Claud Barry

Admiral Sir Claud Barrington Barry KBE CB DSO (17 July 1891 – 27 December 1951) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Sir Claud Barry
Barry at his desk in 1943
Born17 July 1891
Died27 December 1951 (1951-12-28) (aged 60)
Beaulieu, Hampshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1904–1951
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS C20
HMS C21
HMS D4
HMS R12
HMS K22
HMS K26
HMS Queen Elizabeth
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Educated at Cordwalles School[1] 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 Service[2] 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 K26[4] 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 Lord[5] and as Captain of the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth[6] 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
  1. "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)
  2. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved on 2012-06-03.
  3. Barrow Mariners Association. Rnsubs.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-06-03. Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. The Wartime Memories Project – The Second War Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2012-06-03.
  5. Senior Royal Navy Appointments. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2012-06-03. Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Claud Barrington Barry DSO, RN. U-boat.net (1951-12-27). Retrieved on 2012-06-03.
  7. Naval Visit The Straits Times, 19 May 1950
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Max Horton		 Rear-Admiral Submarines
1942–1944		 Succeeded by
George Creasy
Preceded by
Cecil Harcourt		 Naval Secretary
1945–1946		 Succeeded by
Maurice Mansergh
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