Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)
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]
By February, 1900, a third Assistant Director was appointed to deal solely with mobilisation. There were now three divisions of the department, each under an Assistant Director. One division dealt with mobilisation, one with war orders, and one with foreign intelligence.[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]
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William H. Hall, 1 February, 1887.[5]
- Rear-Admiral Cyprian A. G. Bridge, 1 January, 1889.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 September, 1894.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Reginald N. Custance, 20 March, 1899.[6]
- Rear-Admiral His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg, 15 November, 1902.[6]
- Captain Charles L. Ottley, 1 February, 1905.[7]
- Captain Herbert G. King-Hall, 1 October, 1907. (Acting.)[6]
- Rear-Admiral Edmond J. W. Slade, 1 November, 1907.[6]
- Rear-Admiral the Honourable Alexander E. Bethell, 3 March, 1909.[6]
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.
War Division
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 12 September, 1900 - 18 December, 1903.
- Captain George A. Ballard, 1 January, 1904 - 15 January, 1906.
- Captain Robert F. Scott, 15 January, 1906 - 25 August, 1906.[8]
- 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.[9]
- Captain Charles L. Vaughan-Lee, 24 January - 24 December, 1905.[10]
- Captain Francis F. Haworth-Booth, 24 December, 1905 - 19 March, 1908.[11]
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 20 March, 1908 - 11 October, 1909.
Trade Division
- Captain Edward F. Inglefield, 16 September, 1901. (Temporary.)[12]
- Captain Harry Jones, 9 June, 1905 - 8 May, 1907.[13]
- 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.
Footnotes
- ↑ Allen. Origins of the Naval Intelligence Department. p. 73.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 40.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 42.
- ↑ Grimes. p. 285.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 121.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 988.
- ↑ 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.
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