Harold Ernest Sulivan
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Captain Harold Ernest Sulivan, D.S.O., (15 June, 1876 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1898.[1]
Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee on 27 October, 1904.[2]
Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[3]
Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Martin on 2 January, 1913.[4]
Great War
He commanded the destroyer Kempenfelt at the Battle of Jutland, where she was a leader in the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[5]
Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.[6]
On 1 July, 1918, Sulivan was appointed in command of the depot ship Woolwich.[7]
Post-War
Sulivan was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curlew in June, 1921.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Dee 27 Oct, 1904[8] |
Succeeded by F. Burges Watson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Martin 2 Jan, 1913[9] – Oct, 1915[Inference] |
Succeeded by Wilfred A. Thompson |
| Preceded by Walter L. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt 21 Aug, 1915[10] |
Succeeded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
| Preceded by Henry P. V. Hickman |
Captain of H.M.S. Leander 15 Aug, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
| Preceded by Francis G. St. John |
Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla 15 Aug, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy |
| Preceded by Apsley D. M. Cherry |
Captain of H.M.S. Woolwich 1 Jul, 1918[13] |
Succeeded by Denis G. Thynne |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain (D), Twenty-first Destroyer Flotilla before Nov, 1918[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William M. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew Jun, 1921[14] |
Succeeded by L. Stanley Holbrook |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 355.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
