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Revision as of 11:43, 5 February 2022

Captain Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens, D.S.O.*, D.S.C., R.N. (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and transferrd into the Royal Navy in 1917.

Life & Career

Stevens entered the R.N.R. with an appointment as a temporary Midshipman R.N.R. in the battleship Queen on 1 May 1916.[1]

Stevens was appointed to the Vanguard on 1 March, 1917. He was fortunate to have been lent to the destroyer Norman before Vanguard blew up just before midnight on 9 July 1917, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.[2]

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1919.[3]

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1927.[4]

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[5]

World War II

Stevens was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[6]

Stevens was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1949.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Jack G. Bickford 		Captain of H.M.S. Torrid
15 Aug, 1928[8] – 4 Jan, 1930[9] 		Succeeded by
Basil A. Taylor
Preceded by
Richard F. Jolly 		Captain of H.M.S. Walpole
1 Apr, 1930[10][11] – 22 Apr, 1932[12] 		Succeeded by
Harold W. Seaman
Preceded by
Benjamin C. S. Martin 		Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern
3 Aug, 1932[13] – 20 Jul, 1933[14] 		Succeeded by
John H. Plumer
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Impulsive
c. Apr, 1937[15] 		Succeeded by
William S. Thomas
Preceded by
Lionel P. Skipwith 		Captain of H.M.S. Imogen
14 Jul, 1937[16] – 15 Jan, 1940[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Havelock
23 Jan, 1940[18] – 20 Sep, 1940[19] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson 		Captain (D), Ninth Destroyer Flotilla
23 Jan, 1940[20] – 20 Sep, 1940[21] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles H. Knox-Little 		Captain (D), Liverpool Destroyer Flotilla
24 Sep, 1940[22] – 18 Jun, 1941[23] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  2. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 137/3680. f. 445.
  3. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  4. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  5. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  6. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  7. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
  9. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
  11. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  12. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  13. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  14. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  15. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  16. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  17. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  18. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  19. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  20. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  21. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  22. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
  23. ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.

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