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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Henry Duncan Grant|nick=Henry D. Grant|appt=11 July, 1885<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue '''31497''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Henry Duncan Grant|nick=Henry D. Grant|appt=11 July, 1885<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue '''31497''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|nick=Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe|appt=1 August, 1888{{NLMar91|p. 355}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|nick=Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe|appt=1 August, 1888{{NLMar91|p. 355}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Hannam Henderson|nick=William H. Henderson|appt=11 July, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 10 July, 1902. Issue '''36816''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Hannam Henderson|nick=William H. Henderson|appt=11 July, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 10 July, 1902. Issue '''36816''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles James Barlow|nick=Charles J. Barlow|appt=1 April, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue '''37963''', col A, p. 10.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles James Barlow|nick=Charles J. Barlow|appt=1 April, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue '''37963''', col A, p. 10.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles Henry Cross|nick=Charles H. Cross|appt=31 March, 1908<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue '''38575''', col E, p. 7.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles Henry Cross|nick=Charles H. Cross|appt=31 March, 1908<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue '''38575''', col E, p. 7.</ref>|end=4 October, 1910<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 545.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|nick=Robert H. S. Stokes|appt=4 October, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 14 September, 1910. Issue '''39377''', col D, p. 7.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|nick=Robert H. S. Stokes|appt=4 October, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 14 September, 1910. Issue '''39377''', col D, p. 7.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|nick=Godfrey H. B. Mundy|appt=11 December, 1913<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue '''40393''', col E, p. 6.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|nick=Godfrey H. B. Mundy|appt=11 December, 1913<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue '''40393''', col E, p. 6.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, Sixth Baronet|nick=Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart.|appt=18 December, 1916 | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, Sixth Baronet|nick=Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart.|appt=18 December, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 556}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edwin Veale Underhill|nick=Edwin V. Underhill|appt=1 September, 1919<ref>"Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. 1 September, 1919. Issue '''42193''', col F, p. 16.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edwin Veale Underhill|nick=Edwin V. Underhill|appt=1 September, 1919<ref>"Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. 1 September, 1919. Issue '''42193''', col F, p. 16.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|nick=Louis C. S. Woollcombe|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|nick=Louis C. S. Woollcombe|appt=1 November, 1926<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} Book 5, p. 267.</ref>|end=1 March, 1927<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} Book 5, p. 267.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Oliver Backhouse|nick=Oliver Backhouse|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Oliver Backhouse|nick=Oliver Backhouse|appt=1 March, 1927<ref>Backhouse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 206.</ref>|note=reappointed 10 October, 1929 on retirement from Active List}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Harold Owen Reinold|nick=Harold O. Reinold|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Harold Owen Reinold|nick=Harold O. Reinold|appt=c. 1930<ref>Inferred date, as he was younger than [[Oliver Backhouse]].</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur Lionel Snagge|nick=Arthur L. Snagge|end=27 September, 1938<ref>Superseded on that date. Dowding Dowding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} n Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Arthur Ninian Dowding|nick=Arthur N. Dowding|appt=27 September, 1938<ref>Dowding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} n Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:09, 20 January 2015
Devonport was building warships from late in the 18th century, and Royal Oak was its last battleship.[1]
Contents
Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
Dates of appointment given:
- Vice-Admiral Henry D. Grant, 11 July, 1885[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe, 1 August, 1888[3]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Robert H. More Molyneux, 4 August, 1891[4]
- Rear-Admiral Edmund J. Church, 7 August, 1894[5]
- Rear-Admiral Henry J. Carr, 3 November, 1896[6]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas S. Jackson, 7 July, 1899[7]
- Vice-Admiral William H. Henderson, 11 July, 1902[8]
- Vice-Admiral Charles J. Barlow, 1 April, 1906[9]
- Vice-Admiral Charles H. Cross, 31 March, 1908[10] – 4 October, 1910[11]
- Vice-Admiral Robert H. S. Stokes, 4 October, 1910[12]
- Rear-Admiral Godfrey H. B. Mundy, 11 December, 1913[13]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart., 18 December, 1916[14]
- Rear-Admiral Edwin V. Underhill, 1 September, 1919[15]
- Rear-Admiral Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 1 November, 1926[16] – 1 March, 1927[17]
- Rear-Admiral Oliver Backhouse, 1 March, 1927[18] (reappointed 10 October, 1929 on retirement from Active List)
- Rear-Admiral Harold O. Reinold, c. 1930[19]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur L. Snagge, ? – 27 September, 1938[20]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur N. Dowding, 27 September, 1938[21]
Captains of the Dockyard
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 5 January, 1911[22]
- Rear-Admiral John Nicholas, 19 June, 1916[23]
- Rear-Admiral William J. S. Alderson, 1 April, 1917[24]
Footnotes
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 355.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 July, 1902. Issue 36816, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 14 September, 1910. Issue 39377, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue 40393, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 556.
- ↑ "Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. 1 September, 1919. Issue 42193, col F, p. 16.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5, p. 267.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5, p. 267.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
- ↑ Inferred date, as he was younger than Oliver Backhouse.
- ↑ Superseded on that date. Dowding Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. n Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. n Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 790.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
Bibliography
- Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
