Admiral Sir William Edward ParryKCB (1893 - 1972) was an officer of [HMNZS Achilles (70)|HMS/HMNZS Achilles]]/HMINS Delhi and the second Commander-in-Chief of the (Imperial) Indian Navy. He was the commanding officer of Achilles at the 1939Battle of the River Plate. He assumed command of HMS Renown in 1943. Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article discusses the cruiser INS Delhi, in service between 1948 and 1978. ... The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Combatants Nazi Germany United Kingdom New Zealand Commanders Hans Langsdorff Henry Harwood Strength 1 pocket battleship (Panzerschiffe) Admiral Graf Spee 1 heavy cruiser 2 light cruisers Casualties 1 pocket battleship scuttled 36 killed 1 heavy cruiser Exeter heavily damaged 72 killed The Battle of the River Plate (December 13, 1939... HMS Renown was the lead ship of the three 26,500-ton Renown class battlecruisers of the Royal Navy; the other two were HMS Repulse and the cancelled HMS Resistance. ...
Parry was Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy (14 August1948 - 13 October1951), replacing Rear Admiral John Talbot Savignac Hall who commanded (15 August1947 - 14 August1948). Parry was later replaced by Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey (13 October1951 - 31 March1955). August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, Parry was played by Jack Gwillim. The Battle of the River Plate is a 1956 film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ...
SIR WILLIAM EDWARDPARRY (1790-1855), English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer, was born in Bath on the 19th of December 1790, the son of a doctor.
He took advantage of this opportunity for the study and practice of astronomical observations in northern latitudes, and afterwards published the results of his studies in a small volume on Nautical Astronomy by Night (1816).
The religious side of Sir EdwardParry's character was strongly marked, and besides the journals of his different voyages he was also the author of a Lecture to Seamen, and Thoughts on the Parental Character of God.
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