Royal Naval College, Greenwich
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History
The Royal Naval College was founded by the Order in Council of 16 January, 1873. The initial establishment was comprised of a Flag Officer as President, a Captain, Royal Navy, a Director of Studies, and Professors of Mathematics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Applied Mechanics, and of Fortification, and others as needed.
Presidents of the College
Dates of appointments given:
- Vice-Admiral Sir Astley C. Key, 2 January, 1873.[1]
- Admiral Edward G. Fanshawe, 22 December, 1875.[2]
- Admiral Charles F. A. Shadwell, 1 March, 1878.[3]
- Admiral Sir Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby, 1 March, 1881.[4]
- Admiral William G. Luard, 28 November, 1882.[5]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Brandreth, 28 November, 1885.[6]
- Admiral Sir William Graham, 29 November, 1888.[7]
- Admiral Sir R. Vesey Hamilton, 28 September, 1891.[8]
- Admiral Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe, 1 October, 1894.[9]
- Admiral Sir Richard E. Tracey, 1 October, 1897.[10]
- Admiral Sir Robert H. M. Molyneux, 1 October, 1900.[11]
- Admiral Sir Robert H. Harris, 6 August, 1903.[12]
- Admiral Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe, 1 October, 1906.[13]
- Admiral Sir John Durnford, 23 March, 1908.[14]
- Admiral Sir Frederic W. Fisher, 23 March, 1911.[15]
- Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Alexander E. Bethell, 24 October, 1914.[16]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, 18 January, 1915.[17]
- Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, 4 December, 1916.[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir William C. Pakenham, 1 August, 1919.[19]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick C. T. Tudor, 15 November, 1920.[20]
Directors of Studies
- Thomas A. Hirst, 1 February, 1873.
- William D. Niven, 1882 – 1903.
- Captain Atwell P. M. Lake, 1889.
- Captain Robert W. Stopford, 7 January, 1892.[21]
- Captain John Durnford, 7 January, 1895.[22]
- Captain John P. Pipon, 12 November, 1895.[23]
- Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 23 September, 1898.[24]
- Rear-Admiral Henry J. May, 18 September, 1900.[25]
- Captain Edmond J. W. Slade, 13 May, 1904.[26]
- Captain Edward C. Villiers, 8 October, 1906.[27]
- Captain Edward H. Moubray, 8 December, 1908.[28]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 8 December, 1910.[29]
- Captain William F. Slayter, 8 December, 1912.[30]
- Rear-Admiral (Retired) Edmund P. F. Jervoise, August, 1914.[31]
Footnotes
- ↑ Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 743.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 444.
- ↑ Shadwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1217.
- ↑ Phipps Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 653.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 127.
- ↑ Brandreth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 162.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 546.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 563.
- ↑ Hunt-Grubbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 664.
- ↑ Tracey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1320.
- ↑ Molyneux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 908.
- ↑ "New President of the Royal Naval College" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 July, 1903. Issue 37142, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 443.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 356.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 458.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 46.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 84.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 681.
- ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 January, 1892. Issue 33526, col B, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 20 December, 1894. Issue 34452, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 November, 1895. Issue 34730, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 796.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1201.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 17 October, 1906. Issue 38153, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1912). p. 359.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 372a.
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