Frederick Close Crawford Kennedy

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Commander (retired) Frederick Close Crawford Kennedy (4 May, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1910.[1]

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1918.[2]

In 1921, his drawing skills had been noted as average, and he possessed a "slight knowledge of engines."

He was appointed to Tiger on 24 January, 1924. He left her in October. In April, 1925, he was appointed to the Barracks at Pembroke as an Assistant to the Drafting Commander. [3]

Kennedy was placed on the Retired List by his own request, being advanced to the rank of Commander, on 4 May, 1932.[4]

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gilbert H. Kellett
Captain of H.M.S. S 1
1 Sep, 1915[5] – 4 Oct, 1915[6]
Succeeded by
Transferred to Italy
Preceded by
Ronald A. Trevor
Captain of H.M.S. B 10
5 Oct, 1915[7] – 9 Aug, 1916
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
George S. Walsh
Captain of H.M.S. E 39
1 Dec, 1916[8] – 7 Aug, 1918[9]
Succeeded by
Maurice W. Bailward
Preceded by
William R. D. Crowther
Captain of H.M.S. K 6
7 Mar, 1919[10] – Oct, 1919[11]
Succeeded by
Hubert Vaughan-Jones
Preceded by
Harold O. Joyce
In Charge, Minesweepers in Reserve, Malta
26 Sep, 1929[12] – 13 Jun, 1931[13]
Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey

Footnotes

  1. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  2. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  3. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  4. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  5. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  6. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  7. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  8. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  9. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  10. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  11. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  12. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.
  13. Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 427.