Edward Bruen
Royal Navy admiral
About Edward Bruen
Lived 1866 – 1952 (aged 86).
Admiral Edward Francis Bruen, CB (7 November 1866 – 22 November 1952) was a Royal Navy officer.
Admiral Bruen was the son of the Irish Conservative politician Henry Bruen. He entered HMS Britannia as a cadet in 1880.
Bruen commanded the battleship HMS Bellerophon from 1913 to 1916, in which he took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Later that year, he took command of the new battleship HMS Resolution.
He was Director of Naval Equipment from 1920 to 1922.
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Who was Edward Bruen?
Royal Navy admiral
When was Edward Bruen born?
Edward Bruen was born on 7 November 1866.
When did Edward Bruen die?
Edward Bruen died on 22 November 1952.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Edward Francis Bruen
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