Michael Maynard Denny, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 Oct 1917Lt.
15 Oct 1925Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1930Cdr.
31 Dec 1936Capt.
5 Jul 1945Rear-Admiral
22 Oct 1948Vice-Admiral
22 Apr 1952Admiral


Retired: 28 Jul 1959

Decorations

7 Jun 1940CB
1 Jan 1944CBE
23 Oct 1945DSO
8 Jun 1950KCB
10 Jun 1954GCB

Warship Commands listed for Michael Maynard Denny, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Kenya (14)Capt.Light cruiser11 Jul 194026 Mar 1942
HMS Victorious (38)Capt.Aircraft Carrier8 Dec 194315 Aug 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (38)


6 Jan 1944
Anti-shipping raid on the Norwegian coast with Furious. Their a/c attacked a convoy, sinking the transport Blaufuchs (ex Hans Leonhardt) and setting Sperrbrecher 181 on fire (the Sperrbrecher will sink at Stadlandet on 6/6 from accumulation of damage).

9 May 1945
While operating off Sakishima Gunto with TF 57, at 1657 hrs she was impacted by a suicide plane, which struck alongside the island then skidded along the deck and fell overboard. Its bomb exploded in the water and caused no damage.
At 1656 hrs another suicide crashed into the deck, blowing a hole of 2.3 mē and causing a depression in the deck over an area of 13.3 mē, with ancillary damage to a bulkhead and a catapult.
At 1657 hrs a third plane crashed to port but caused no damage. There were 3 killed and 19 wounded from the 3 impacts, Victorious was able to launch planes within 1 hour and land them 12 hours later, being back in full action within 2 days. Full repairs required 1 month.

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