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On 1 April, 1917, he was appointed to {{UK-Tarlair}}, additional to lead the [[Hawkcraig Experimental Station]], Aberdour. A considerable number of Lieutenants {{RNVR}} fell under his command in this post.{{NLFeb19|p. 1087}} | On 1 April, 1917, he was appointed to {{UK-Tarlair}}, additional to lead the [[Hawkcraig Experimental Station]], Aberdour. A considerable number of Lieutenants {{RNVR}} fell under his command in this post.{{NLFeb19|p. 1087}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:18, 4 December 2017
Captain Cyril Percy Ryan, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (4 December, 1874 – 20 May, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Ryan was born in Kilkenny, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel E. Ryan.
Ryan took his entrance exams with the Britannia term of March, 1889, ranking ninth in order of merit in a small field of fourteen successful candidates, but apparently joined on 15 July.[1]
Ryan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1898.[2]
On 17 July, 1906, Charles Beresford, the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean reported that Ryan had been "of great service in experimenting with W/T in Destroyers & is an excellent all-round officer." Ryan was allowed to take out a patent for an Electric Life Buoy Release apparatus he had invented.[3]
Ryan was promoted to the rank of Commander in June, 1908.[4]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1911.[5]
Great War
In Autumn of 1914, Ryan was put to work at Hawkcraig, developing Hydrophones for use in submarine detection. His first models were shore-based installations for controlling minefields.[6]
On 18 February, 1915, he was appointed to work with the Hydrophone Service.[7] The Annual Report of the Torpedo School for that year cited a hydrophone he'd developed for shore-based installations as being the most satisfactory model yet produced. His memorandum on the device noted that it was easier to hear a submerged submarine at a given horsepower than a surfaced one, that iron ships were more easily heard than wooden ones, and that paddlewheelers were easiest to ignore/reject.[8]
Ryan was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 1 October, 1916, and re-appointed with the Hydrophone Service.[9]
On 1 April, 1917, he was appointed to Tarlair, additional to lead the Hawkcraig Experimental Station, Aberdour. A considerable number of Lieutenants R.N.V.R. fell under his command in this post.[10]
Ryan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 December, 1919.[11]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Philip A. Bateman-Champain |
Captain of H.M.S. Earnest 1903[12] – 22 Sep, 1903[13] |
Succeeded by Dennis A. H. Larking |
Preceded by Lancelot N. Turton |
Captain of H.M.S. Panther 22 Sep, 1903[14] – 31 Oct, 1904[15] |
Succeeded by Norman H. Carter |
Preceded by Arthur B. S. Dutton |
Captain of H.M.S. Locust 31 Oct, 1904[16] – Jul, 1905[17] |
Succeeded by William F. Benwell |
Preceded by William F. Benwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Quail Jul, 1905[18] – 9 Jan, 1906[19] |
Succeeded by William F. Benwell |
Preceded by William F. Benwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Banshee 10 Jan, 1906[20] – 13 Jul, 1906[21] |
Succeeded by Basil G. Washington |
Preceded by Alan C. Bruce |
Captain of H.M.S. Usk 22 Oct, 1906[22][23] – 7 Sep, 1909[24] |
Succeeded by William D. Irvin |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Afridi 7 Sep, 1909[25][26] – 29 Nov, 1910[27] |
Succeeded by George H. H. Holden |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships In The Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 07, 1889; pg. 13; Issue 32640.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ Find and Destroy. p. 113.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 178, Plates 92-95.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 1087.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 273.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.