Difference between revisions of "Department of the Director of Naval Equipment"
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| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|nick=Edward M. Phillpotts|appt=1917|end=1 May, 1920<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue '''42386''', col D, p. 19.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Francis Bruen|nick=Edward F. Bruen|appt=1 May, 1920<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue '''42386''', col D, p. 19.</ref>|end=16 May, 1922<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 203.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Douglas Lionel Dent|nick=Douglas L. Dent|appt=2 May, 1922<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue '''42969''', col G, p. 20.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur Allan Morison Duff|nick=Arthur A. M. Duff|appt=16 May, 1924<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue '''43556''', col F, p. 20.</ref>}} | ||
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| + | Also, [[Henry Wise Parker]], [[Harold Owen Reinold]], [[Francis Thomas Butler Tower]], [[St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake]], and [[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson]] apparently held this position at some time.{{FC}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:45, 24 June 2014
The Captains Superintendent of ships building by contract and of destroyers fell under the aegis of the Director of Naval Equipment.
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Arthur W. Waymouth, 3 September, 1912[1]
- Captain Clement Greatorex, 1915 – 1917
- Rear-Admiral Edward M. Phillpotts, 1917 – 1 May, 1920[2]
- Rear-Admiral Edward F. Bruen, 1 May, 1920[3] – 16 May, 1922[4]
- Rear-Admiral Douglas L. Dent, 2 May, 1922[5]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur A. M. Duff, 16 May, 1924[6]
- Rear-Admiral Joseph C. W. Henley, 15 May, 1928
Also, Henry Wise Parker, Harold Owen Reinold, Francis Thomas Butler Tower, St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake, and Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson apparently held this position at some time.[Fact Check]
Assistant Directors
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry R. Crooke, 18 February, 1913[7]
- Captain Ernest K. Loring, 1 October, 1914[8]
- Captain Henry L. Cochrane, 3 April, 1915[Inference]
- Captain (retired) Christopher P. Metcalfe,
- Captain Hugh T. Walwyn, 1917
- Captain Percy Withers, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 89.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue 42386, col D, p. 19.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue 42386, col D, p. 19.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 203.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1922. Issue 42969, col G, p. 20.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.
- ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
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