Allegiance United Kingdom Died 1953 Battles and wars World War I | Battles/wars World War I Service/branch Royal Navy Name Frank Larken Rank Vice admiral | |
Awards Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George | ||
Commands held HMS Doris
HMS Valiant | ||
Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Larken KCB CMG (1875–1953) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.
Naval career
Larken served in World War I and, as Captain of the cruiser HMS Doris, he led a successful raid cutting the railway line between Adana and Alexandretta in December 1914 thereby impeding the progress of the Turkish invasion of North Africa. He also saw action at Gallipoli in 1915.
After the War he was made Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet before being given command of the battleship HMS Valiant. Following his promotion to Rear Admiral, he became Naval Secretary in 1925 and Commander of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron in 1927, and, following his promotion to Vice Admiral, he went on to command the Reserve Fleet in 1930 before retiring in 1932.