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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.
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The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914. When the war began, he was appointed to the dreadnought {{UK-Benbow}}.  He left the ship in September 1915 and in November was appointed to the {{UK-Champion|f=t}}.  He served in ''Champion'' through the end of the war, including at the [[Battle of Jutland]] where she led the twelve ships of {{UK-DF|13}} as they screened the {{UK-BCS|1}}.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1927.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1927.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1935.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1935.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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He was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.
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==World War II==
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Manwaring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cornwall|f=pt}} in November 1940.  She sank the German raider [[K.M. Pinguin (1936)|''Pinguin'']] in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon ''Cornwall'', and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>  This assessment was based on a series of hardware failures the cruiser suffered at exactly the wrong moment as the smaller vessel took her under fire.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Pinguin#Sinking Wikipedia page on ''Pinguin''].</ref>
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Immediately after ''Cornwall'' was lost to Japanese dive-bombers, Vice-Admiral [[Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|Arbuthnot]], C-in-C, [[East Indies Station]] wrote that Manwaring was, "a somewhat selfish officer who suffers from the delusion that he is irresistible to the female sex."  This was not an isolated perspective.  Admiral [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Noble]] wrote in greater detail in September that "[s]ocially, however, he has lowered the prestige of the Navy.  He has broken up a brother Captain's home by carrying on an affair with the wife so openly as to be notorious in local circles, and a divorce is now in hand.  Apart from this, his conversation and actions generally in society show a certain perversion of morals much to be deplored. ... It is recommended that he is never again sent to an appointment in which social rectitude is looked upon as an asset."<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/198.|}} f. 198.</ref>
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Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
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He as reverted to the Retired List on 20 November, 1946.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Captain (retired) Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring, (16 April, 1892 – 29 April, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.[1]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914. When the war began, he was appointed to the dreadnought Benbow. He left the ship in September 1915 and in November was appointed to the light cruiser Champion. He served in Champion through the end of the war, including at the Battle of Jutland where she led the twelve ships of Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla as they screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron.[2]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.[3]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[4]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[5]

World War II

Manwaring was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Cornwall in November 1940. She sank the German raider Pinguin in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon Cornwall, and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."[6] This assessment was based on a series of hardware failures the cruiser suffered at exactly the wrong moment as the smaller vessel took her under fire.[7]

Immediately after Cornwall was lost to Japanese dive-bombers, Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot, C-in-C, East Indies Station wrote that Manwaring was, "a somewhat selfish officer who suffers from the delusion that he is irresistible to the female sex." This was not an isolated perspective. Admiral Noble wrote in greater detail in September that "[s]ocially, however, he has lowered the prestige of the Navy. He has broken up a brother Captain's home by carrying on an affair with the wife so openly as to be notorious in local circles, and a divorce is now in hand. Apart from this, his conversation and actions generally in society show a certain perversion of morals much to be deplored. ... It is recommended that he is never again sent to an appointment in which social rectitude is looked upon as an asset."[8]

Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.[9]

He as reverted to the Retired List on 20 November, 1946.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert N. Marshall 		Captain of H.M.S. Moorhen
8 May, 1919[10] – 19 Jun, 1921[11] 		Succeeded by
Victor P. Alleyne
Preceded by
George A. Scott 		Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud
29 Jun, 1921[12] – 18 Mar, 1922[13] 		Succeeded by
William S. Bardwell
Preceded by
Charles F. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. Venturous
21 Apr, 1922[14][15] – 1 Feb, 1923[16] 		Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
Ambrose T. N. Abbay 		Captain of H.M.S. Sepoy
1 Feb, 1923[17] – Jul, 1923[18] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey
Preceded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey 		Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan
Aug, 1923[19] – Feb, 1925[20] 		Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Hugh B. Wrey 		Captain of H.M.S. Wolfhound
4 May, 1925[21] – 28 Dec, 1927[22] 		Succeeded by
Robert A. Cassidi
Preceded by
William S. Bardwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer
20 Aug, 1928[23][24] – Sep, 1930[25] 		Succeeded by
Douglas Young-Jamieson
Preceded by
Charles W. V. T. S. Lepper 		Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
30 May, 1932[26][27] – 8 Aug, 1932[28] 		Succeeded by
Arthur L. St. G. Lyster
Preceded by
Victor A. C. Crutchley 		Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla
2 Apr, 1936[29][30] – 14 Apr, 1938[31][32] 		Succeeded by
Robert O. FitzRoy
Preceded by
Charles F. Hammill 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
20 Nov, 1940 – 7 Jun, 1942 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  2. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  3. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  4. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  5. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  6. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia page on Pinguin.
  8. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/198. f. 198.
  9. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  10. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  11. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  12. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  13. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
  15. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  16. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  17. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  18. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
  20. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  21. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  22. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  23. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 225.
  25. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  26. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 26, 1932, Issue 46143, p.19.
  28. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
  30. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  31. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  32. ↑ "1st Minesweeping Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 14 Apr. 1938, p. 17.

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