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Devonport was building warships from late in the 18th century, and Royal Oak was its last battleship.[1]
Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Thomas S. Pasley, Bart., 4 December, 1857
- Rear-Admiral Thomas M. C. Symonds, 1 December, 1862
- Vice-Admiral The Hon. James R. Drummond, 24 April, 1866
- Rear-Admiral William H. Stewart, 5 June, 1870 – 20 November, 1871
- Vice-Admiral William King-Hall, 20 November, 1871
- Rear-Admiral William C. Chamberlain, 5 August, 1875
- Rear-Admiral George O. Willes, 1 May, 1876
- Rear-Admiral Charles W. Hope, 1 February, 1879
- Rear-Admiral Charles T. Curme, 20 February, 1880
- Rear-Admiral John C. Wilson, 23 February, 1885
- Vice-Admiral Henry D. Grant, 11 July, 1885[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe, 1 August, 1888[3] – 4 August, 1891
- Vice-Admiral Sir Robert H. More Molyneux, 4 August, 1891[4]
- Rear-Admiral Edmund J. Church, 7 August, 1894[5]
- Rear-Admiral Henry J. Carr, 3 November, 1896[6][7] – 6 July, 1899[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas S. Jackson, 7 July, 1899[9][10] – 11 July, 1902[11]
- Vice-Admiral William H. Henderson, 11 July, 1902[12]
- Vice-Admiral Charles J. Barlow, 1 April, 1906[13] – 31 March, 1908[14]
- Vice-Admiral Charles H. Cross, 31 March, 1908[15] – 4 October, 1910[16]
- Vice-Admiral Robert H. S. Stokes, 4 October, 1910[17] – 11 December, 1913[18]
- Rear-Admiral Godfrey H. B. Mundy, 11 December, 1913[19][20] – 18 December, 1916[21]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart., 18 December, 1916[22][23] – 1 September, 1919[24]
- Rear-Admiral Edwin V. Underhill, 1 September, 1919[25]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh L. P. Heard, 20 September, 1922[26] – 1 November, 1924[27]
- Rear-Admiral Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 1 November, 1926[28] – 1 March, 1927[29]
- Rear-Admiral Oliver Backhouse, 1 March, 1927[30] (reappointed 10 October, 1929 on retirement from Active List)
- Vice-Admiral Harold O. Reinold, 2 March, 1931[31] – 2 March, 1935[32]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur L. Snagge, 2 March, 1935 – 27 September, 1938
- Rear-Admiral Arthur N. Dowding, 27 September, 1938[33]
Deputy Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Horace C. Watson, 18 April, 1922 – 30 March, 1923
- Commodore, Second Class Denham M. T. Bedford, 5 July, 1943[34] – 20 July, 1945[35] (vice "Thomson")
Captains of the Dockyard
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, 11 November, 1903[36] – 22 June, 1905[37]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur J. Horsley, July, 1905[38] – 20 September, 1907
- Captain Robert N. Ommanney, 20 September, 1907[39] – 17 November, 1908[40]
- Captain John A. Tuke, 17 November, 1908[41] – 5 January, 1911[42]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 5 January, 1911[43] – 14 January, 1913[44]
- Rear-Admiral John Nicholas, 19 June, 1916[45] – 1 April, 1918[46]
- Rear-Admiral William J. S. Alderson, 1 April, 1918[47] – October, 1919[48]
- Captain Christopher R. Payne, October, 1919 – 1 April, 1920
- Captain Horace C. Watson, 18 April, 1922 – 30 March, 1923
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 31 March, 1924[49] – 31 March, 1926[50]
- Captain George W. Taylor, 31 March, 1928[51] – 11 April, 1930[52]
- Captain Richard M. King, 12 April, 1930[53] – 15 April, 1932[54]
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 15 April, 1932[55] – 3 January, 1933[56]
- Captain Piers K. Kekewich, 24 December, 1936[57] – 9 January, 1939[58]
- Captain Walter N. T. Beckett, 8 January, 1939[59] – 9 September, 1939[60]
- Captain Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, – 1946[61]
