Singapore
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Singapore was an important naval base for the Royal Navy in the Pacific throughout the Dreadnought Era. It was captured by the Japanese in World War II. In 1963, it gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
In Charge
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander (retired) John S. Schäfer, August, 1914[1] – November, 1914[2]
- Captain Hugh S. Shipway, 20 October, 1925[3] – 10 October, 1927[4]
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 26 August, 1927[5] – 5 November, 1929
- Captain Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 20 September, 1929[6] – November, 1931
- Captain Miles B. Birkett, 2 October, 1931 – 19 November, 1932 (invalided)
- Captain Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott, 7 October, 1932[7]
- Captain William P. Mark-Wardlaw, 20 July, 1934[8]
- Commodore, Second Class Marshal L. Clarke, 31 July, 1936[9] (and as Commodore, Malaya)
- Commodore, First Class Thomas B. Drew, 10 October, 1938[10] (and as Commodore, Malaya)
- Rear-Admiral Ernest J. Spooner, June, 1941[11] – February, 1942[12]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John A. V. Morse, September, 1945[13] – April, 1946[14]
- Rear-Admiral Henry J. Egerton, April, 1946[15] – December, 1947[16]
- Vice-Admiral Clifford Caslon, December, 1947[17] – January, 1950[18]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh W. Faulkner, January, 1950[19] – December, 1951[20]
- Rear-Admiral Anthony F. Pugsley, December, 1951[21] – November, 1953[22]
King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas K. W. Atkinson, 20 May, 1941
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Schäfer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/77. f. ?.
- ↑ Schäfer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/77. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 200.
- ↑ Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/214. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
