Francis William Kennedy

Admiral Francis William Kennedy, CB (15 December 1862 – 11 July 1939) was a Royal Navy officer.[1][2][3]

The son of Robert Kennedy, Lord Lieutenant of Kildare, he entered the Royal Navy in January 1876. He participated in the Anglo-Egyptian War and punitive expeditions in Africa.[1]

Kennedy assumed command of the battlecruiser HMS Indomitable in 1912. He participated in the pursuit of Goeben and Breslau in 1914 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[1]

References
  1. "Admiral F. W. Kennedy". The Times. 12 July 1939. p. 16.
  2. "Adml. F. W. Kennedy". The Daily Telegraph. 12 July 1939. p. 19.
  3. "Francis William Kennedy". The Dreadnought Project.
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