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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Ragnar Musgrave Colvin''', K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (7 May, 1882 – 22 February, 1954) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Ragnar Musgrave Colvin''', K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (7 May, 1882 – 22 February, 1954) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Colvin was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1934.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34029/pages/1425 no. 34029.  p. 1425.]  2 March, 1934.</ref>
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==Life & Career==
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Colvin was born in the India Office, Whitehall, the son of Cleveland Sneyd Colvin, civil servant.
  
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Colvin passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked nineteenth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1630 marks.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence"  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.</ref>
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Colvin was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 16}}
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Colvin was promoted to {{CommRN}} with seniority of 30 June, 1913.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1917.
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==Post-War==
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On 27 June, 1919, he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) for "valuable services as Assistant Director, Plans Division."{{GazSup|31421|8066|27 June, 1919}}
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In August 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caradoc|f=t}}.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1929.
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Colvin was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1934.{{Gaz|34029|1425|2 March, 1934}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 3 May, 1939.
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Colvin died on 22 February, 1954 of a cerebral thrombosis.
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==See Also==
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*"Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 24 February, 1954.  Issue '''52864''', col D, pg. 10.
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*"Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 24 February, 1954.  Issue '''52864''', col D, p. 10.
 
*Colvin, Admiral Sir Ragnar (1992).  ''Memoirs of Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin''.  Wintershill, Durley: Unknown Publisher.
 
*Colvin, Admiral Sir Ragnar (1992).  ''Memoirs of Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin''.  Wintershill, Durley: Unknown Publisher.
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7919278&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/47.]
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 6 April 2022

Admiral SIR Ragnar Musgrave Colvin, K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (7 May, 1882 – 22 February, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Colvin was born in the India Office, Whitehall, the son of Cleveland Sneyd Colvin, civil servant.

Colvin passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked nineteenth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1630 marks.[1]

Colvin was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January, 1902.[2]

Colvin was promoted to Commander with seniority of 30 June, 1913.

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1917.

Post-War

On 27 June, 1919, he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) for "valuable services as Assistant Director, Plans Division."[3]

In August 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1929.

Colvin was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1934.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 3 May, 1939.

Colvin died on 22 February, 1954 of a cerebral thrombosis.

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 24 February, 1954. Issue 52864, col D, p. 10.
  • Colvin, Admiral Sir Ragnar (1992). Memoirs of Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin. Wintershill, Durley: Unknown Publisher.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
A. Dudley P. R. Pound 		Assistant Director of Plans
Jan, 1918 – 7 Aug, 1919 		Succeeded by
Alfred F. B. Carpenter
Preceded by
William M. Kerr 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
7 Aug, 1919[5] – after Dec, 1920 		Succeeded by
Guy P. Bigg-Wither
Preceded by
John P. R. Marriott
as Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché for Japan and China
10 Mar, 1922 – 10 Apr, 1924 		Succeeded by
Montague G. B. Legge
as Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo
Preceded by
Gilbert O. Stephenson 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
31 Jul, 1924[6] – 26 Jul, 1926 		Succeeded by
Dudley B. N. North
Preceded by
Geoffrey Blake 		Chief of Staff to C-in-C, Atlantic Fleet
26 May, 1930[7] 		Succeeded by
Dudley Burton Napier North
Preceded by
Wilfred F. French 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron
15 Dec, 1932 – 12 Dec, 1933 		Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
as Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron
Preceded by
Barry Edward Domvile 		President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
8 Aug, 1934 – 20 Feb, 1937 		Succeeded by
Sidney R. Bailey
Preceded by
George P. Thomson 		First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board
11 Sep, 1937 – 5 Feb, 1942 		Succeeded by
Sir Guy C. C. Royle
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31421. p. 8066. 27 June, 1919.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34029. p. 1425. 2 March, 1934.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 265.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 254.

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