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] This first command would be unusually long, lasting nearly six years.[3]

Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[4]

Sulivan was appointed in command of the destroyer Martin on 2 January, 1913.[5]

Great War

He commanded the destroyer Kempenfelt at the Battle of Jutland, where she was a leader in the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

Sulivan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.[7]

On 1 July, 1918, Sulivan was appointed in command of the depot ship Woolwich.[8]

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[9][10] – 28 Jul, 1910[11] 		Succeeded by
F. Burges Watson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Scourge
27 Aug, 1910[12] – 1 Aug, 1911[13] 		Succeeded by
George L. D. Gibbs
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Martin
2 Jan, 1913[14][15] – 25 Jul, 1915[16] 		Succeeded by
Wilfred A. Thompson
Preceded by
Charles D. Roper 		Captain of H.M.S. Broke
25 Jul, 1915[17] – 21 Aug, 1915[18] 		Succeeded by
Walter L. Allen
Preceded by
Walter L. Allen 		Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt
21 Aug, 1915[19][20] – 19 Jul, 1917[21] 		Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Preceded by
Henry P. V. Hickman 		Captain of H.M.S. Leander
15 Aug, 1917[22][23] – 1 Jul, 1918[24] 		Succeeded by
Francis A. Clutterbuck
Preceded by
Francis G. St. John 		Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
15 Aug, 1917[25][26] – 1 Mar, 1919[27] 		Succeeded by
Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy
Preceded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry 		Captain of H.M.S. Woolwich
1 Jul, 1918[28][29] – 13 Jan, 1920[30] 		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
10 Jan, 1921[31] – 15 Jan, 1921[32] 		Succeeded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan 		Captain of H.M.S. Curlew
24 Jun, 1921[33] – c. Sep, 1922[34] 		Succeeded by
L. Stanley Holbrook

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
  3. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  4. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 355.
  6. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  7. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
  9. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
  11. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  12. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  13. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  14. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395t.
  16. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  17. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  18. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  19. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395q.
  21. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  22. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395a.
  24. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  25. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395a.
  27. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  28. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
  30. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  31. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  32. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  33. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
  34. ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.

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