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Douglas Dent
Born7 August 1869
Died11 July 1959 (1959-07-12) (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1882–1924
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Blenheim
HMS Irresistible
HMS Edgar
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Centurion
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Douglas Lionel Dent CB CMG (7 August 1869 – 11 July 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who became Chief of the Submarine Service.

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Naval career

Born the son of Rear Admiral Charles Calmady Bayley Dent, Dent joined the Royal Navy in July 1882.[1] He was posted to HMS President, drill-ship of the Royal Naval Reserve, in August 1902, for service with the Ordnance Committee.[2]

Promoted to captain on 30 June 1908, he became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Blenheim in March 1910.[3]

Dent served in the First World War becoming commanding officer of the battleship HMS Irresistible in January 1915, of the cruiser HMS Edgar in June 1915, of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales in June 1916 and of the battleship HMS Centurion in June 1917.[3] He went on to be Chief of the Submarine Service in August 1919 and Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in May 1922 before retiring in May 1924.[4]

Family

Dent married Olive Kate MacArthur; their children include Flying Officer Richard Ewer Dent.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Admiral Douglas Lionel Dent". Admirals.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36834. London. 31 July 1902. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b "Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Aylmerton War Memorial". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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