Francis Cyril Flynn, RN
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| Ranks | | | 15 Mar 1916 | Lt. | | 15 Mar 1924 | Lt.Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1929 | Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1937 | Capt. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Francis Cyril Flynn, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Tarantula (T 62) | Capt. | River gunboat | 22 Apr 1938 | 26 Mar 1940 |
| HMS Emerald (D 66) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 1 Jun 1940 | Aug 1942 ? |
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Events related to this officer
10 Oct 1940
The British cruisers HMS Newcastle (Capt. E.A. Aylmer, DSC, RN) and HMS Emerald (Capt. F.C. Flynn, RN), with the British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, DSC, RN) of the 17th DF and the Polish destroyers Garland (Cdr. K. Namiesniowski, ORP) and Burza (Cdr. A. Doroszkowski, ORP) act as a screen to the British battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN) during a bombardment of Cherbourg.