Allied Warship Commanders

Claud Barrington Barry DSO, RN

Born  17 Jan 1891Clifton, Bristol, England
Died  27 Dec 1951(60)Beaulieu, Hampshire, England


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Ranks

15 Jan 1909Mid.
21 Feb 1912A/S.Lt.
30 Apr 1912S.Lt.
30 Jan 1914Lt.
30 Jan 1922Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1926Cdr.
31 Dec 1933Capt.
12 Jan 1943Rear-Admiral
6 May 1946Vice-Admiral
1 May 1950Admiral (Retired)


Retired: 1 May 1950

Decorations

21 Jun 1918DSO
14 Jun 1945CB
10 Jun 1948KBE

Warship Commands listed for Claud Barrington Barry, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Queen Elizabeth (00)Capt.Battleship31 Oct 194031 Mar 1942
HMS Valiant (02)Capt.Battleship3 Apr 194222 May 1942

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Battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (00)


18 Dec 1941
At Alexandria HMS Triumph (Lt. J.S. Huddart, RN) and HMS Trusty (Lt.Cdr. W.D.A. King, DSO, DSC, RN) were brought alongside either side of the damaged battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) to provide electricity for the salvage operations. Trusty leaves after a few hours but Triumph remains alongside until 22 December.

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