Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens
From The Dreadnought Project
Captain Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens, (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stevens entered the Navy with an appointment in Queen in May of 1916.
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.[1]
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1919.
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Jack G. Bickford |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 15 Aug, 1928[2] |
Succeeded by Basil A. Taylor |
| Preceded by Richard F. Jolly |
Captain of H.M.S. Walpole 1 Apr, 1930[3] |
Succeeded by Harold W. Seaman |
| Preceded by Benjamin C. S. Martin |
Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern 1 Aug, 1932[4] – 1933 |
Succeeded by John H. Plumer |
Footnotes
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 137/3680. f. 445.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 289.
