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==List of D.N.O.s== | ==List of D.N.O.s== | ||
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]], November, 1886 - 21 May, 1891. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]], 1 November, 1886 - 21 May, 1891. |
*Rear-Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]], 21 May, 1891 - 6 March, 1894. | *Rear-Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]], 21 May, 1891 - 6 March, 1894. | ||
*Captain [[Henry Coey Kane|Henry C. Kane]], 6 March, 1894 - 18 August, 1897. | *Captain [[Henry Coey Kane|Henry C. Kane]], 6 March, 1894 - 18 August, 1897. | ||
Revision as of 20:35, 5 May 2010
- In those days the staff of the D.N.O. composed an Assistant Director of Torpedoes, three officers of Commanders or Lieutenants rank for gunnery work, three for torpedo work and a marines' officer for general duties.[1]
First World War
On 1 March, 1917, when Captain F. C. Dreyer succeeded Singer, the torpedo branch was devolved into the Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining under Rear-Admiral Edward S. Fitzherbert and Dreyer became solely Director of Naval Ordnance.[2]
List of D.N.O.s
- Rear-Admiral John A. Fisher, 1 November, 1886 - 21 May, 1891.
- Rear-Admiral Compton E. Domvile, 21 May, 1891 - 6 March, 1894.
- Captain Henry C. Kane, 6 March, 1894 - 18 August, 1897.
- Rear-Admiral Edmund F. Jeffreys, 18 August, 1897 - 21 January, 1901.
- Rear-Admiral William H. May, 21 January, 1901 - 16 April, 1901.
- Rear-Admiral Angus Macleod, 16 April, 1901 - 1 January, 1904.
- Rear-Admiral Henry D. Barry, 1 January, 1904 - 24 February, 1905.
- Rear-Admiral John R. Jellicoe, 24 February, 1905 - 25 August, 1907.
- Rear-Admiral Reginald H. S. Bacon, 25 August, 1907 - 16 December, 1909.
- Rear-Admiral A. G. H. W. Moore, 16 December, 1909 - 1 June, 1912.
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. T. Tudor, 1 June, 1912 - 19 August, 1914.
- Rear-Admiral Morgan Singer, 19 August, 1914 - 1 March, 1917.
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