Portland

Portland Harbour is one of the United Kingdom's Home Ports, situated on the south coast of England. It is a man-made harbour lying north of the Isle of Portland and south of Weymouth. Plymouth lies to the west, and Portsmouth to the east.

There are also port cities in the United States named Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon.

Portland functioned as the operational home to forces covering Auxiliary Patrol Area XIII.

Captains-in-Charge

Dates of appointment given:

• Captain (retired) Henry B. Anson, 7 December, 1902 – 16 September, 1907  (as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Charles E. Anson, 20 October, 1908 – 9 June, 1911
• Captain Owen F. Gillett, 6 June, 1911 – 1 September, 1913
• Rear-Admiral Gerald C. A. Marescaux, 21 August, 1913 – 21 April, 1914
• Commodore, Second Class Joseph R. Bridson, 21 April, 1914 – 10 February, 1915
• Captain Frank E. C. Ryan, 5 February, 1915 – 28 September, 1916
• Rear-Admiral Richard M. Harbord, 14 September, 1916 – 27 November, 1917
• Rear-Admiral Vivian H. G. Bernard, 27 November, 1917 – 27 November, 1919
• Rear-Admiral Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 1 November, 1919 – 1 April, 1920
• Captain James R. P. Hawksley, 1 April, 1920 – 4 April, 1922
• Captain Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth, 4 April, 1922 – 31 March, 1923  (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Humphrey H. Smith, 29 March, 1923 – May, 1925^[Inference]  (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Charles T. Hardy, 5 May, 1925 – 8 July, 1926  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, 8 July, 1925 – 16 January, 1928  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Leonard L. P. Willan, 16 January, 1928 – 23 April, 1929  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Ernest W. Leir, 23 April, 1929 – 23 April, 1931  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Hugh S. Shipway, 23 April, 1931 – 1 July, 1932  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Arthur M. Lecky, 1 July, 1932 – 2 April, 1933  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain John H. K. Clegg, 6 May, 1933 – 6 May, 1935  (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Edward B. Cloete, 9 May, 1935 – 21 July, 1936  (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain James Powell, 21 July, 1936 – 5 September, 1939  (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Commander Aubrey B. Fanshawe, 8 February, 1938 – 4 August, 1938  (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Commander Gerald W. Hoare-Smith, 4 August, 1938 – 24 January, 1941  (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Captain Colin S. Thomson, 5 September, 1939 – 21 October, 1940  (temporary, and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
• Vice-Admiral Edmund R. Drummond, 28 June, 1939 – 10 February, 1942  (as Flag Officer in Charge, Portland)
• Rear-Admiral George T. C. P. Swabey, 10 February, 1942 – 3 October, 1944  (as Flag Officer in Charge, Portland)
• Rear-Admiral (retired) Richard J. R. Scott, 3 October, 1944 – 1 August, 1945  (as Flag Officer in Charge, Portland)
• Captain Mervyn S. Thomas, 1 August, 1945 – 12 August, 1947
• Captain Roderick L. M. Edwards, 12 August, 1947 – 6 October, 1949

Assistant Captains

Dates of appointment given:

• Captain John E. T. Harper, 10 February, 1914 – 10 June, 1914  (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master)

Assistant King's Harbour Master

Dates of appointment given:

• Captain John E. T. Harper, 10 February, 1914 – 10 June, 1914
• Commander Harold B. Bedwell, 27 June, 1921 – 15 August, 1923
• Captain Neville B. C. Brock, 19 February, 1927 – 9 February, 1929
• Commander John Fawcett, 9 February, 1929 – late November, 1929
• Commander Andrew Johnstone, late November, 1929
• Commander Guy O. Lydekker, 12 June, 1933 – 3 June, 1935  (and as Commander of Dockyard)

Naval Transport Officers in Charge

• Commander (retired) John B. Hancock, April, 1915 – 30 January, 1916

See Also

• Wikipedia