Vivian Bernard

Admiral Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard, CB (30 August 1868 – 18 February 1934) was a senior British Royal Navy officer.

Bernard was born 30 August 1868, Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope, British Cape Colony, to Inspector-General John Bernard of the Royal Navy. He was educated at Stubbington House School, boys' preparatory school.

Bernard joined the Royal Navy on 15 July 1882 as a naval cadet. He became a midshipman on 15 January 1884. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 25 February 1888, and to lieutenant on 25 February 1889. He qualified as a gunnery lieutenant in 1893, having attended training at HMS Excellent. He was promoted to commander on 30 June 1901. He then served in the Department of Naval Intelligence, Admiralty. On 26 June 1906, he was promoted to captain, and given command of HMS Topaze a topaze-class cruiser. In August 1907, he took command of HMS Argonaut, a diadem-class cruiser. A year later, in August 1908, took command of HMS Revenge, a Royal Sovereign-class battleship. He commanded the Gunnery School at HMNB Devonport between 1910 and 1912. He commanded the Devonshire-class cruiser HMS Argyll from May 1912 to June 1914.

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