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| Leonard, Barrie Warsop Cooper | ||||||
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| Born in Portsmouth in 1911, he was the youngest son of Paymaster-in-Chief William Vancouver Theodore Leonard, RN, and Georgina Maud Leonard. His siblings were Mercedes Kathleen, Edward Mailand Cooper, Theodore Cooper Leader, and Lois Monica. At the time of the 1911 Census on 2nd April 1911 the Leonard family were living at No. 7, The Parade, in HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. In the 1921 Census he was listed as a boarder at 37, Watts Avenue, Rochester in Kent, both of his parents were noted as deceased and he was a pupil in the Junior School of King's Cathedral Grammar School in Rochester. He joined the Royal Navy as a Midshipman (E) at the Royal Naval Engineering College at Keyham in Devonport on 10th January 1929 for Engineering Training. He was promoted to Sub Lieutenant (E) on 1st May 1931 and to Lieutenant (E) on 16 April 1933. On 29th August 1935 Barry Leonard was appointed to the Battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth, 1st Battle Squadron in the Mediterranean and on recommissioning, He joined Submarines on 4th January 1937 when he was appointed to HMS Dolphin for the Submarine Course. He embarked in SS Ranpura at London for Hong Kong on 22nd October 1937and joined Submarine HMS Rorqual as the Engineer on 15th May 1938. On his return to UK he was appointed to HMS President on 26th December 1939 'for the Engineer-in-Chief's Department'. Promotion to Lieutenant Commander (E) followed on 6th April 1941. On 15th March 1943 Barry Leonard was appointed to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Forth. On 15th April 1944 he was further promoted to Acting Commander (E) and was appointed to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Cyclops at Rothesay as the Engineer Commander and for Flotilla duties. Barry Leonard was accidentally drowned in Rothesay Bay as a result of a sailing accident. Lieutenant Commander Edgar Belson, also of HMS Cyclops, was drowned in the same accident. Barry Leonard was the husband of Patricia Beatrice Eden Neate, eldest daughter of Commander Charles Eden Neate, RN and Dorothy Tucker. |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.
There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.
It is the most dangerous of all services.
That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.
I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.
Winston Churchill
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We Will Remember Them |
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| Class: | 1959 - 1998: Oberon Class |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
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| She was sold to Seaforth Ship Repairers in 1987 and scrapped in 1991 at Grimsby in Doigs old ship yard | |
The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Captain Hyman Rickover initiated a research programme that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast but was still reliant on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile for both services but withdrew when solid fuels became a practical proposition.
Under the leadership of Rear Admiral William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years.
Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled, Harold Macmillan and John F Kennedy agreed for Polaris to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
At a time of intensive re-examination of the NATO alliance, the 'special relationship' between the UK and USA, and Britain's role as a nuclear power, this is the first comprehensive history of Polaris.
It brings together technical aspects, the key characters, and the full stories of the American and British programmes.
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| Class: | 1959 - 1998: Oberon Class |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | |
| She was sold to Seaforth Ship Repairers in 1987 and scrapped in 1991 at Grimsby in Doigs old ship yard | |
The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Captain Hyman Rickover initiated a research programme that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast but was still reliant on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile for both services but withdrew when solid fuels became a practical proposition.
Under the leadership of Rear Admiral William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years.
Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled, Harold Macmillan and John F Kennedy agreed for Polaris to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
At a time of intensive re-examination of the NATO alliance, the 'special relationship' between the UK and USA, and Britain's role as a nuclear power, this is the first comprehensive history of Polaris.
It brings together technical aspects, the key characters, and the full stories of the American and British programmes.
14 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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