Douglas Dent


Douglas Lionel Dent was a Royal Navy officer who became Chief of the Submarine Service.

Naval career

Born the son of Rear Admiral Charles Calmady Bayley Dent, Dent joined the Royal Navy in July 1882. He was posted to, drill-ship of the Royal Naval Reserve, in August 1902, for service with the Ordnance Committee.
Promoted to captain on 30 June 1908, he became commanding officer of the cruiser in March 1910.
Dent served in the First World War becoming commanding officer of the battleship in January 1915, of the cruiser in June 1915, of the battleship in June 1916 and of the battleship in June 1917. He went on to be Chief of the Submarine Service in August 1919 and Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in May 1922 before retiring in May 1924.

Family

Dent married Olive Kate MacArthur; their children include Flying Officer Richard Ewer Dent and Lieutenant Digby Macarthur Dent.