Herbert Maynard Denny
Commander (retired) Herbert Maynard Denny, D.S.O. (9 April, 1876 – 19 January, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Denny was awarded six months time on passing out of Britannia in July, 1892 and received his first appointment, to the battleship Royal Sovereign on 19 September.[1]
Denny was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1899.[2]
On 18 March, 1903 he was appointed to Minotaur as her first Lieutenant.[3]
Denny was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1907.[4]
Denny was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Albatross in 1909.[5]
Gerat War
When the war broke out, Denny was serving with the Coast Guard in Sunderland. He was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen in September, 1914. His time in her would be fraught with accidents: in January, 1915 she collided with a trawler, prompting a caution from the Admiral of Patrols. On 28 January, she collided with the wall of Immingham Dock, eliciting the same mild admonition.[6]
In May, 1915 he was appointed to the monitor M.16, which was approaching completion, to assist on the staff of the Captain Superintendent (of Monitors under Construction?), and to command M 16 upon her completion.[7]
After an illness whose particulars appear to be illegible caused him to be invalided from command of the monitor, Denny was recommended for the rank of Acting Commander on 6 May, 1916. Soon thereafter, he was appointed to H.M.S. Vivid for the gunboat Cockchafer, to take command upon her commissioning.[8]
Appointed in command of the destroyer Doon in mid-1917, Denny would remain in command through the end of the war and be awarded the D.S.O. for his service in the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla in the first half of 1918.[9]
After paying off Doon in December, 1918, Denny was appointed to President IV, additional, as District Officer, Sunderland. He was superseded on 16 January, 1920 and was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 17 January, 1920.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry W. Osborn |
Captain of H.M.S. Wizard 16 Apr, 1904[11] |
Succeeded by Anselan J. B. Stirling |
| Preceded by Anselan J. B. Stirling |
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn 10 Apr, 1906[12] |
Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe |
| Preceded by Arthur M. Stancomb |
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent 22 Sep, 1908[13] |
Succeeded by Berwick Curtis |
| Preceded by Hugh T. Prichard |
Captain of H.M.S. Albatross 1909[14] |
Succeeded by Miles B. Birkett |
| Preceded by Reginald V. Holt |
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen Sep, 1914[15] – 11 May, 1915[16][17] |
Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. M.16 11 May, 1915[18] |
Succeeded by Barry V. Sturdee |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 8 Jul, 1916[19] |
Succeeded by Gordon L. Simner |
| Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Doon 11 Jun, 1917[20] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 21.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 274.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ Denny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 284.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 313-15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 779.
