Eustace Henry William Tennyson d'Eyncourt, First Baronet
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SIR Eustace Henry William Tennyson d'Eyncourt, First Baronet, K.C.B., D.SC, L.L.D., F.R.S. (1 April, 1868 – 1 February, 1951) was a Naval Architect who served as the Royal Navy's Director of Naval Construction from 1912 to 1924.
Early Life & Career
On 3 June, 1915, d'Eyncourt was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29180. p. 5325. 3 June, 1915.
Bibliography
- "Sir E. Tennyson-D'Eyncourt" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 2 February, 1951. Issue 51915, col D, pg. 8.
- Tennyson d'Eyncourt, Bt., Sir Eustace H. W. (1948). A Shipbuilder's Yarn: The Record of a Naval Constructor. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum. For a comprehensive list, see D'Eyncourt Papers at the National Maritime Museum.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Philip Watts |
Director of Naval Construction 1912 – 1924 |
Succeeded by William J. Berry |
