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Hi,

I looking for information on Temporary Engineer Sub Lieutenant (a) Percival Horner, Royal Naval Reserve

I have found him on the 1919 Navy list serving on the Tug Cynic.

Would anyone have any information on the 'Cynic' and where it operated etc.

Regards Mark

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Tuglist has similar:

(RN's STOIC Class tugs of WWI)
(sisterships 5 in all: STOIC (PILOTO SIBBALD), CYNIC (JUAN SOVERNY), DAINTY, DANDY, SPRY)
Registered: LR25-26: 35990 /LR43-44:15240 /LR47-48: 14926 /(GBR)ON 145039
532 GRT, 106 NRT (displ.885 t), L43,18m, B8,85m, D4,50m (141.8'x29.1'x14.9') - salv.
steel, 2 scr, 2x T3cyl by shipbuilder, oill fired, 204nhp-1200ihp, sp 11kn

JUAN SOVERNY
1916 -28/10: Launched by "Bow, McLachlan & Co" at Paisley (GBR) (YN 306)
(launched as JUAN SOVERNY for the Chilean Navy)
1917 -xx/09: completed as CYNIC for the UK Admiralty (GBR)
1920: transferred to the UK Shipping Controller, mng "C.& A. Etheredge" at London (GBR)
1922 -18/02: To "CGT - Cie Générale Transatlantique" (the French Line), stationed at Le Havre (FRA), renamed URSUS
(FRA flag, regd Le Havre, c/s OUWP, 472 GRT, 56 NRT)
193x :193x: (FRA flag, regd Le Havre, c/s FNUM)
1940 -xx/06: transferred to St.Nazaire, then to Le Verdon (FRA)
1940 -30/08: seized at le Verdon by the German Kriegsmarine (DEU), transferred to Gruppe West
1942 -02/07: transferred to "Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven " (DEU)
1945 -25/04: sank on her moorings in an arraid at Brunsbüttel (DEU)
1945 -29/04: raised
1945: broken up

Cheers Ron

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HORNER was commissioned on 27/5/1918 (the day he joined CYNIC). His commission was terminated 20/10/1919. He died shortly thereafter, letters of administration being granted to his son 27/5/1919. He was Born Kingstown 1869.

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