Bernard Currey

Bernard Currey
Born 11 May 1862
Died 6 June 1936
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1876-1919
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Scylla
HMS Terpsichore
HMS Good Hope
HMS Black Prince
HMS Agamemnon
HMS Exmouth
5th Battle Squadron
Battles/wars World War I

Admiral Bernard Currey (11 May 1862 - 6 June 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the 5th Battle Squadron.

Currey joined the Royal Navy in 1876.[1] He became commanding officer of the protected cruiser HMS Scylla in 1904, commanding officer of the protected cruiser HMS Terpsichore later that year and commanding officer of the armoured cruiser HMS Good Hope at the end of the year.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Black Prince in 1906, commanding officer of the battleship HMS Agamemnon in 1908 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Exmouth in 1910.[2]

Currey became Rear Admiral, Home Fleet and President of Submarine Committee in 1913.[1] He served World War I as Commander of the 5th Battle Squadron in the Channel Fleet from 1914[3] and then became Senior Naval Officer in charge of Gibraltar in 1915 before retiring in 1919.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bernard Currey". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 National Archives. ADM 196/42.
  3. ↑ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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