Sir Claud Barry | |
|---|---|
 Barry at his desk in 1943 | |
| Born | 17 July 1891 |
| Died | 27 December 1951(1951-12-27) (aged 60) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Service years | 1904–1951 |
Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS C20 HMS C21 HMS D4 HMS R12 HMS K22 HMS K26 HMS Queen Elizabeth |
Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir Claud Barrington Barry KBE CB DSO (17 July 1891 – 27 December 1951) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.
Naval service
Educated at Cordwalles School1 and at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Barry joined the Royal Navy in 1904 and served in World War I in the Submarine Service2 commanding various submarines including HMS C20, HMS C21, HMS D6 and HMS R12.3 After the War he served with the Royal Australian Navy and was then given command of HMS K22 followed by HMS K264 before being appointed Chief of Staff to the Admiral, Submarines in 1934.5
He also served in World War II as Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord5 and as Captain of the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth6 before becoming Rear-Admiral, Submarines in 1942.2 After the War he became Naval Secretary and then Director of Dockyards from 1946 to 1951.7
References
References
- "BARRY, Admiral Sir Claud Barrington". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. (subscription required)
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- Barrow Mariners Association. Rnsubs.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-03. Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- The Wartime Memories Project – The Second War Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- Senior Royal Navy Appointments. (PDF) . Retrieved 2012-06-03. Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Claud Barrington Barry DSO, RN. U-boat.net (27 December 1951). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- Naval Visit The Straits Times, 19 May 1950