Captain Edward Coverley Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | K |
| Born | 31 August 1879 |
| Died | 23 November 1939 (aged 60) HMS Rawalpindi, Atlantic Ocean |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1892–1921, 1939 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS New Zealand; HMS Angora; HMS Cassandra; HMS Constance; HMS Rawalpindi |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Relations | Ludovic Kennedy (son) |
| Other work | Political Agent |
Edward Coverley Kennedy (31 August 1879 – 23 November 1939) was a Royal Navy officer who is remembered as the captain of the armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi who engaged the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.[1]
- ^ Stephen Roskill : The War at Sea 1939–1945 Vol I (1954), p.82. ISBN (none)