Henry Deacon Barry
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Deacon Barry, KCVO (27 November 1849 – 14 November 1908) was a British Royal Navy officer who was Admiral superintendent at Portsmouth dockyard.
Sir Henry Deacon Barry | |
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| Born | 27 November 1849 |
| Died | 14 November 1908 (aged 58) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Astraea HMS Mars Director of Naval Ordnance Admiral Superintendent Portsmouth (1905-06) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Naval career
Barry joined the Royal Navy in the early 1870s. He was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1892,[1] and commanded the protected cruiser HMS Astraea, before he was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Mars in September 1900. During his time in command of the Mars, she suffered a serious accident in April 1902 when one of her forward 12-inch (305-mm) guns was fired before the breech was closed, killing two officers and nine enlisted men, injuring seven, and wrecking the forward main battery turret.[2]
He later became Director of Naval Ordnance, and in February 1905 was appointed Admiral-superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard, serving as such until November the following year, when he was appointed in command of a Cruiser squadron in the Mediterranean.
Berry was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1905, and promoted to a Knight Commander (KCVO) on 10 February 1906, on the occasion of the visit of King Edward VII to Portsmouth to launch the new HMS Dreadnought.[3]
Family
Barry married, in 1881, Elizabeth Annie Maltby, daughter of Rev. H. J. Maltby.
References
- "No. 26309". The London Gazette. 22 July 1892. p. 4187.
- Burt, p. 122.
- "No. 27885". The London Gazette. 13 February 1906. p. 1037.
- Burt, R. A. (1988). British Battleships 1889–1904. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-061-7.