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| + | The '''Royal Naval College, Keyham''', formerly the '''Royal Naval Engineering College''', was a training establishment for engineer officers of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
The college was reopened on Wednesday, 1 April, 1914, under the command of Engineer Captain C. G. Taylor, M.V.O. The new purpose of the college was to give a year's training to those officers under the [[Selborne Scheme]] who were qualifying as {{LieutRN}}s (E), after a preliminary scientific course of six months' length at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]. The first course composed of seventeen officers began on 16 April.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 1 April, 1914. Issue '''40486''', col B, pg. 6.</ref><ref>"New Naval Engineers" (News). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 April, 1914. Issue '''40499''', col G, pg. 4.</ref> | The college was reopened on Wednesday, 1 April, 1914, under the command of Engineer Captain C. G. Taylor, M.V.O. The new purpose of the college was to give a year's training to those officers under the [[Selborne Scheme]] who were qualifying as {{LieutRN}}s (E), after a preliminary scientific course of six months' length at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]. The first course composed of seventeen officers began on 16 April.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 1 April, 1914. Issue '''40486''', col B, pg. 6.</ref><ref>"New Naval Engineers" (News). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 April, 1914. Issue '''40499''', col G, pg. 4.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Captains== | ||
| + | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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| + | *Captain [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]], 6 December, 1902.<ref>Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.</ref> | ||
| + | *Captain [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|T. H. Martyn Jerram]], 6 December, 1905.<ref>Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.</ref> | ||
| + | *Captain [[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]], 30 July, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 395.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 23 February 2012
The Royal Naval College, Keyham, formerly the Royal Naval Engineering College, was a training establishment for engineer officers of the Royal Navy.
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History
The college was reopened on Wednesday, 1 April, 1914, under the command of Engineer Captain C. G. Taylor, M.V.O. The new purpose of the college was to give a year's training to those officers under the Selborne Scheme who were qualifying as Lieutenants (E), after a preliminary scientific course of six months' length at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. The first course composed of seventeen officers began on 16 April.[1][2]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Robert S. Lowry, 6 December, 1902.[3]
- Captain T. H. Martyn Jerram, 6 December, 1905.[4]
- Captain Lionel G. Tufnell, 30 July, 1908.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 April, 1914. Issue 40486, col B, pg. 6.
- ↑ "New Naval Engineers" (News). The Times. Thursday, 16 April, 1914. Issue 40499, col G, pg. 4.
- ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 395.
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