Manley Laurence Power
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This article is about the British admiral. For his great-grandfather, the British general, see Manley Power.
Sir Manley Laurence Power (January 10, 1904 – May 1981) was a Royal Navy Admiral who fought in World War II as a Captain and later rose to more senior ranks, including the NATO position Allied Commander-in-Chief, Channel. He is chiefly remembered for leading the 26th Destroyer Flotilla that sank the Japanese cruiser Haguro in the Malacca Strait during Operation Dukedom.
[edit] External links
- Sinking of the Haguro (very good description)
- Churchill Archive Centre, Reference GBR/0014/MANP
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