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.
World War II
Allen was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 23 October, 1940.
See Also
| Naval Appointments
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Preceded by
John G. Bower
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Captain of H.M.S. E 42
12 Jun, 1917 – 24 Mar, 1919
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Succeeded by
Charles E. A. W. Cox
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Preceded by
Alistair S. Cumming
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Captain of H.M.S. L 18
27 Jul, 1921 – May, 1922
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Succeeded by
Charles H. Allen
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Preceded by
Edward M. C. Barraclough
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Captain of H.M.S. L 16
May, 1922 – 22 Sep, 1922
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Succeeded by
John H. Owen
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Preceded by
Charles H. Allen
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Captain of H.M.S. L 18
2 Feb, 1923 – c. late 1923
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Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
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Preceded by
Edward G. Stanley
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Captain of H.M.S. Alecto
Jan, 1926[5] – Jul, 1926
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Succeeded by
Edward A. Aylmer
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Preceded by
Philip E. Phillips
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Captain of H.M.S. X1
27 Jul, 1927 – 28 Jul, 1930
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Succeeded by
Edward M. C. Barraclough
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Preceded by
Ronald W. Blacklock
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Captain of H.M.S. Alecto
31 Jan, 1931[6] – 17 May, 1932
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Succeeded by
Gerald A. Garnons-Williams
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Preceded by
The Hon. George Fraser
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Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
24 Jul, 1933 – 2 Apr, 1935
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Succeeded by
Alfred W. Sprott
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Preceded by
Charles Farquhar-Smith
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Captain of H.M.S. Delhi
10 Mar, 1938 – 7 Aug, 1938
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Succeeded by
Reginald W. Hore
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Preceded by
Charles E. Morgan
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Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise
7 Aug, 1938 – Aug, 1939[Inference]
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Succeeded by
Henry J. Egerton
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- ↑ 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, 1931). p. 215.
