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*{{ViceRN}} [[Henry Duncan Grant|Henry D. Grant]], 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>
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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>}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe]], 1 August, 1888.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 355.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|nick=Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe|appt=1 August, 1888{{NLMar91|p. 355}}}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Robert Henry More Molyneux|Sir Robert H. More Molyneux]], 4 August, 1891.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Robert Henry More Molyneux|nick=Sir Robert H. More Molyneux|appt=4 August, 1891{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}}}
*{{RearRN}} [[Edmund John Church|Edmund J. Church]], 7 August, 1894.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edmund John Church|nick=Edmund J. Church|appt=7 August, 1894{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Henry John Carr|Henry J. Carr]], 3 November, 1896.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Henry John Carr|nick=Henry J. Carr|appt=3 November, 1896{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Sir Thomas S. Jackson]], 7 July, 1899.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Sir Thomas S. Jackson|appt=7 July, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=11 July, 1902<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>}}
*Vice-Admiral [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]], 11 July, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 10 July, 1902.  Issue '''36816''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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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>}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]], 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>
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{{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>}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]], 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>
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{{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>}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Robert H. S. Stokes]], 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>
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{{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>}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Godfrey H. B. Mundy]], 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>
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{{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>}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, Sixth Baronet|Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart.]], 18 December, 1916.<ref>'The 'Navy List'' (November, 1917)p. 556.</ref>
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{{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}}<ref>Henniker-Hughan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 383.</ref>|end=1 September, 1919<ref>Henniker-Hughan Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 383.</ref>}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Edwin Veale Underhill|Edwin V. Underhill]], 1 September, 1919.<ref>"Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  1 September, 1919.  Issue '''42193''', col F, p. 16.</ref>
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{{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>}}
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{{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>}}
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{{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}}
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{{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>}}
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{{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>}}
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{{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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*Captain [[Evelyn Robert Le Marchant|Evelyn R. Le Marchant]], 5 January, 1911.<ref>Le Marchant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 790.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur John Horsley|nick=Arthur J. Horsley|appt=July, 1905<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>|as=Captain of Devonport Dockyard and King's Harbour Master}}
*Rear-Admiral [[John Nicholas]], 19 June, 1916.<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 207.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Evelyn Robert Le Marchant|nick=Evelyn R. Le Marchant|appt=5 January, 1911<ref>Le Marchant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 287/578.</ref>|end=14 January, 1913<ref>Le Marchant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 287/578.</ref>}}
*Rear-Admiral [[William John Standly Alderson|William J. S. Alderson]], 1 April, 1917.<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 455.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Nicholas|nick=John Nicholas|appt=19 June, 1916<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 207.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William John Standly Alderson|nick=William J. S. Alderson|appt=1 April, 1917<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 455.</ref>}}
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Revision as of 16:15, 1 March 2015

Devonport was building warships from late in the 18th century, and Royal Oak was its last battleship.[1]

Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard

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Captains of the Dockyard

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Footnotes

  1. Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, p. 6.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 355.
  4. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
  5. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
  6. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
  7. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
  8. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  9. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 July, 1902. Issue 36816, col C, p. 10.
  11. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
  12. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
  13. Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
  14. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 14 September, 1910. Issue 39377, col D, p. 7.
  15. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue 40393, col E, p. 6.
  16. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 556.
  17. Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
  18. Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
  19. "Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. 1 September, 1919. Issue 42193, col F, p. 16.
  20. Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5, p. 267.
  21. Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5, p. 267.
  22. Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
  23. Inferred date, as he was younger than Oliver Backhouse.
  24. Superseded on that date. Dowding Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. n Unnumbered folio.
  25. Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. n Unnumbered folio.
  26. Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 44.
  27. Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
  28. Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
  29. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
  30. 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.