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==Commodores Commanding==
The '''Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport''' were also called '''H.M.S. ''Vivid''''' from 1890 to 1914, operating as a training facility.
 
In 1934, it was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Drake'''''.
 
==In Command==
The man in charge was called the Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport.
 
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:


*Captain [[William Blake Fisher|William B. Fisher]], 24 January, 1905.  ({{Com2RN}} from 13 March, 1905.)<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 March, 1905.  Issue '''37656''', col C, pg. 11.</ref>
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*Captain [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]], 8 January, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 December, 1906.  Issue '''38211''', col C, pg. 4.</ref> (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Johnstone|nick=Charles Johnstone|appt=15 May, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 310}}<ref>Johnstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1991.|}}  f. 705.</ref>|end=8 October, 1898<ref>Johnstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1991.|}}  f. 705.</ref>|as=In Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport}}
*Captain [[Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|Arthur Y. Moggridge]], 22 April, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 April, 1908.  Issue '''38614''', col B, pg. 7.</ref>  (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=8 October, 1898<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>|end=March, 1900<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Rosslyn E. Wemyss]], 20 August, 1909.<ref>Wemyss Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 223.</ref>  (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Richard Poore, Bart.|appt=10 April, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 310''a''}}|end=1902}}
*Captain [[Lionel Grant Tufnell|Lionel G. Tufnell]], 20 September, 1910 (Temporarily).{{INF}}  (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=15 December, 1902<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=1 February, 1905<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>}}
*Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 3 January, 1911.<ref>Wemyss Service Record.  f. 223.</ref>  (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Blake Fisher|nick=William B. Fisher|appt=24 January, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 March, 1905.  Issue '''37656''', col C, p. 11.</ref>|note={{Com2RN}} from 13 March, 1905|end=8 January, 1907<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 459.</ref>|ass=1 February, 1905<ref>Predecessor left that day.  Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>}}
*Captain [[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]], 25 April, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 April, 1911.  Issue '''39565''', col G, pg. 4.</ref> (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Frederic Edward Errington Brock|nick=Frederic E. E. Brock|appt=8 January, 1907{{NMI|Monday, 24 December, 1906.  Issue '''38211''', col C, p. 4}}|end=22 April, 1908<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590035}} f. 220.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Arthur David Ricardo|Arthur D. Ricardo]], 5 June, 1913.{{INF}}  (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|nick=Arthur Y. Moggridge|appt=22 April, 1908{{NMI|Tuesday, 7 April, 1908.  Issue '''38614''', col B, p. 7}}}}
*Captain [[Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard|Thomas D. L. Sheppard]], 21 April, 1914.<ref>Sheppard Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 393.</ref> (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|nick=Rosslyn E. Wemyss|appt=20 August, 1909<ref>Wemyss Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>|end=20 September, 1910<ref>Wemyss Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>}}
*{{RearRN}} John de M. Hutchison, 21 December, 1914.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 3.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Lionel Grant Tufnell|nick=Lionel G. Tufnell|appt=20 September, 1910<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1338.</ref>|end=3 January, 1911<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1338.</ref>|note=temporary replacement for Wemyss}}
*Captain [[Charles Frederick Corbett|Charles F. Corbett]], 1 January, 1917.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 2.</ref> (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|nick=Rosslyn E. Wemyss|appt=3 January, 1911<ref>Wemyss Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>|end=25 April, 1911<ref>Wemyss Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Edward Reeves]], 1 February, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Monday, 13 January, 1919.  Issue '''419996''', col F, pg. 13.</ref>  (Commodore, Second Class.)
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John de Mestre Hutchison|nick=John de M. Hutchison|appt=25 April, 1911<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 132.</ref>|end=6 June, 1913<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 132.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=6 June, 1913<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 464.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral in Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport|end=20 April, 1914<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 464.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard|nick=Thomas D. L. Sheppard|appt=21 April, 1914<ref>Sheppard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 393.</ref>|end=18 December, 1914<ref>Sheppard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 393.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John de Mestre Hutchison|nick=John de M. Hutchison|appt=21 December, 1914<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>|end=21 December, 1916<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 132.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=1 January, 1917<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>{{SMNLNov18|p. 2}}|end=1 February, 1919<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Edward Reeves|nick=Edward Reeves|appt=1 February, 1919{{NavAppts|Monday, 13 January, 1919.  Issue '''41996''', col F, p. 13}}<ref>Reeves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 57.</ref>|end=9 July, 1921<ref>Reeves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 57.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Charles William Rawson Royds|nick=Charles W. R. Royds|appt=13 October, 1923<ref>Royds Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 290.</ref>|end=14 October, 1925<ref>Royds Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 290.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Wolfran Round-Turner|nick=Charles W. Round-Turner|appt=|end=5 October, 1928<ref>Bedford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/17.|}} f. 17.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford|nick=Arthur E. F. Bedford|appt=5 October, 1928<ref>Bedford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/17.|}} f. 17.</ref>|end=1 January, 1930<ref>Bedford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/17.|}} f. 17.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Noel Frank Laurence|nick=Noel F. Laurence|appt=1 January, 1930<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>|end=15 January, 1932<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=James Murray Pipon|nick=James M. Pipon|appt=15 January, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 287}}|end=15 January, 1934{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Richard Hayden Owen Lane-Poole|nick=Richard H. O. Lane-Poole|appt=15 January, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 234}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Richard Bell Davies|nick=Richard B. Davies|appt=February 1936{{MackieRNSA}}|end=April 1938{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|nick=Alban T. B. Curteis|appt=April 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|end=May 1940{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley|nick=Victor A. C. Crutchley|appt=May 1940{{MackieRNSA}}|end=March 1942{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Lionel Charles Paul Tudway|nick=Lionel C. P. Tudway|appt=5 March, 1942<ref>Tudway Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/168.|}} f. 168.</ref>|end=31 August, 1944<ref>Tudway Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/168.|}} f. 168.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe|nick=Robert L. B. Cunliffe|appt=31 August, 1944|end=22 January, 1946<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}}  f. 44.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Douglas Young-Jamieson|nick=Douglas Young-Jamieson|appt=22 January, 1946<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}}  f. 44.</ref>|end=8 April, 1947<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}}  f. 44.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Sydney Moffat Raw|nick=Sydney M. Raw|appt=January 1947{{MackieRNSA}}|end=June 1949{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Philip Sydney Smith|nick=Philip S. Smith|appt=June 1949{{MackieRNSA}}|end=January 1951{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Benjamin Bryant|nick=Benjamin Bryant|appt=January, 1951{{MackieRNSA}}|end=January, 1953{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=John Edwin Home McBeath|nick=John E. H. McBeath|appt=January 1953{{MackieRNSA}}|end=December 1954{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Royston Hollis Wright|nick=Royston H. Wright|appt=December 1954{{MackieRNSA}}|end=January 1956{{MackieRNSA}}|succBy=Charles E. Keys}}
</div name=fredbot:office0>
 
