24 May 1941(1941-05-24) (aged 49) Aboard HMS Hood in the Denmark Strait
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1904 – 1941
Rank
Captain
Commands held
HMS Cossack HMS Windsor HMS Thruster HMS Decoy Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet HMS Duncan HMS Hardy HMS Broke HMS Hood
Battles/wars
World War I
Battle of Jutland
World War II
Atlantic War
Operation Rheinübung
Battle of the Denmark Strait †
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Captain Ralph Kerr CBE (16 August 1891 – 24 May 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served in the First and Second World Wars, and was killed in the sinking of HMS Hood by the German battleship Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.
Captain RalphKerr CBE (16 August 1891 – 24 May 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served in the First and Second World Wars, and was killed in...
Kerrs of Ferniehurst claim descent from Ralph, and the Kerrs of Cessford claimed they are descended from Robert. These two man branches of Clan Kerr were...
basketball coach Ralph Kaminski (born 1990), Polish singer-songwriter RalphKerr (1891–1941), officer in the Royal Navy who served in First and Second...
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Minister from 1835 to 1841. The house is now the seat of Lord and Lady RalphKerr and is open to the public. The house is a Grade II* listed building; more...
sub-dean of the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Her godparents are Lady RalphKerr, Katherine Ruth Panter, William Hanbury-Tenison, and Sasha Poklewski-Koziell...
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the senior branch of the family, the Kerrs of Ferniehurst claim descent from Ralph, while their rivals, the Kerrs of Cessford, descended from John. Asked...
the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex thanks to a $12 million gift from 1991 graduate Kim Pegula. The complex is named after Kim's father RalphKerr, an instructor...
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more of the King George V-class battleships came into service. Captain RalphKerr assumed command during the refit, and Hood was ordered to sea in an attempt...
Charles H. Kerr. LCCN 08037707. Retrieved 25 February 2023. Ralph Chaplin (1917). When the Leaves Come Out and Other Rebel Verses. Charles H. Kerr. LCCN 17005831...
Halyburton 1581: William Cunningham, 4th Laird of Caprington April 1582: RalphKerr October 1582: James Halyburton & Colonel William Stewart of Houston incomplete...
Fiddlehead's Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, and in 2021 he was the winner of the Malahat Review's Long Poem Prize. "Edmonton author Conor Kerr wins 2022 ReLit...
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (/ˈlɒrəns ˈkɜːr əˈlɪvieɪ/; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries...
Charlotte Kerr (born 13 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Wellington and New Zealand. On 13 June 2018, Kerr made the highest...
Global Information
United Kingdom
Royal Navy