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On 1 March, 1917, when Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|F. C. Dreyer]] succeeded Singer, the torpedo branch was devolved into the [[Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] under Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]] and Dreyer became solely [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]].<ref>Jellicoe.  ''The Crisis of the Naval War''.  p. 228.</ref>
 
On 1 March, 1917, when Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|F. C. Dreyer]] succeeded Singer, the torpedo branch was devolved into the [[Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] under Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]] and Dreyer became solely [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]].<ref>Jellicoe.  ''The Crisis of the Naval War''.  p. 228.</ref>
  
==List of D.N.O.s==
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==List of Directors of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes==
 
*Rear-Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]], 1 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.

Revision as of 20:36, 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 Directors of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes

Footnotes

  1. British Library. Jellicoe Papers. Add. MSS. 49038. f. 53.
  2. Jellicoe. The Crisis of the Naval War. p. 228.

Bibliography