Arthur Lionel Snagge

Vice-Admiral Arthur Lionel Snagge, C.B. (4 May, 1878 – 10 February, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy. An image of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not offered under a Creative Commons License.

Life & Career

The son of His Honour Judge Snagge.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1900.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.

Snagge was appointed as Naval Attache to Washington, DC on 21 May, 1918. He was superseded on 1 October, 1919 and arrived back in England on 23 November where he took up work in the Naval Intelligence Division on 1 December.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.

Captain Snagge was appointed in command of the destroyer Glowworm on 1 August, 1920 and as Senior Captain, Danube Flotilla.

In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 April, 1931.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day. He suffered cellulitis on his leg, requiring hospitalisation in 1936-1937. He was fit again, if needed, by early 1938. In 1939, however, it was stipulated that he would be unfit for sea service.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Humber 5 Aug, 1914 – 27 Mar, 1918	Succeeded by Charles C. Johnson
Preceded by Guy R. A. Gaunt	Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. 21 May, 1918 – 1 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by Geoffrey Blake
Preceded by John F. Warton	Captain of H.M.S. Glowworm 1 Aug, 1920 – after Mar, 1922	Succeeded by Arthur E. F. Bedford
Preceded by John K. im Thurn	Captain of H.M.S. Ceres 15 Mar, 1923 – 10 Feb, 1924	Succeeded by H. Evelyn C. Blagrove
Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie	Director of Training and Staff Duties 1 Jan, 1926	Succeeded by Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by Lawrence W. Braithwaite	Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 17 Aug, 1926 – c. Sep, 1926	Succeeded by Alexander S. Douglas
Preceded by Lawrence W. Braithwaite	Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, The Nore 17 Aug, 1926 – 15 Aug, 1927	Succeeded by Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by Norman M. C. Thurstan	Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury c. Sep, 1926 – 11 Nov, 1926	Succeeded by John S. G. Fraser
Preceded by Oliver M. F. Stokes	Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult 11 Nov, 1926 – 1 Apr, 1927	Succeeded by Oliver M. F. Stokes
Preceded by Christopher J. F. Wood	Captain of H.M.S. Castor 1 Apr, 1927 – 15 Aug, 1927	Succeeded by Leonard S. Holbrook
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 15 Aug, 1927 – 29 May, 1929	Succeeded by Leonard F. Potter
Preceded by Edward W. Kitson	Captain of H.M.S. Kent 8 Jun, 1929 – Aug, 1929	Succeeded by Bertram H. Ramsay
Preceded by Hugh S. Shipway	Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham 25 Nov, 1929 – 6 Jul, 1931	Succeeded by Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax	Director of the Manning Department 2 Apr, 1932 – 18 May, 1934	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Harold O. Reinold	Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard 2 Mar, 1935 – 27 Sep, 1938	Succeeded by Arthur N. Dowding