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'''Chatham Gunnery School''' was instituted in 1908, when operations at [[Sheerness Gunnery School]] were relocated to Chatham.

==First World War==
The data suggest that Chatham was a sort of practical gunnery trade school tasked with providing the bulk of gunnery manpower for small and armed merchant craft with non-professional crews for their weapons.  In this regard, it complemented rather than extended the scale of instruction at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}.

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! Numbers trained by ''Chatham''<br>August, 1914 - August, 1918<ref>''Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918'', pp. 21-22.</ref>
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| Lieuts. (G) || 0
|-
| Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s || 1
|-
| Other commissioned officers R.N. || 0
|-
| R.N.A.S. officers || 0
|-
| R.N.V.R. officers || 78
|-
| R.N.R. officers || 2289
|-
| Gunners {{OCRError}} || 75
|-
| Gunners (T) || 0
|-
| Gunners {{OCRError}} || 0
|-
| Boatswains || 1
|-
| Gunner's Mates || 177
|-
| Gunlayer I. || 61
|-
| Gunlayer II. || 1064
|-
| Gunlayer III. || 32
|-
| P.O. (G) || 7
|-
| Seaman Gunners || 3688
|-
| Rangetakers || 186
|-
| Lieut. (G)'s Writers || 13
|-
| Divers&mdash;Seamen || 123
|-
| Divers&mdash;Artisan || 32
|-
| A.B. || 4134
|-
| D.A.M.S. Gunlayers<br>D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands || 3729
|-
| Trawler Ratings || 2917
|-
| D.F.C. || 95
|-
| Ratings for Motor Boats || 0
|-
| Ratings for Tank Corps || 1214
|-
| Ratings for Machine Guns || 0
|-
| Ratings for Air Service || 393
|-
| Motor Mechanics || 0
|-
| R.N.V.R. Seamen || "otherwise included"
|-
| R.N.R. Seamen || 1530
|-
| New Ships' Companies || 63
|-
| E.R.A.s || 0
|-
| Marine Recruits || 683
|-
| Warrant Armourers || 0
|-
| Chief Armourers || 17
|-
| Armourers || 20
|-
| Armourer's Mates || 38
|-
| Armourer's Crew || 455
|-
| Miscellaneous Officers and Men || 4388
|}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:

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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Ernest Albert Grant|nick=Alfred E. A. Grant|appt=1 June, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 354}}<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 31.</ref>|end=31 March, 1910<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 31.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|nick=Brian H. F. Barttelot|appt=31 March, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 1 March, 1910.  Issue '''39208''', col E, p. 12.</ref>|end=7 March, 1912}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William Keighly-Peach|nick=Charles W. Keighly-Peach|appt=1 March, 1912<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 345.</ref>|end=1 May, 1914<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 345.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot|nick=Cunningham R. de C. Foot|appt=1 May, 1914{{NMI|1 May 1914, p. 6}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Samuel Townsend|nick=Cyril S. Townsend|appt=January, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 865}}|ass=25 January, 1919<ref>Townsend Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.}} f. 98.</ref>|end=25 January, 1921<ref>Townsend Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.}} f. 98.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Goodenough Craufurd|nick=Arthur G. Craufurd|appt=25 January, 1921{{ToL|Chatham Gunnery School|Tuesday, Jan 25, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42627}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|nick=Wellwood G. C. Maxwell|appt=2 January, 1923<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>|end=26 February, 1925<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Wolfran Round-Turner|nick=Charles W. Round-Turner|appt=26 February, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 259}}|end=18 October, 1926}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Ardill|nick=Hubert Ardill|appt=18 October, 1926|end=March, 1927}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Claude Hamilton|nick=John C. Hamilton|appt=1 March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 259}}<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 86.</ref>|end=14 March, 1929<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 86.</ref><ref>"Naval, Military, And Air Force."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stephen St. Leger Moore|nick=Stephen St. L. Moore|appt=14 March, 1929<ref>"Naval, Military, And Air Force."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.</ref>|end=10 June, 1929|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Thomas Butler Tower|nick=Francis T. B. Tower|appt=10 June, 1929|end=30 March, 1931}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Ninian Dowding|nick=Arthur N. Dowding|appt=30 March, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 260}}<ref>Dowding Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 January, 1933<ref>Dowding Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Denham Maurice Turner Bedford|nick=Denham M. T. Bedford|appt=2 January, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 261}}|end=1 May, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Lumley St. George Lyster|nick=Arthur L. St. G. Lyster|appt=1 May, 1935{{NavAppts|Monday, Apr 01, 1935; pg. 22; Issue 47027}}|end=4 May, 1936}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Duncan Read|nick=Arthur D. Read|appt=4 May, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 261}}|end=5 May, 1938}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Todd|nick=Percy Todd|appt=4 May, 1938<ref>Todd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/135.|}} f. 135.</ref>{{NLMay39|p. 317}}|end=7 November, 1939<ref>Todd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/135.|}} f. 135.</ref>|note=vice Read}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|nick=Hubert G. D. Acland|appt=6 November, 1939|end=14 December, 1939}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}} ('''G''')|name=John Wilfrid Boutwood|nick=John W. Boutwood|appt=10 February, 1941{{NLDec41|p. 1442}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Sydney Smith|nick=Philip S. Smith|appt=1 October, 1943<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/204.|D7616554}} f. ?.</ref>|end=31 August, 1945{{FC}}}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{UKProgressInNavalGunnery1914-1918}}
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