| Honorific Prefix: | Captain |
| Cecil Ryther Acklom | |
| Honorific Suffix: | CB CBE |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1872 |
| Death Date: | 12 June 1937 |
| Placeofburial: | London, England, UK |
| Birth Place: | Băuțar, Romania |
| Death Place: | Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1885–1919 |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Battles: | Vitu, First Expedition 1890 |
| Awards: | CB CBE |
| Relations: | George Moreby Acklom (brother) David Manners (nephew) |
Captain Cecil Ryther Acklom (31 May 1872 – 12 June 1937), was a senior British officer in the Royal Navy, ‘a key figure in the development of the torpedo for over a decade’,[1] Assistant Superintendent at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich (1899-1910) and Superintendent of the Royal Torpedo Factory in Greenock (1910–19).[2] [3] [4] [5]
Acklom was born on 31 May 1872, the son of Robert Evatt Acklom.[2] [6]
Acklom entered the Royal Navy in 1885 and in 1890 saw action in East Africa on the coast at Vitu where he was awarded a medal and clasp.[2] Between 1901 and 1910 he played a key role in the development of the torpedo for the Royal Navy,[1] and later became Assistant Superintendent at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich between 1899 and 1910 before becoming Superintendent of the Royal Navy Torpedo Factory, Greenock between 1910 and 1919.[2] He was made CB in 1914,[7] and CBE in 1919.[8]
Acklom never married.[2] He was the brother of George Moreby Acklom and the uncle of David Manners.[9] He died on 12 June 1937.[2]