Douglas Dent

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

Douglas Dent
Born	7 August 1869
Died	11 July 1959 (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1882–1924
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Blenheim HMS Irresistible HMS Edgar HMS Prince of Wales HMS Centurion
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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 HMS President, 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 HMS Blenheim in March 1910.[3]

Dent served in the First World War becoming commanding officer of the battleship HMS Irresistible in January 1915, of the cruiser HMS Edgar in June 1915, of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales in June 1916 and of the battleship HMS Centurion 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] and Lieutenant Digby Macarthur Dent.[6]

References

1. "Admiral Douglas Lionel Dent". Admirals.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36834). London. 31 July 1902. p. 5.
3. "Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
5. "Aylmerton War Memorial". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
6. Lieutenant Digby Macarthur Dent RNRV