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The '''Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments''' was captain of  '''H.M.S. ''Indus''''', a mechanics' training establishment situated in Devonport.
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The '''Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments''' was generally but not always also the captain of  '''H.M.S. ''Indus''''', a mechanics' training establishment situated in Devonport.
  
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There is some confusion as to whether these were identical posts, however.  For instance, [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe]] was noted, as a {{CommRN}} as being in command of ''Indus'' from 1 January, 1908 to 4 January, 1910.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 267.</ref>
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It operated from 1906 to 1922, and encompassed a number of changing hulk vessels.  The final H.M.S. ''Indus'' was the former [[H.M.S. Defence (1861)|''Defence'']] of 6,270 tons, which paid off for the final time on 15 August, 1922.{{NLApr25|p. 248}}
  
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It operated from 1906 to 1922, and encompassed a number of changing hulk vessels.  The final H.M.S. ''Indus'' was the former [[H.M.S. Defence (1861)|''Defence'']] of 6,270 tons.  She paid off 15 August, 1922.{{NLApr25|p. 248}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|nick=Louis C. S. Woollcombe|appt=1 January, 1908<ref>Woollcombe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 267.</ref>|end=4 January, 1910<ref>Woollcombe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 267.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Tylden Mosse|nick=Harry T. Mosse|appt=1 February, 1919|end=18 February, 1920}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Reginald Hall|nick=W. Reginald Hall|appt=1 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 December, 1905.  Issue '''37886''', col B, p. 14.</ref><ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 40/78.</ref>|end=10 December, 1907<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 40/78.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Reginald Hall|nick=W. Reginald Hall|appt=1 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 December, 1905.  Issue '''37886''', col B, p. 14.</ref><ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 40/78.</ref>|end=10 December, 1907<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 40/78.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Hyde Smith|nick=Edmund H. Smith|appt=10 December, 1907<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 295.</ref>|end=1 March, 1910<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 295.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Hyde Smith|nick=Edmund H. Smith|appt=10 December, 1907<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 295.</ref>|end=1 March, 1910<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 295.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Avenel Sommerville|nick=Frederick A. Sommerville|appt=2 May, 1927<ref>Sommerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/10.}} f. 413.</ref>|end=6 May, 1929<ref>Sommerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/10.}} f. 413.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Avenel Sommerville|nick=Frederick A. Sommerville|appt=2 May, 1927<ref>Sommerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/10.}} f. 413.</ref>|end=6 May, 1929<ref>Sommerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/10.}} f. 413.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Gascoigne Robinson|nick=Eric G. Robinson|appt=18 May, 1931<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|end=11 April, 1932<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Gascoigne Robinson|nick=Eric G. Robinson|appt=18 May, 1931<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|end=11 April, 1932<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>}}
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 09:12, 7 October 2017

The Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments was generally but not always also the captain of H.M.S. Indus, a mechanics' training establishment situated in Devonport.

It operated from 1906 to 1922, and encompassed a number of changing hulk vessels. The final H.M.S. Indus was the former Defence of 6,270 tons, which paid off for the final time on 15 August, 1922.[1]

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Inspecting Captains of Mechanical Training Establishments

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 248.
  2. ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
  3. ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 December, 1905. Issue 37886, col B, p. 14.
  5. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
  6. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
  7. ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
  8. ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
  9. ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  10. ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  11. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 December, 1911. Issue 39771, col F, p. 15.
  12. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
  13. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
  14. ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
  15. ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
  16. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  17. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  18. ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  19. ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
  21. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  22. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  23. ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
  24. ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
  25. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
  26. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.

Bibliography

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