[[Richard Hyde]] was appointed as Captain of Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master on 15 April, 1920 and being superseded on 18 April, 1922.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>
 
==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vivid_(shore_establishment_1890)}}
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==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 24 May 2022

The Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport were also called H.M.S. Vivid from 1890 to 1914, operating as a training facility.

In 1934, it was renamed H.M.S. Drake.

In Command

The man in charge was called the Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport.

Dates of appointment given:

Richard Hyde was appointed as Captain of Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master on 15 April, 1920 and being superseded on 18 April, 1922.[64]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 310.
  2. ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
  3. ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
  4. ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
  5. ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 310a.
  7. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  8. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 March, 1905. Issue 37656, col C, p. 11.
  10. ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 459.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 24 December, 1906. Issue 38211, col C, p. 4.
  12. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 7 April, 1908. Issue 38614, col B, p. 7.
  14. ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
  15. ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
  16. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
  17. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
  18. ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
  19. ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
  20. ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  21. ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  22. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  23. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  24. ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
  25. ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
  26. ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  27. ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  28. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
  29. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.
  30. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
  31. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.
  32. ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
  33. ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
  34. ↑ Royds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 290.
  35. ↑ Royds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 290.
  36. ↑ Bedford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/17. f. 17.
  37. ↑ Bedford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/17. f. 17.
  38. ↑ Bedford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/17. f. 17.
  39. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  40. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 287.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 234.
  43. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  44. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  45. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  46. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  47. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  48. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  49. ↑ Tudway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/168. f. 168.
  50. ↑ Tudway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/168. f. 168.
  51. ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
  52. ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
  53. ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
  54. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  55. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  56. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  57. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  58. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  59. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  60. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  61. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  62. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  63. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  64. ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.

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