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Devonport was building warships from late in the 18th century, and [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)|''Royal Oak'']] was its last battleship.<ref>Burt.  p. 9.</ref>
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Devonport was building warships from late in the 18th century, and [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)|''Royal Oak'']] was its last battleship.{{Burt1986|p. 9}}
  
 
==Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard==
 
==Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
*{{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, pg. 6.</ref>
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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>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe]], 1 August, 1888.<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 355.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe]], 1 August, 1888.<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 355.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Robert Henry More Molyneux|Sir Robert H. More Molyneux]], 4 August, 1891.<ref>Clowes.  '''VII'''.  p. 7.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Robert Henry More Molyneux|Sir Robert H. More Molyneux]], 4 August, 1891.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
*{{RearRN}} [[Edmund John Church|Edmund J. Church]], 7 August, 1894.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*{{RearRN}} [[Edmund John Church|Edmund J. Church]], 7 August, 1894.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
*Rear-Admiral [[Henry John Carr|Henry J. Carr]], 3 November, 1896.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*Rear-Admiral [[Henry John Carr|Henry J. Carr]], 3 November, 1896.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
*Vice-Admiral [[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Sir Thomas S. Jackson]], 7 July, 1899.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Sir Thomas S. Jackson]], 7 July, 1899.{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}
*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, pg. 10.</ref>
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*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>
*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, pg. 10.</ref>
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*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>
*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, pg. 7.</ref>
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*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>
*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, pg. 7.</ref>
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*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>
*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, pg. 6.</ref>
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*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>
 
*Rear-Admiral [[Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, Sixth Baronet|Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart.]], 18 December, 1916.<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 556.</ref>
 
*Rear-Admiral [[Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, Sixth Baronet|Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart.]], 18 December, 1916.<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 556.</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, pg. 16.</ref>
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*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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==Captains of the Dockyard==
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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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*Rear-Admiral [[John Nicholas]], 19 June, 1916.<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 207.</ref>
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*Rear-Admiral [[William John Standly Alderson|William J. S. Alderson]], 1 April, 1917.<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 455.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Revision as of 10:16, 5 November 2013

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

Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard

Dates of appointment given:

Captains of the Dockyard

Dates of appointment given:

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. Navy List (March, 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. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 July, 1902. Issue 36816, col C, p. 10.
  9. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
  10. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
  11. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 14 September, 1910. Issue 39377, col D, p. 7.
  12. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue 40393, col E, p. 6.
  13. Navy List (November, 1917). p. 556.
  14. "Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. 1 September, 1919. Issue 42193, col F, p. 16.
  15. Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 790.
  16. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
  17. 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.