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Description: | A half-length portrait to the left showing Usborne in his rear-admiral's full dress uniform with CB, CMG and foreign orders.
Cecil Vivian Usborne entered ?Britannia? as a naval cadet in 1894. He was promoted lieutenant in 1900. Specializing in ordnance, Usborne invented a rapid-firing ?pom-pom? gun and a fall of shot indicator, which was patented in 1912 and used to assist precision gunnery at the Battle of Jutland. With Charles Dennistoun Burney (1888-1968), he also invented the paravane, a successful anti-mine device. In 1914, Usborne commanded the ?Colossus? and saw action at Jutland and elsewhere during the First World War. He commanded a naval brigade on the Danube, 1918-19 and was vice-president of the Chemical Warfare Committee in 1923. He was appointed rear-admiral in 1928 and was director of naval intelligence, 1930?32. He was recalled to the Admiralty for ?special services? developing anti-submarine weapons from 1941 to 1945. He attained the rank of vice-admiral, was a member of parliament and wrote a number of books, including history and fiction. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Cecil Vivian paintings Usborne | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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