Benjamin Bryant (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral Benjamin Bryant, CB, DSO & Two Bars, DSC (16 September 1905 – 23 November 1994) was a Royal Navy officer noted for his submarine exploits during the Second World War.

In terms of ships sunk, Bryant was the most successful British submarine commander to survive the war.

[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel, (Training) from July 1954 to February 1957.

Bryant published a book, One Man Band: The Memoirs of a Submarine C.O.,[2] in 1958 about his experience up to and including the Second World War.

As a lieutenant commander, Bryant served aboard HMS Sealion from 3 September 1938 to 12 October 1941.