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'''Charles Henry Allen''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Charles Henry Allen''', D.S.O., R.N. (23 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Allen's father died before he entered the navy. | |||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{ | Allen was promoted to the rank of {{SLieutRN}} on 15 July, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | ||
Allen was instructed in submarines in early 1913 and was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for service in them on 1 May, 1913. | |||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 3}} | |||
He was appointed to {{UK-Bonaventure}} for duty in the {{UK-C7|f=t}} in August, 1914, second in command to {{LiCRN}} [[George Fagan Bradshaw|George F. Bradshaw]].{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | |||
Allen was | Allen was in command of the {{UK-E42|f=t}} on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled {{DE-Moltke|f=t}}.{{UKNavalOpsV|p. 238}} He would be awarded a D.S.O. for this accomplishment. | ||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{ | Allen was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1921. | ||
Allen was promoted to the rank of {{ | Allen was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1926. | ||
Allen was | In 1930, Allen was blamed for damaging {{UK-X1}} by not seeing that a test of the high pressure blowing system had been improperly conducted. | ||
== | ==World War II== | ||
Allen was appointed as Assistant to the King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth in late 1939, vice D'Arcy. He was relieved in late April 1940 for being "incompetent at his job." | |||
Allen was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 23 October, 1940. | |||
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== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Henry+Allen Service Records] | |||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Henry_Allen}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Graham Bower|John G. Bower]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. E 42 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''E 42'']]'''<br> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Graham Bower|John G. Bower]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. E 42 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''E 42'']]'''<br>12 Jun, 1917 – 24 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Denis Ward Granet|Denis W. Granet]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alastair Shand Cumming|Alastair S. Cumming]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 18 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 18'']]'''<br>27 Jul, 1921 – May, 1922|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Allen|Charles H. Allen]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|Edward M. C. Barraclough]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 16 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 16'']]'''<br>May, 1922 – 22 Sep, 1922|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Hely Owen|John H. Owen]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Allen|Charles H. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 18 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 18'']]'''<br>2 Feb, 1923 – ''c''. late 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|Theodore F. A. Voysey]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Geldard Stanley|Edward G. Stanley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Alecto (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Alecto'']]'''<br>Jan, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 215}} – Jul, 1926|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Arthur Aylmer|Edward A. Aylmer]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Arthur Aylmer|Edward A. Aylmer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Alecto (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Alecto'']]'''<br>16 Oct, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 215}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Esmonde Phillips|Philip E. Phillips]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. X1 (1923)|Captain of H.M.S. ''X1'']]'''<br>27 Jul, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 291}} – 28 Jul, 1930|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|Edward M. C. Barraclough]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Geldard Stanley|Edward G. Stanley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Alecto (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Alecto'']]'''<br>31 Jan, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 215}} – 17 May, 1932|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Ruck-Keene|Philip Ruck-Keene]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Nicholson|Geoffrey Nicholson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calypso'']]'''<br>24 Jul, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 220}} – 2 Apr, 1935|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Mark Fogg-Elliott|Mark Fogg-Elliott]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Farquhar-Smith|Charles Farquhar-Smith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Delhi (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Delhi'']]'''<br>10 Mar, 1938 – 7 Aug, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Victor Barton|Reginald V. Barton]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Eric Morgan|Charles E. Morgan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Enterprise (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Enterprise'']]'''<br>7 Aug, 1938 – Aug, 1939{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Jack Egerton|Henry J. Egerton]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Beckett Hughes|Arthur B. Hughes]]'''|'''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Assistant King's Harbour Master of Chatham Dockyard]]'''<br>5 Aug, 1943 – 21 Jul, 1945|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 12 April 2023
Captain (retired) Charles Henry Allen, D.S.O., R.N. (23 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Allen's father died before he entered the navy.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 July, 1911.[1]
Allen was instructed in submarines in early 1913 and was appointed to Bonaventure for service in them on 1 May, 1913.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1913.[2]
He was appointed to Bonaventure for duty in the submarine C 7 in August, 1914, second in command to Lieutenant in Command George F. Bradshaw.[3]
Allen was in command of the submarine E 42 on 24 April, 1918 when she succeeded in torpedoing the hobbled battlecruiser Moltke.[4] He would be awarded a D.S.O. for this accomplishment.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1921.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1926.
In 1930, Allen was blamed for damaging X1 by not seeing that a test of the high pressure blowing system had been improperly conducted.
World War II
Allen was appointed as Assistant to the King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth in late 1939, vice D'Arcy. He was relieved in late April 1940 for being "incompetent at his job."
Allen was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 23 October, 1940.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 220.