- Captain Francis J. Butler, 1946[62] (vice Ommanney)
Assistants to Captain of the Dockyard
Dates of appointment given:
- Acting Captain Maurice H. H. Nelson, 17 September, 1914 – 1 July, 1919
King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Christopher R. Payne, October, 1919 – 1 April, 1920
- Captain Horace C. Watson, 18 April, 1922 – 30 March, 1923
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 31 March, 1924[63] – 31 March, 1926[64]
- Captain Richard M. King, 12 April, 1930[65] – 3 January, 1933[66]
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 15 April, 1932[67] – 3 January, 1933[68] (and of Berehaven and Pembroke, vice King)
- Captain John S. G. Fraser, 3 January, 1933[69] – 16 July, 1934[70] (and of Berehaven and Pembroke, vice Robinson)
- Captain Kenneth D. W. Macpherson, 16 July, 1934[71] – 24 December, 1936[72] (and of Berehaven and Pembroke, vice Fraser)
- Captain (retired) Francis E. Travers, May, 1916[73] – 26 January, 1917[74]
- Captain (retired) Charles W. S. Leggatt, 31 October, 1918[75] – 15 November, 1919[76]
- Captain (retired) George W. H. Martin, before December, 1918[77]
- Commander William B. Mackenzie, 6 November, 1919 – 10 May, 1920
George Walter Howard Martin's stint here seems uncertain.
Captains of the Dockyard Reserve
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William Marrack, 30 June, 1899[78] – 24 January, 1902[79]
Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| H.M.S. Dryad | wooden screw sloop | 25 Sep, 1866 | Sold 1885 |
| H.M.S. Thetis | corvette | 26 Oct, 1871 | Sold 1887 |
| H.M.S. Amethyst | corvette | 19 Apr, 1873 | Sold 1887 |
| H.M.S. Modeste | corvette | 23 May, 1873 | Sold 1888 |
| H.M.S. Sapphire | corvette | 24 Sep, 1874 | Sold 1892 |
| H.M.S. Pelican | composite screw sloop | 26 Apr, 1877 | Sold 1901 |
| H.M.S. Dragon | composite screw sloop | 30 May, 1878 | Sold 1892 |
| H.M.S. Pegasus | composite screw sloop | 13 Jun, 1878 | Sold 1892 |
| H.M.S. Phoenix | composite screw sloop | 16 Sep, 1879 | Wrecked 1882 |
| H.M.S. Miranda | composite screw sloop | 30 Sep, 1879 | Sold 1892 |
| H.M.S. Mutine | composite screw sloop | 20 Jul, 1880 | Sold 1921 |
| H.M.S. Espiegle | composite screw sloop | 3 Aug, 1880 | Sold 1921 |
| H.M.S. Heroine | corvette | 3 Dec, 1881 | Sold 1902 |
| H.M.S. Hyacinth | corvette | 20 Dec, 1881 | Sold 1902 |
| H.M.S. Royalist | corvette | 7 Mar, 1883 | Transferred 19 Feb, 1923 |
| H.M.S. Rapid | corvette | 21 Mar, 1883 | Sold 1948 |
| H.M.S. Reindeer | screw sloop | 14 Nov, 1883 | Sold 1924 |
| H.M.S. Mariner | screw sloop | 23 Jun, 1884 | Sold 1929 |
| H.M.S. Racer | screw sloop | 6 Aug, 1884 | Sold 1928 |
| H.M.S. Icarus | screw sloop | 27 Jul, 1885 | Sold 1903 |
| H.M.S. Curlew | gunvessel | 23 Oct, 1885 | Sold 1906 |
| H.M.S. Landrail | gunvessel | 19 Jan, 1886 | Expended 4 Oct, 1906 |
| H.M.S. Serpent | torpedo cruiser | 10 Mar, 1887 | Wrecked 10 Nov, 1890 |
| H.M.S. Racoon | torpedo cruiser | 6 May, 1887 | Sold 1905 |
| H.M.S. Sandfly | torpedo gunboat | 20 Sep, 1887 | Sold 1905 |
| H.M.S. Spider | torpedo gunboat | 17 Oct, 1887 | Sold 1903 |
| H.M.S. Pheasant | gunboat | 10 Apr, 1888 | Sold 15 May, 1906 |
| H.M.S. Partridge | gunboat | 10 May, 1888 | Sold 1909 |
| H.M.S. Sharpshooter | torpedo gunboat | 30 Nov, 1888 | Hulked 1904 |
| H.M.S. Spanker | torpedo gunboat | 27 Feb, 1889 | Sold 20 Mar, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Speedwell | torpedo gunboat | 15 Mar, 1889 | Sold 20 Mar, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Lapwing | gunboat | 12 Apr, 1889 | Sold 10 Nov, 1910 |
| H.M.S. Ringdove | gunboat | 30 Apr, 1889 | Sold 22 Jan, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Phoebe | third class protected cruiser | 1 Jul, 1890 | Sold 1906 |
