Desmond McCarthy

Sir Desmond McCarthy
Born	1893
Died	1966
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Ajax HMS Anson South Atlantic Station
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Admiral Sir (Edward) Desmond (Bewley) McCarthy KCB DSO (1893–1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station.

Naval career

Promoted to Captain in 1935,^[1] McCarthy served in World War II commanding HMS Ajax from 1940^[2] and HMS Anson from 1943, taking part in Operation Tungsten against the German battleship Tirpitz in April 1944,^[3] and then becoming Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1944.^[4] After the War he was appointed Rear Admiral, Destroyers in the Mediterranean Fleet and then Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1948.^[4] He retired in 1950.^[4]

References

1. ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
2. ^ U-boat.net: HMS Ajax
3. ^ U-boat.net: HMS Anson
4. ^ ^{a b c} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Clement Moody	Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station 1948–1950	Succeeded by Sir Herbert Packer

Persondata
Name	McCarthy, Desmond
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Date of birth	1893
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Date of death	1966
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