Francis William Kennedy

Admiral Francis William Kennedy, CB (15 December 1862 – 11 July 1939) was a Royal Navy officer.^[1][2][3]

Admiral Francis William Kennedy CB
Born	(1862-12-15)15 December 1862
Died	11 July 1939(1939-07-11) (aged 76)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1876–1920
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Indomitable
Battles / wars	Anglo-Egyptian War Benin Expedition of 1897 First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (5) Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class (Russia)

The son of Robert Kennedy, Lord Lieutenant of Kildare, he entered the Royal Navy in January 1876. He participated in the Anglo-Egyptian War and punitive expeditions in Africa.^[1]

Kennedy assumed command of the battlecruiser HMS Indomitable in 1912. He participated in the pursuit of Goeben and Breslau in 1914 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916.^[1]

A West African flag he brought back from the Benin Expedition of 1897 is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in London,^[4] as is a personal flag of Itsekiri chief and trader Nana Olumu.^[5]