| H.M.S. Philomel | third class protected cruiser | 28 Aug, 1890 | Scuttled 1949 |
| H.M.S. Edgar | first class protected cruiser | 24 Nov, 1890 | Sold 9 May, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Æolus | second class protected cruiser | 13 Nov, 1891 | 1914 |
| H.M.S. Bonaventure | second class protected cruiser | 2 Dec, 1892 | Sold 12 Apr, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Astræa | second class protected cruiser | 17 Mar, 1893 | Sold 1 Jul, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Antelope | torpedo gunboat | 12 Jul, 1893 | Sold 27 May, 1919 |
| H.M.S. Hermione | second class protected cruiser | 7 Nov, 1893 | Sold 25 Oct, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Harrier | torpedo gunboat | 20 Feb, 1894 | Sold 23 Feb, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Halcyon | torpedo gunboat | 6 Apr, 1894 | Sold 6 Nov, 1919 |
| H.M.S. Hussar | torpedo gunboat | 3 Jul, 1894 | Sold 13 Jul, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Talbot | second class protected cruiser | 25 Apr, 1895 | Sold 6 Dec, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Phoenix | screw sloop | 25 Apr, 1895 | Capsized 18 Sep, 1906 |
| H.M.S. Algerine | screw sloop | 6 Jun, 1895 | Sold 1919 |
| H.M.S. Arrogant | second class protected cruiser | 26 May, 1896 | Sold 13 Nov, 1923 |
| H.M.S. Furious | second class protected cruiser | 3 Dec, 1896 | Sold May, 1923 |
| H.M.S. Ocean | pre-dreadnought | 5 Jul, 1898 | Mined 18 Mar, 1915 |
| H.M.S. Psyche | third class protected cruiser | 19 Jul, 1898 | Sold Jun, 1922 |
| H.M.S. Implacable | pre-dreadnought | 11 Mar, 1899 | Sold 8 Nov, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Bulwark | pre-dreadnought | 18 Oct, 1899 | Exploded 26 Nov, 1914 |
| H.M.S. Montagu | pre-dreadnought | 5 Mar, 1901 | Wrecked 30 May, 1906 |
| H.M.S. Queen | pre-dreadnought | 8 Mar, 1902 | Sold 4 Nov, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Encounter | second class protected cruiser | 18 Jun, 1902 | to R.A.N. Jul, 1912 |
| H.M.S. King Edward VII | pre-dreadnought | 23 Jul, 1903 | Mined 6 Jan, 1916 |
| H.M.S. Hibernia | pre-dreadnought | 17 Jun, 1905 | Sold 8 Nov, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Minotaur | armoured cruiser | 6 Jun, 1906 | Sold 12 Apr, 1920 |
| H.M.S. Temeraire | dreadnought | 24 Aug, 1907 | Sold 7 Dec, 1921 |
| H.M.S. Collingwood | dreadnought | 7 Nov, 1908 | Sold 12 Dec, 1922 |
| H.M.S. Indefatigable | battlecruiser | 28 Oct, 1909 | Sunk 31 May, 1916 |
| H.M.S. Lion | battlecruiser | 6 Aug, 1910 | Sold 31 Jan, 1924 |
| H.M.S. Centurion | dreadnought | 18 Nov, 1911 | Scuttled 9 Jun, 1944 |
| H.M.S. Marlborough | dreadnought | 24 Oct, 1912 | Sold 27 Jun, 1932 |
| H.M.S. Aurora | light cruiser | 30 Sep, 1913 | Sold Aug, 1927 |
| H.M.S. Warspite | dreadnought | 26 Nov, 1913 | Wrecked 23 Apr, 1947 |
| H.M.S. Royal Oak | dreadnought | 17 Nov, 1914 | Torpedoed 14 Oct, 1939 |
| H.M.S. J 5 | submarine | 9 Sep, 1915 | to Australia 25 Mar, 1919 |
| H.M.S. J 6 | submarine | 9 Sep, 1915 | Sunk 15 Oct, 1918 |
| H.M.S. K 6 | submarine | 31 May, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1926 |
| H.M.S. K 7 | submarine | 31 May, 1916 | Sold Sep, 1921 |
| H.M.S. J 7 | submarine | 21 Feb, 1917 | Sold Nov, 1929 |
| H.M.S. Frobisher | cruiser | 20 Mar, 1920 | Sold 26 Mar, 1949 |
| H.M.S. Cornwall | heavy cruiser | 11 Mar, 1926 | Sunk 5 May, 1942 |
| H.M.S. Devonshire | heavy cruiser | 22 Oct, 1927 | Broken up 1954 |
| H.M.S. Exeter | heavy cruiser | 18 Jul, 1929 | Sunk 1 Mar, 1942 |
| H.M.S. Hastings | sloop | 10 Apr, 1930 | Broken up 1946 |
| H.M.S. Penzance | sloop | 10 Apr, 1930 | Torpedoed 24 Aug, 1940 |
