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==History==
 
==History==
In March 1925, the school's Commander [[John Gregory Crace|Crace]] was supported by Lieutenant [[Percy Roland Tanner|P. R. Tanner]].  Also present were {{LCommRN}} (A/S) [[Patrick Francis Cooper|P. F. Cooper]], Lieutenants (A/S) [[Newton James Wallop William-Powlett|N. J. W. William-Powlett]], [[Frederick John Walker|F. J. Walker]], [[Neville Arthur Prichard|N. A. Prichard]], [[John Alexander Binnie|J. A. Binnie]] and [[Gage Duncan Saffery Johnson|G. D. S. Johnson]] and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) [[James Claude Durie Esdaile|J. C. D. Esdaile]] and [[Harry Gordon Ker Melville|H. G. K. Melville]].
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In March 1925, the school's Commander [[John Gregory Crace|Crace]] was supported by Lieutenant [[Percy Roland Tanner|P. R. Tanner]].  Also present were {{LCommRN}} (A/S) [[Patrick Francis Cooper|P. F. Cooper]], Lieutenants (A/S) [[Newton James Wallop William-Powlett|N. J. W. William-Powlett]], [[Frederic John Walker|F. J. Walker]], [[Neville Arthur Prichard|N. A. Prichard]], [[John Alexander Binnie|J. A. Binnie]] and [[Gage Duncan Saffery Johnson|G. D. S. Johnson]] and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) [[James Claude Durie Esdaile|J. C. D. Esdaile]] and [[Harry Gordon Ker Melville|H. G. K. Melville]].
  
 
==Captains of Anti-Submarine School==
 
==Captains of Anti-Submarine School==
 
The institution soon calved off command of the Anti-Submarine school to a junior man, and the senior officer became "Captain A/S, Portland".  The posts were seemingly re-united in 1940.
 
The institution soon calved off command of the Anti-Submarine school to a junior man, and the senior officer became "Captain A/S, Portland".  The posts were seemingly re-united in 1940.
  
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Gregory Crace|nick=John G. Crace|appt=10 November, 1924<ref>Crace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|end=22 November, 1926<ref>Crace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of A/S School H.M.S. ''Osprey''}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Gregory Crace|nick=John G. Crace|appt=10 November, 1924<ref>Crace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|end=22 November, 1926<ref>Crace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of A/S School H.M.S. ''Osprey''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Evelyn Twysden Wickham|nick=Evelyn T. Wickham|appt=14 June, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 257}}|end=|as=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|nick=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|appt=22 November, 1926|end=14 June, 1927}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Evelyn Twysden Wickham|nick=Evelyn T. Wickham|appt=14 June, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 257}}|end=13 June, 1929<ref>Wickham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/203.|}} f. 204.</ref>|note=vice Vaughan-Jones}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=30 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 257}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=30 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 257}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen|nick=Edward S. F. Fegen|appt=25 July, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen|nick=Edward S. F. Fegen|appt=25 July, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Bowman|nick=Alfred Bowman|appt=28 July, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 258}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Bowman|nick=Alfred Bowman|appt=28 July, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 258}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic John Walker|nick=Frederic J. Walker|appt=8 April, 1937{{NLMay39|p. 314}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic John Walker|nick=Frederic J. Walker|appt=8 April, 1937{{NLMay39|p. 314}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Meredith Keble Keble-White|nick=Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White|appt=20 November, 1940{{NLDec41|p. 1435}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Newton James Wallop William-Powlett|nick=Newton J. W. William-Powlett|appt=22 December, 1939|end=20 November, 1940}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Alexander Binnie|nick=John A. Binnie|appt=|end=21 February, 1944|note=vice "Smith"[?]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Meredith Keble Keble-White|nick=Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White|appt=20 November, 1940{{NLDec41|p. 1435}}|end=25 February, 1943<ref>Onslow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/94/84.|}} f. 84.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard George Onslow|nick=Richard G. Onslow|appt=25 February, 1943<ref>Onslow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/94/84.|}} f. 84.</ref>|end=7 December, 1943<ref>Onslow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/94/84.|}} f. 84.</ref>|note=vice Keble-White}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Norman Vere Grace|nick=Norman V. Grace|appt=7 December, 1943<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>|end=14 January, 1944<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>|note=vice Onslow}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Alexander Binnie|nick=John A. Binnie|appt=|end=21 February, 1944|note=vice Smith[?]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald John Robert Dendy|nick=Ronald J. R. Dendy|appt=21 February, 1944|end=15 April, 1946}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald John Robert Dendy|nick=Ronald J. R. Dendy|appt=21 February, 1944|end=15 April, 1946}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Spalding Russell|nick=Alfred S. Russell|appt=27 July, 1944|end=29 August, 1945|note="vice Bevan", died in this post}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Spalding Russell|nick=Alfred S. Russell|appt=27 July, 1944|end=29 August, 1945|note=vice Bevan, died in this post}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Adams Budgen|nick=Douglas A. Budgen|appt=25 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 257}}|end=11 April, 1934}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Adams Budgen|nick=Douglas A. Budgen|appt=25 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 257}}|end=11 April, 1934}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Edward Morse|nick=Harold E. Morse|appt=11 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=14 April, 1936}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Edward Morse|nick=Harold E. Morse|appt=11 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=14 April, 1936}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} ('''I, ''Fr''''')|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=14 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 259}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} ('''I''', ''Fr.'')|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=14 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 259}}|end=18 January, 1938<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/1.|}} f. 1.</ref>|note=vice Morse}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden|nick=Alexander C. G. Madden|appt=3 January, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 314}}|end=|note=hereafter, re-combined with command of school}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden|nick=Alexander C. G. Madden|appt=3 January, 1938<ref>Madden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}}  f. 91.</ref>{{NLMay39|p. 314}}|end=22 December, 1939<ref>Madden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}}  f. 91.</ref>|note=hereafter, re-combined with command of school}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 21 April 2023

H.M.S. Osprey was a Royal Navy anti-submarine training base established in Portland in 1924. It was named for a small armed trawler of 336 tons which served as the flagship of the First Anti-Submarine Flotilla. It moved ashore in 1927.

History

In March 1925, the school's Commander Crace was supported by Lieutenant P. R. Tanner. Also present were Lieutenant-Commander (A/S) P. F. Cooper, Lieutenants (A/S) N. J. W. William-Powlett, F. J. Walker, N. A. Prichard, J. A. Binnie and G. D. S. Johnson and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) J. C. D. Esdaile and H. G. K. Melville.

Captains of Anti-Submarine School

The institution soon calved off command of the Anti-Submarine school to a junior man, and the senior officer became "Captain A/S, Portland". The posts were seemingly re-united in 1940.

The disagreement between Russell and Dendy is noted.

Captains A/S

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  2. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
  4. Wickham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/203. f. 204.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 257.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 258.
  8. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1435.
  10. Onslow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/84. f. 84.
  11. Onslow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/84. f. 84.
  12. Onslow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/84. f. 84.
  13. Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  14. Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  15. Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
  16. Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127. Whether his command ended in January or June is difficult to interpret, but he remained there until June.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
  19. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  20. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  22. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
  23. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  24. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  25. Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
  26. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.
  27. Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.