Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base
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Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base was a Royal Navy base for Coastal Motor Boats located in Portsmouth.
History
In late 1921, the C.M.Bs. of the shuttered Osea Naval Base were brought to Haslar to bolster continued operations.[1]
In Command of Base
- Commander Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, 15 December, 1921 – 1 September, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander William B. Rowbotham, September, 1922[2] – 1 September, 1923[3]
- Commander Thomas B. Drew, August, 1923[4]
In Command of Flotilla
The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.
- Commander Claude C. Dobson, 19 April, 1921 – 15 December, 1921[5]
- Commander Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, 15 December, 1921[6] – 1 September, 1923
- Commander Thomas B. Drew, August, 1923[7]
See Also
- Goldhanger - Past website
Footnotes
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ Rowbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Rowbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/134. f. 134.
- ↑ "Command of the C.M.Bs.." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 27, 1923; pg. 16; Issue 43430.
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ "Command of the C.M.Bs.." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 27, 1923; pg. 16; Issue 43430.