| H.M.S. Fowey | sloop | 4 Nov, 1930 | Sold 1946 |
| H.M.S. Bideford | sloop | 1 Apr, 1931 | Broken up 1949 |
| H.M.S. Leander | light cruiser | 24 Sep, 1931 | Broken up 1949 |
| H.M.S. Falmouth | sloop | 19 Apr, 1932 | Broken up 1968 |
| H.M.S. Milford | sloop | 11 Jun, 1932 | Broken up 1949 |
| H.M.S. Weston | sloop | 23 Jul, 1932 | Broken up 1947 |
| H.M.S. Orion | light cruiser | 24 Nov, 1932 | Broken up 1949 |
| H.M.A.S. Hobart | light cruiser | 9 Oct, 1934 | Broken up 1962 |
| H.M.S. Birmingham | light cruiser | 1 Sep, 1936 | Broken up 1960 |
| H.M.S. Gloucester | light cruiser | 19 Oct, 1937 | Sunk 22 May, 1941 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 355.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Carr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/605. f. 193.
- ↑ Carr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/605. f. 193.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 July, 1902. Issue 36816, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 21 February, 1908. Issue 38575, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 545.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 14 September, 1910. Issue 39377, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue 40393, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
- ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 556.
- ↑ Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
- ↑ Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
- ↑ "Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. 1 September, 1919. Issue 42193, col F, p. 16.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5, p. 267.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5, p. 267.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
- ↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
- ↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. n Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bedford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. ?.
- ↑ Bedford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. ?.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
- ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 44.
- ↑ Ommanney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 153.
- ↑ Ommanney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 153.
- ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 637.
- ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 637.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/152. f. 152.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/152. f. 152.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ "New King's Harbour Master." The Times (London, England), 22 Jan. 1930, p. 26.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/77. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/77. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/77. f. 281.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 584.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 584.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Travers Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/168. f. 195.
- ↑ Travers Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42/168. f. 195.
- ↑ Leggatt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/202. f. 237.
- ↑ Leggatt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/202. f. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1154.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/94. f. 861.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/94. f. 861.
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Plan of Dockyard at GWPDA.org
- Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
