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William Tennant

military officer

William Tennant

Royal Navy admiral (1890-1963)

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About William Tennant

Admiral Sir William George Tennant (2 January 1890 – 26 July 1963) was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser , when she searched for German capital ships in the Atlantic. He remained in this capacity when the Repulse was sunk by the Japanese along with in the South China Sea on 10 December 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later aided in the setup of the Mulberry harbours and the Pluto pipelines, a crucial part of the success of Operation Overlord.

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Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire

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United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

January 2, 1890

Died

July 26, 1963

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