindesay Bate|Claude L. Bate]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lynx (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lynx'']]'''<br>16 Dec, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 352}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 12 Jan, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Francis Herbert Cole|John F. H. Cole]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lynx (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lynx'']]'''<br>16 Dec, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 352}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 12 Jan, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Francis Herbert Cole|John F. H. Cole]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Edgar (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Edgar'']]'''<br>20 Mar, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Edgar (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Edgar'']]'''<br>20 Mar, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Owen Reinold|Harold O. Reinold]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hermione (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hermione'']]'''<br>7 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 15 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Tiedmann Gervers|Charles T. Gervers]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Owen Reinold|Harold O. Reinold]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hermione (1893)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hermione'']]'''<br>7 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 15 May, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Tiedemann Gervers|Charles T. Gervers]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medea (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medea'']]'''<br>15 May, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 6 Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Louis Downall Gibbs|George L. D. Gibbs]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medea (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medea'']]'''<br>15 May, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 6 Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Louis Downall Gibbs|George L. D. Gibbs]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Magic (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Magic'']]'''<br>6 Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; mid Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Wynter|Gerald C. Wynter]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Magic (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Magic'']]'''<br>6 Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; mid Dec, 1915<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Wynter|Gerald C. Wynter]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nestor (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nestor'']]'''<br>29 Mar, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; Apr, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|E. B. S. Bingham]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nestor (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nestor'']]'''<br>29 Mar, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; Apr, 1916<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|E. B. S. Bingham]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hornet (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hornet'']]'''<br>Apr, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''f''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 11 Jun, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Cecil Herbert Lawson|George C. H. Lawson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hornet (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hornet'']]'''<br>Apr, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''f''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 11 Jun, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Cecil Herbert Lawson|George C. H. Lawson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|Reginald B. C. Hutchinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plover (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plover'']]'''<br>11 Jun, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 19 Jul, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|Reginald B. C. Hutchinson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Clark Clark-Hall|Walter C. Clark-Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plover (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plover'']]'''<br>11 Jun, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 19 Jul, 1917<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Becher Caldwell Hutchinson|Reginald B. C. Hutchinson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Ernest Sulivan|Harold E. Sulivan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kempenfelt (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kempenfelt'']]'''<br>19 Jul, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''v''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 27 Feb, 1918<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|Edmond A. B. Stanley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Ernest Sulivan|Harold E. Sulivan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kempenfelt (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kempenfelt'']]'''<br>19 Jul, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''v''}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 27 Feb, 1918<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|Edmond A. B. Stanley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whirlwind (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whirlwind'']]'''<br>27 Feb, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 943}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 20 Feb, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whirlwind (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whirlwind'']]'''<br>27 Feb, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 943}}<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 20 Feb, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy|Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Parker (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Parker'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 Jul, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claud Finlinson Allsup|Claud F. Allsup]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy|Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Parker (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Parker'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 7 Jul, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claud Finlinson Allsup|Claud F. Allsup]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Algernon Adam|Herbert A. Adam]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Neptune'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1920<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref><ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 14 Apr, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Casper Boucher Ballard|Casper B. Ballard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Neptune'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1920<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref><ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 14 Apr, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Princess Royal'']]'''<br>14 Apr, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 1 Jul, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Princess Royal'']]'''<br>14 Apr, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 1 Jul, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hartley Russell Gwennap Moore|Hartley R. G. Moore]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Eliot|Ralph Eliot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hercules (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hercules'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; Oct, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} f. 39.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Eliot|Ralph Eliot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hercules (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hercules'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; Oct, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} f. 39.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Leslie Gresson|Arthur L. Gresson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>Oct, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} f. 39.</ref> &ndash; Jun, 1922<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Leslie Gresson|Arthur L. Gresson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>Oct, 1921<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} f. 39.</ref> &ndash; Jun, 1922<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither|Guy P. Bigg-Wither]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caradoc'']]'''<br>25 Jul, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 733}} &ndash; 20 Aug, 1924<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dundas Hamilton|Hugh D. Hamilton]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither|Guy P. Bigg-Wither]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caradoc'']]'''<br>25 Jul, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 733}} &ndash; 20 Aug, 1924<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest William Leir|Ernest W. Leir]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Triad (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Triad'']]'''<br>17 Dec, 1925<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> &ndash; 28 Jan, 1928<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hector Boyes|Hector Boyes]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caradoc'']]'''<br>20 Aug, 1922<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/83.|}} f. 443.</ref> &ndash; 22 Aug, 1922<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/83.|}} f. 443.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Dundas Hamilton|Hugh D. Hamilton]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral Reginald St. P. Parry as a Captain, 1919.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Norman H. Carter 		Captain of H.M.S. Cynthia
