Kenneth Adair Beattie

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Captain (retired) Kenneth Adair Beattie, D.S.O. (3 April, 1883 – 17 January, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Beattie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1905.[1]

Beattie was appointed in command of the destroyer Leven on 31 October, 1911.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Beaver on 20 January, 1914.[3]

Beattie commanded the destroyer Pelican at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]

On 15 September, 1917, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Vanquisher.[5]

Post-War

Beattie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.

After completing a stint in command of Wakeful, Captain Willis evaluated Beattie as "quiet in manner, but not overburdened with zeal."

Beattie was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 September, 1922.

Beattie was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 3 April, 1928.

World War II

After receiving a week's training at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, Beattie was appointed in command of the yacht H.M.S. Warrior II on 9 September 1939.

On 8 December, 1939, Beattie was appointed in command of the sloop H.M.S. Auckland. However, he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with acute bronchitis and right heart failure on 17 January, 1940 and died that very same day.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry T. Dorling
Captain of H.M.S. Leven
31 Oct, 1911[6]
Succeeded by
William J. F. Dunlop
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Captain of H.M.S. Beaver
20 Jan, 1914[7]
Succeeded by
Raymond J. Harris
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Pelican
Apr, 1916[8] – 15 Sep, 1917[9]
Succeeded by
Kenneth F. Sworder
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher
15 Sep, 1917[10]
Succeeded by
Arthur J. Landon

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 280.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 924.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
  8. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396h.
  9. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396h.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1920). p. 879b.

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