Edward de Faye Renouf
Vice-Admiral Edward de Faye Renouf, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (28 July, 1888 – 15 September, 1972) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Renouf was appointed to H.M.S. Vernon at Portsmouth on 31 July, 1911, to qualify in torpedo duties.[1]
He was appointed Lieutenant (T) of the dreadnought battleship Conqueror on 1 May, 1914.[2]
Great War
While in Centurion, Renouf invented the Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument, a geometric calculating device helpful in determining how to achieve a viable attack position for firing torpedoes, or to help suggest maneuvers to prevent the enemy from attaining this same position. These devices would start to see manufacture and deployment as the war was ending.
He was appointed to Vernon as a Lieutenant-Commander (T) on 7 June, 1918.[3]
Post-War
Renouf continued to make important contributions in the field of torpedo control. In 1921, a gadget he'd created received passing mention in the Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1921, as it was similar to another device then being pursued.[4]
Renouf died peacefully in Jersey on 15 September, 1972.[5]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/144.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/127.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/92.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/51.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 June, 1911. Issue 39625, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 926.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1921. p. 156.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 19 September, 1972. Issue 58583, col D, p. 24.
