Kenneth Adair Beattie
Captain (retired) Kenneth Adair Beattie, D.S.O. (3 April, 1883 – 17 January, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Beattie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1905.[1]
Beattie was appointed in command of the destroyer Leven on 31 October, 1911.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Beaver on 20 January, 1914.[3]
Beattie commanded the destroyer Pelican at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]
On 15 September, 1917, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Vanquisher.[5]
Post-War
Beattie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.
After completing a stint in command of Wakeful, Captain Willis evaluated Beattie as "quiet in manner, but not overburdened with zeal."
Beattie was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 September, 1922.
Beattie was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 3 April, 1928.
World War II
After receiving a week's training at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, Beattie was appointed in command of the yacht H.M.S. Warrior II on 9 September 1939.
On 8 December, 1939, Beattie was appointed in command of the sloop H.M.S. Auckland. However, he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with acute bronchitis and right heart failure on 17 January, 1940 and died that very same day.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry T. Dorling |
Captain of H.M.S. Leven 31 Oct, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by William J. F. Dunlop |
| Preceded by Arthur B. S. Dutton |
Captain of H.M.S. Beaver 20 Jan, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by Raymond J. Harris |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Pelican Apr, 1916[8] – 15 Sep, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Kenneth F. Sworder |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher 15 Sep, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur J. Landon |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 280.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 924.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1920). p. 879b.
