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The Naval Intelligence Department was a department of the Admiralty
Contents
History
The Department as founded was composed of two sections, each under an Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence. Section I under Captain Sydney M. Eardley-Wilmot, absorbed the duties of the Foreign Intelligence Committee. Section II under Captain Reginald N. Custance was responsible for drawing up schemes of mobilisation.[1]
In March, 1900, a third Assistant Director was appointed (Charles J. Briggs) in charge of a new section, called the Defence Division. Prince Louis of Battenberg described its duties in a letter to Sir John Fisher as "[dealing] with the plans of campaign and our strategy for peace and war, and as a matter of course its Head works more directly under the D.N.I. Until it was established the D.N.I. had no understudy for this important branch, and he was forced to do all this personally."[2] In 1902 a Trade Division under a fourth Assistant Director was added to consider the defence of British trade during War.[3] In 1905 a Coastal Defence Division was also added.[4]
In 1902 the Naval staff of the Department consisted of one Director, three Assistant Directors, five Commanders or Lieutenants, five Royal Marines officers, and one Fleet Paymaster for "recruiting duties." The clerical staff comprised one Clerk and one Staff Clerk from the Higher Division, and one Clerk, Higher Grade, and five Clerks from the Second Division, and two draughtsmen.[5]
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William H. Hall, 1 February, 1887.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Cyprian A. G. Bridge, 1 January, 1889.[7]
- Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 September, 1894.[7]
- Rear-Admiral Reginald N. Custance, 20 March, 1899.[7]
- Rear-Admiral His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg, 15 November, 1902.[7]
- Captain Charles L. Ottley, 1 February, 1905.[8]
- Captain Herbert G. King-Hall, 1 October, 1907. (Acting.)[7]
- Rear-Admiral Edmond J. W. Slade, 1 November, 1907.[7]
- Rear-Admiral the Honourable Alexander E. Bethell, 3 March, 1909.[7]
| Captain Reginald N. Custance, 1 February, 1887.[9] | Captain Sydney M. Eardley-Wilmot, 1 February, 1887.[10] |
| Captain Tynte F. Hammill, 1890.[Citation needed] | Captain The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke, 1 April, 1890.[11] |
| Captain Arthur Barrow, 2 May, 1892.[12] | Captain The Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 29 August, 1891.[13] |
| Captain Richard W. White, 11 April, 1895.[14] | Captain Henry D. Barry, 8 October, 1892.[15] |
| Captain Arthur Barrow, 19 November, 1897.[16] | Captain Charles G. Dicken, 1 November, 1895.[17] |
| Captain His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg, 28 June, 1899.[18] | Captain Robert S. Lowry, 21 October, 1897.[19] |
| Captain F. C. Doveton Sturdee, 1 January, 1900.[20] |
Foreign Intelligence Division
- Captain Stuart Nicholson, 17 October, 1902 - 20 March, 1906.
- Captain Herbert G. King-Hall, 20 March, 1906 - 25 June, 1908.
- Captain William L. Grant, 25 June, 1908 - 20 December, 1909.
- Captain Thomas Jackson, 20 December, 1909 - 7 January, 1912.[21]
War Division
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 12 September, 1900 - 18 December, 1903.[22]
- Captain George A. Ballard, 1 January, 1904 - 15 January, 1906.[23]
- Captain Robert F. Scott, 15 January, 1906 - 25 August, 1906.[24]
- Captain Henry H. Campbell, 25 August, 1906.
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 8 May, 1907 - 27 March, 1909.
- Captain Arthur R. Hulbert, 27 March, 1909.
Mobilisation Division
- Captain Frederick S. Inglefield, 12 November, 1902 - 10 February, 1904.
- Captain Charles J. Briggs, 11 February, 1904.
- Captain Charles L. Ottley, 24 December, 1904.[25]
- Captain Charles L. Vaughan-Lee, 24 January - 24 December, 1905.[26]
- Captain Francis F. Haworth-Booth, 24 December, 1905 - 19 March, 1908.[27]
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 20 March, 1908 - 11 October, 1909.
Trade Division
- Captain Edward F. Inglefield, 16 September, 1901. (Temporary.)[28]
- Captain Harry Jones, 9 June, 1905 - 8 May, 1907.[29]
- Captain Henry H. Campbell, 8 May, 1907 - 11 October, 1909.[Inference]
Coast Defence
- Lieutenant-Colonel John F. Daniell, R.M.L.I., 1908.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert S. N. White, R.M.L.I., 1909.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Allen. Origins of the Naval Intelligence Department. p. 73.
- ↑ Battenberg to Fisher. Letter of 11 February, 1902. Quoted in Kerr. p. 162.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 42.
- ↑ Grimes. p. 285.
- ↑ Navy Estimates for the Year 1902-1903. p. 163.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 121.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 988.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.
- ↑ Eardley-Wilmot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Bourke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 133.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 65.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 276.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 March, 1895. Issue 34534, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 64.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 65.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 327.
- ↑ Milford Haven Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 59.
- ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1256.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 496.
- ↑ Hetah Service Record. The national Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 501.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 56.
- ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
- ↑ Haworth-Booth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 672.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 698.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 256.
Bibliography
- Allen, Matthew (February 1995). "The Foreign Intelligence Committee and the Origins of the Naval Intelligence Department of the Admiralty". The Mariner's Mirror 81 (1): pp. 65-78.
- Kerr, Mark (1934). Prince Louis of Battenberg: Admiral of the Fleet. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
