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The '''New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy''' was created in 1921. | The '''New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy''' was created in 1921. | ||
| − | In 1941, it was supplanted by the Royal New Zealand Navy. | + | In 1941, it was supplanted by the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]]. |
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCiC otitle="Commander, New Zealand Station" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCiC otitle="Commander, New Zealand Station" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alan Geoffrey Hotham|nick=Alan G. Hotham|appt=24 May, 1920{{NLJan23|p. 906}}|end=July, 1923<ref>Hotham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/184.|D7576598}} f. 184.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alan Geoffrey Hotham|nick=Alan G. Hotham|appt=24 May, 1920{{NLJan23|p. 906}}|end=July, 1923<ref>Hotham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/184.|D7576598}} f. 184.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alister Francis Beal|nick=Alister F. Beal|appt=12 July, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 297}}|end=August, 1926{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alister Francis Beal|nick=Alister F. Beal|appt=12 July, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 297}}|end=August, 1926{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey|nick=George T. C. P. Swabey|appt=18 June, 1926|end=September, 1929{{MackieRNSA}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey|nick=George T. C. P. Swabey|appt=18 June, 1926|end=September, 1929{{MackieRNSA}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Geoffrey Blake|nick=Geoffrey Blake|appt=19 July, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 296}}|end=April, 1932{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, New Zealand Station}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Geoffrey Blake|nick=Geoffrey Blake|appt=19 July, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 296}}|end=April, 1932{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, New Zealand Station}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=Fischer B. Watson|appt=April, 1932 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=Fischer B. Watson|appt=17 April, 1932|end=March, 1935{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, New Zealand Station}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edmund Rupert Drummond|nick=The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond|appt=9 March, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 300}}|end=June, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, New Zealand Station}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edmund Rupert Drummond|nick=The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond|appt=9 March, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 300}}|ass=27 April, 1935|end=June, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, New Zealand Station}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Irvine Gordon Glennie|nick=Irvine G. Glennie|appt=June, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|end=December, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Irvine Gordon Glennie|nick=Irvine G. Glennie|appt=June, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|end=December, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=James William Rivett-Carnac|nick=James W. Rivett-Carnac|appt=December, 1938{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=James William Rivett-Carnac|nick=James W. Rivett-Carnac|appt=2 December, 1938<ref>Rivett-Carnac Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/330.|}} f. 687.</ref>|end=26 January, 1940<ref>Rivett-Carnac Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/330.|}} f. 687.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Henry Edward Horan|nick=Henry E. Horan|appt=December, 1939{{MackieRNSA}}|end=April, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Henry Edward Horan|nick=Henry E. Horan|appt=December, 1939{{MackieRNSA}}|end=April, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=May, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}|end=October, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}|succBy=Command Disestablished}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=May, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}|end=October, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}|succBy=Command Disestablished}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Division_of_the_Royal_Navy}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:19, 15 August 2022
The New Zealand Station was a Royal Navy command based in New Zealand. It ordinarily involved just a handful of ships under the command of a Commodore, Second Class.
History
The Naval Defence Act 1913 created the New Zealand Naval Forces as a separate division within the Royal Navy responsible for the naval security of New Zealand. The New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy was created in 1921.
In 1941, it was supplanted by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
In Command
- Commodore, Second Class Alan G. Hotham, 24 May, 1920[1] – July, 1923[2]
- Commodore, Second Class Alister F. Beal, 12 July, 1923[3] – August, 1926[4]
- Commodore, Second Class George T. C. P. Swabey, 18 June, 1926 – September, 1929[5]
- Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Blake, 19 July, 1929[6] – April, 1932[7]
- Rear-Admiral Fischer B. Watson, 17 April, 1932 – March, 1935[8]
- Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond, 9 March, 1935[9] – June, 1938[10]
- Commodore, Second Class Irvine G. Glennie, June, 1938[11] – December, 1938[12]
- Commodore, Second Class James W. Rivett-Carnac, 2 December, 1938[13] – 26 January, 1940[14]
- Commodore, Second Class Henry E. Horan, December, 1939[15] – April, 1940[16]
- Commodore, Second Class William E. Parry, May, 1940[17] – October, 1940[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 906.
- ↑ Hotham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/184. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 296.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Rivett-Carnac Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/330. f. 687.
- ↑ Rivett-Carnac Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/330. f. 687.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
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