AdmiralSir Sackville Hamilton CardenKCMG (3 May 1857 – 6 May 1930) was a senior Royal Navy officer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In cooperation with the French Navy, he commanded British naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea during the First World War.
Carden was born in Barnane near Templemore in County Tipperary, Ireland, the third son of Andrew Carden and Anne Berkeley.[1] Although both his father and grandfather had served in the British Army, he elected for a naval career and joined the Royal Navy in 1870.[1]
In September 1914, he was appointed Commander of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron operating in the Mediterranean,[6] under the leadership of a French admiral.[1] Following the Ottoman Empire's entry into the war on the side of the Central Powers in November 1914, Carden was asked by the British Admiralty to develop a strategy to force open the Dardanelles (Canakkale Bogazi) in January of the following year. Carden's plan called for the systematic destruction of Turkish fortifications along the Dardanelles while advancing slowly up the strait, in addition to extensive minesweeping operations.[1] Initially commander-in-chief of British naval forces during the Dardanelles campaign, Carden was successful in early offensives against Turkish defences from 19 February until early March, when he was relieved of command owing to his failing health and strain of anxiety which proved too much for him causing a nervous breakdown[7][8] and was replaced by Admiral John de Robeck.[1]
Resigning from the Royal Navy two years later with the rank of admiral, Carden lived in retirement until his death in 1930.[1]
Notes
^ abcdefghiOxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edition, Retrieved 25 Aug 2007
Corbett, Sir Julian S., Naval Operations. London, 1924.
Bunbury, Turtle, The Glorious Madness, Tales of The Irish and The Great War, Sackville Carden and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles, pp. 144–55, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 12 (2014) ISBN978 0717 16234 5
External links
The Dreadnought Project – Sackville Carden
The personal papers of Admiral Sir Sackville Hamilton Carden held at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge
sackville, carden, admiral, sackville, hamilton, carden, kcmg, 1857, 1930, senior, royal, navy, officer, late, nineteenth, early, twentieth, centuries, cooperation, with, french, navy, commanded, british, naval, forces, mediterranean, during, first, world, bir. Admiral Sir Sackville Hamilton Carden KCMG 3 May 1857 6 May 1930 was a senior Royal Navy officer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries In cooperation with the French Navy he commanded British naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea during the First World War Sir Sackville CardenBirth nameSackville Hamilton CardenBorn 1857 05 03 3 May 1857Templemore IrelandDied6 May 1930 1930 05 06 aged 73 Lymington EnglandAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch Royal NavyYears of service1870 1917RankAdmiralCommands heldEastern Mediterranean SquadronMalta DockyardHMS ImmortaliteHMS MagnificentBattles warsAnglo Egyptian WarMahdist WarBenin Expedition of 1897First World WarAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditCarden was born in Barnane near Templemore in County Tipperary Ireland the third son of Andrew Carden and Anne Berkeley 1 Although both his father and grandfather had served in the British Army he elected for a naval career and joined the Royal Navy in 1870 1 Military career EditCarden s early career was marked by service in Egypt and the Sudan and later under Harry Rawson in the Benin Expedition of 1897 1 He was promoted to captain in December 1899 2 and in May 1901 was commissioned in command of HMS Immortalite seagoing tender to the Wildfire flagship at Sheerness 3 He was on 16 October 1902 appointed in command of the battleship HMS Magnificent serving as flagship to rear admiral Assheton Curzon Howe second in command of the Channel Squadron 4 and took her to visit Gibraltar and Tetuan the following week 5 In 1908 he was promoted rear admiral 1 After two years on half pay he was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and raised his flag aboard HMS London for one year Following his return to London he was posted to the Admiralty until August 1912 at which point he was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1 In September 1914 he was appointed Commander of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron operating in the Mediterranean 6 under the leadership of a French admiral 1 Following the Ottoman Empire s entry into the war on the side of the Central Powers in November 1914 Carden was asked by the British Admiralty to develop a strategy to force open the Dardanelles Canakkale Bogazi in January of the following year Carden s plan called for the systematic destruction of Turkish fortifications along the Dardanelles while advancing slowly up the strait in addition to extensive minesweeping operations 1 Initially commander in chief of British naval forces during the Dardanelles campaign Carden was successful in early offensives against Turkish defences from 19 February until early March when he was relieved of command owing to his failing health and strain of anxiety which proved too much for him causing a nervous breakdown 7 8 and was replaced by Admiral John de Robeck 1 Resigning from the Royal Navy two years later with the rank of admiral Carden lived in retirement until his death in 1930 1 Notes Edit a b c d e f g h i Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online edition Retrieved 25 Aug 2007 No 27150 The London Gazette 2 January 1900 p 3 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36461 London 22 May 1901 p 10 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36902 London 18 October 1902 p 9 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36908 London 25 October 1902 p 12 Biography of Sackville Carden at First World War com David Fromkin Peace to End All Peace 2009 Holt Books p 150 Nervous breakdown Magnus Philip Kitchener Portrait of an Imperialist p 326 John Murray Publishers Ltd 1958 References Edit World War I portalCallwell C E The Dardanelles Boston 1919 Corbett Sir Julian S Naval Operations London 1924 Bunbury Turtle The Glorious Madness Tales of The Irish and The Great War Sackville Carden and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles pp 144 55 Gill amp Macmillan Dublin 12 2014 ISBN 978 0717 16234 5External links EditThe Dreadnought Project Sackville Carden The personal papers of Admiral Sir Sackville Hamilton Carden held at Churchill Archives Centre CambridgeMilitary officesPreceded byErnest Simons Admiral Superintendent Malta Dockyard1912 1914 Succeeded byArthur Limpus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sackville Carden amp oldid 1063626933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
