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Richard Barklie Lakin, DSO, DSC& Bar (8 October 1914 – 1 March 2011) was a British industrialist, chairman of Vickers Armstrong and an officer in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. ==Life== Lakin survived a car accident which claimed his father at the age of eight. He graduated from Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 1932 and joined the cruiser . He transferred to submarines, initially joining and in 1938 as navigating officer. He was due to transfer to the new submarine but this appointment was cancelled before her loss in an accident on 1 June 1939. On the outbreak of was Lakin transferred to and then to in November 1940 serving in the Mediterranean. A successful series of patrols which sank Italian supply ships and landed or recovered agents on three occasions resulted in the award of Lakin’s first Distinguished Service Cross. Returning to Britain, Lakin was given command of in December 1941 and was then given command of the ''Ursula'' in March 1942. HMS ''Ursula'' was based in Malta as part of the 10th submarine squadron which was charged with interdicting Axis supply convoys to North Africa. Lakin took part in several patrols including support for Operation Torch for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and landing agents in Italy. Lakin was given command of the S-class submarine in April 1943 and undertook four war patrols. His boat acted as a navigation beacon for US forces during the Invasion of Sicily and sunk several vessels. Lakin was appointed as a liaison officer with the US Navy in 1943 and undertook several patrols on American submarines in the Pacific. Lakin's final naval mission was to look after surrendered U-Boats in Londonderry, Northern Ireland at the end of the war. Lakin joined Vickers-Armstrongs in 1946 as an engineer, eventually becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In 1956 he was based in Egypt and was interned by the Egyptian authorities during the Suez Crisis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barklie Lakin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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