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Revision as of 22:07, 13 May 2014

Captain Ralph Kerr, C.B.E., (16 August, 1891 – 24 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kerr was appointed in command of the destroyer Cossack on 30 April, 1918.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Sable on 1 September, 1920.[2]

Kerr was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Hood on 15 February, 1941,[3] dying aboard her when she was destroyed.

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
30 Apr, 1918[4] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward B. Hoyle
Captain of H.M.S. Sable
1 Sep, 1920[5] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Irvine G. Glennie
Captain of H.M.S. Hood
15 Feb, 1941[6] – ?
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 766.
  2. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 859.
  3. Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 766.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 859.
  6. Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.

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