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Revision as of 16:52, 15 November 2017
Captain (retired) Eric Paul Vivian, R.N. (8 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Vivian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914.
Vivian was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 43 on 20 March, 1919.[1]
Vivian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.
Vivian was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.
Vivian was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 8 September, 1937.
World War II
Vivian was grated the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939.
Vivian was appointed to the auxiliary cruiser Laurentic on 2 September, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning.
He was blamed for grounding Laurentic on 6 January, 1940 and told to be more careful in future. Vivian was still in command of Laurentic when she was lost to torpedoes from U.99 on 3 November, 1940.
He reverted to the Retired List on 31 October 1946.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Richard C. A. Littleton |
Captain of H.M.S. Usk 25 Apr, 1917[2] – Oct, 1917 |
Succeeded by David J. R. Simson |
Preceded by Walter H. Leeke |
Captain of H.M.S. PC 43 20 Mar, 1919[3] – 12 Jul, 1921 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Philip J. Mack |
Captain of H.M.S. Tuscan late Jul, 1921 – 18 Mar, 1922 |
Succeeded by John D. Harvey |
Preceded by Mark Singleton |
Captain of H.M.S. Splendid 18 Mar, 1922[4] – 8 Nov, 1923 |
Succeeded by Kenneth L. Campbell |
Preceded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney |
Captain of H.M.S. Walker 8 Apr, 1924[5] – 15 Jan, 1925 |
Succeeded by Noel L. Veresmith |
Preceded by Edward Eastwick-Field |
Captain of H.M.S. Watchman Nov, 1925 – 6 Apr, 1926 |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
Preceded by Geoffrey C. Fryer |
Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 15 Apr, 1926 – 1926 |
Succeeded by Alastair G. Davidson |
Preceded by Eric P. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Watchman 1926 – 28 Jul, 1927 |
Succeeded by George A. Scott |
Preceded by Ralph Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. Witch 10 Sep, 1927 – Sep, 1929 |
Succeeded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney |
Preceded by Henry V. Hudson |
Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline 16 Dec, 1929 – Aug, 1931 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by David J. R. Simson |
Captain of H.M.S. Searcher Aug, 1931 – Dec, 1931 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Herbert Pott |
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo 12 May, 1932 – c. 9 Jun, 1932 |
Succeeded by Edward O. Cochrane |
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot |
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo 24 Dec, 1934 – Mar, 1935 |
Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 821.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 821.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 814.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.