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Revision as of 16:22, 15 September 2018
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 H.M.S. Excellent.
| Numbers trained by Chatham August, 1914 - August, 1918[1] | |
|---|---|
| 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 [O.C.R. error?] | 75 |
| Gunners (T) | 0 |
| Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 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—Seamen | 123 |
| Divers—Artisan | 32 |
| A.B. | 4134 |
| D.A.M.S. Gunlayers 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:
- Captain Alfred E. A. Grant, 1 June, 1908[2][3] – 31 March, 1910[4]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 31 March, 1910[5]
- Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, 1 March, 1912[6] – 1 May, 1914[7]
- Captain Cyril S. Townsend, January, 1919[8] – 25 January, 1921[9]
- Captain Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 2 January, 1923[10] – 26 February, 1925[11]
- Captain Charles W. Round-Turner, 26 February, 1925[12] – 18 October, 1926
- Captain Hubert Ardill, 18 October, 1926 – March, 1927
- Captain John C. Hamilton, 1 March, 1927[13][14] – 14 March, 1929[15][16]
- Captain Stephen St. L. Moore, 14 March, 1929[17] – 10 June, 1929 (temporary)
- Captain Francis T. B. Tower, 10 June, 1929 – 30 March, 1931
- Captain Arthur N. Dowding, 30 March, 1931[18][19] – 2 January, 1933[20]
- Captain Denham M. T. Bedford, 2 January, 1933[21]
- Captain Arthur L. St. G. Lyster, 1 May, 1935 – 4 May, 1936
- Captain Arthur D. Read, 4 May, 1936[22]
- Captain Percy Todd, 4 May, 1938[23]
Footnotes
- ↑ Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918, pp. 21-22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 354.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 March, 1910. Issue 39208, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 865.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 259.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 86.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 86.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 260.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 317.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery and Torpedo Division (July, 1919). Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918. C.B. 902. The National Archives. ADM 186/238.
