Difference between revisions of "Kingstown"

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The town of Dún Laoghaire in Ireland was called Kingstown until 1921. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.

It, with the ports of Liverpool and Belfast supported the forces working Auxiliary Patrol Area XVI, covering the Irish Channel.

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-'''Kingstown''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]].
+The town of Dún Laoghaire in Ireland was called '''Kingstown''' until 1921.  It was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]].
+It, with the ports of [[Liverpool]] and [[Belfast]] supported the forces working [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XVI]], covering the Irish Channel.
 ==In Command==
 <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commodore in Charge, Kingstown" nat="UK">
-{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=John Dennison|nick=John Dennison|appt={{SMNLApr19|p. 8}}|end=}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Henry Faulconer Aplin|nick=Henry F. Aplin|appt=17 December, 1915|end=4 June, 1916}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Chatterton|nick=Herbert Chatterton|appt=June, 1916|end=10 May, 1917}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RNR}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 May, 1917<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/299.|D7601038}} f. 320.</ref>|ass=10 May, 1917<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/299.|D7601038}} f. 320.</ref>|end=}}
 </div name=fredbot:office0>
 ==See Also==
 {{refbegin}}
-{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingstown}}
+{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BAn_Laoghaire}}
 {{refend}}