# William Tennant

> Admiral Sir William George Tennant was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse, when she searched for German capital ships in the Atlantic.

*Royal Navy admiral (1890-1963)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1890-01-02
- **Died:** 1963-07-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.7 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tennant_(Royal_Navy_officer))
- [ویلیام تنانت (افسر نیروی دریایی سلطنتی)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_(%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B1_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C))
- [William Tennant](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tennant)
- [William Tennant](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tennant)
- [William George Tennant](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_George_Tennant)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8019253)

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