Douglas Dent Explained

Douglas Dent
Birth Date:7 August 1869
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1882–1924
Rank:Admiral
Commands:



Battles:World War I
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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

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, 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 in March 1910.[3]

Dent served in the First World War becoming commanding officer of the battleship in January 1915, of the cruiser in June 1915, of the battleship in June 1916 and of the battleship 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Admiral Douglas Lionel Dent . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010517/http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=394 . 2 February 2017 . 6 September 2015 . Admirals.org.
  2. Naval & Military intelligence . 31 July 1902 . 5 . 36834.
  3. Web site: Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships . 6 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714184102/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf . 14 July 2015 .
  4. Web site: Senior Royal Navy Appointments . 6 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf . 15 March 2012 .
  5. Web site: Aylmerton War Memorial. 6 September 2015.