24 Jul, 1905[13] – Sep, 1905[14] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Heathcote
Preceded by
Morris E. Cochrane 		Captain of H.M.S. Fawn
19 Sep, 1905[15][16] 		Succeeded by
Albert M. H. Phillips
Preceded by
Albert M. H. Phillips 		Captain of H.M.S. Crane
10 Jan, 1906[17] – 28 May, 1906[18] 		Succeeded by
Henry F. D. Jelf
Preceded by
Lionel J. G. Anderson 		Captain of H.M.S. Vulture
28 May, 1906[19] – 24 Jan, 1908[20] 		Succeeded by
Hugh T. Prichard
Preceded by
Hubert S. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Teviot
24 Jan, 1908[21] – 22 Mar, 1910[22] 		Succeeded by
Wilfred A. Thompson
Preceded by
Frederick H. Hallowes 		Captain of H.M.S. Astræa
19 Sep, 1912[23] – 3 Dec, 1912[24] 		Succeeded by
John F. F. Anderson
Preceded by
Hubert E. Gore-Langton 		Captain of H.M.S. Staunch
3 Dec, 1912[25][26] – 16 Dec, 1913[27] 		Succeeded by
Claude L. Bate
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Lynx
16 Dec, 1913[28][29] – 12 Jan, 1915[30] 		Succeeded by
John F. H. Cole
Preceded by
Charles F. Thorp 		Captain of H.M.S. Edgar
20 Mar, 1915[31] – 7 May, 1915[32] 		Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold 		Captain of H.M.S. Hermione
7 May, 1915[33] – 15 May, 1915[34] 		Succeeded by
Charles T. Gervers
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Medea
15 May, 1915[35][36] – 6 Dec, 1915[37] 		Succeeded by
George L. D. Gibbs
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Magic
6 Dec, 1915[38] – mid Dec, 1915[39] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Wynter
Preceded by
Gerald C. Wynter 		Captain of H.M.S. Nemesis
c. mid Dec, 1915[40] – 27 Jan, 1916[41] 		Succeeded by
Richard L. Hamer
Preceded by
Ernest W. Kirkby 		Captain of H.M.S. Cameleon
27 Jan, 1916[42] – 29 Mar, 1916[43] 		Succeeded by
Hugh T. Prichard
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Nestor
29 Mar, 1916[44] – Apr, 1916[45] 		Succeeded by
E. B. S. Bingham
Preceded by
The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham 		Captain of H.M.S. Hornet
Apr, 1916[46][47] – 11 Jun, 1917[48] 		Succeeded by
George C. H. Lawson
Preceded by
Walter C. Clark-Hall 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
11 Jun, 1917[49] – 19 Jul, 1917[50] 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. C. Hutchinson
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan 		Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt
19 Jul, 1917[51][52] – 27 Feb, 1918[53] 		Succeeded by
Edmond A. B. Stanley
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind
27 Feb, 1918[54][55] – 20 Feb, 1919[56] 		Succeeded by
Brian C. Gourley
Preceded by
Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy 		Captain of H.M.S. Parker
12 Mar, 1919[57] – 7 Jul, 1919[58] 		Succeeded by
Claud F. Allsup
Preceded by
Casper B. Ballard 		Captain of H.M.S. Neptune
8 Aug, 1920[59][60] – 14 Apr, 1921[61] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John D. Kelly 		Captain of H.M.S. Princess Royal
14 Apr, 1921[62] – 1 Jul, 1921[63] 		Succeeded by
Hartley R. G. Moore
Preceded by
Ralph Eliot 		Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
1 Jul, 1921[64] – Oct, 1921[65] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur L. Gresson 		Captain of H.M.S. Lion
Oct, 1921[66] – Jun, 1922[67] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Guy P. Bigg-Wither 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
25 Jul, 1922[68] – 20 Aug, 1924[69] 		Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
20 Aug, 1922[70] – 22 Aug, 1922[71] 		Succeeded by
Hugh D. Hamilton
Preceded by
Ernest W. Leir 		Captain of H.M.S. Triad
17 Dec, 1925[72][73] – 28 Jan, 1928[74] 		Succeeded by
Hector Boyes
Preceded by
Ernest W. Leir 		Senior Officer, Persian Gulf
17 Dec, 1925[75] – 28 Jan, 1928[76] 		Succeeded by
Hector Boyes
Preceded by
Alexander R. W. Woods 		Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard
3 Dec, 1928[77] – 18 Jan, 1931[78] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
Rodolph H. F. De Salis 		Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
18 Feb, 1931[79] – 7 Apr, 1931[80][Inference] 		Succeeded by
Arthur M. Lecky

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  2. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  3. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 342.
  6. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  7. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, p. 21.
  9. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  10. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. Memo enclosed at f. 39.
  11. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  12. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  13. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  14. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 313-15.
  16. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  17. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  18. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  19. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  20. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  21. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  22. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  23. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  24. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 377.
  26. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  27. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
  29. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  30. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  31. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  32. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  33. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  34. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
  36. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  37. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  38. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  39. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  40. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  41. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  42. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  43. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  44. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  45. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395f.
  47. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  48. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  49. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  50. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  51. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394v.
  52. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  53. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  54. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
  55. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  56. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  57. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  58. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  59. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, p. 21.
  60. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  61. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  62. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  63. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  64. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  65. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 39.
  66. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 39.
  67. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  68. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 733.
  69. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  70. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
  71. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
  72. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 275a.
  73. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  74. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  75. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  76. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  77. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  78. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  79. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
  80. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.

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