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Latest revision as of 14:09, 11 April 2023
H.M.S. Defiance was one of the Royal Navy's torpedo training schools. It was based, until 1931, on the old Defiance launched in 1861 which was situated at Devonport from 1884.
History
Defiance was commissioned at Devonport on 13 December, 1884, Commander Charles James Norcock was appointed in command later the same month.
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Charles J. Norcock, 26 November, 1884[1] – 8 December, 1887
- Commander John Durnford, 8 December, 1887[2] – late 1890[3][4]
- Commander Charles G. Robinson, 17 November, 1890[5] – early 1892[Fact Check]
- Commander John E. Meryon, 29 January, 1892[6] – 29 January, 1895
- Commander Henry B. Jackson, 29 January, 1895[7] – 1 November, 1897[8]
- Commander Frederick T. Hamilton, 1 November, 1897[9] – 31 October, 1900[10]
- Commander James de C. Hamilton, 1 November, 1900[11] – 14 August, 1903[Inference]
- Commander Cecil E. E. Carey, 14 August, 1903[12] – 30 June, 1904
- Commander Cole C. Fowler, 16 January, 1905[13][14] – 13 August, 1907[15]
- Commander Frederick L. Field, 31 August, 1907[16] – 31 August, 1909[17]
- Captain Harry L. d'E. Skipwith, 31 August, 1909[18][19] – 31 August, 1911[20]
- Captain Francis H. M. Jackson, 31 August, 1911[21] – 8 July, 1915
- Captain Cyril Peel, 8 July, 1915[22] – November, 1917
- Captain Ronald Howard, 30 October, 1917[23] – 1 November, 1919
- Captain Algernon H. C. Candy, 1 November, 1919[24][25] – 26 October, 1921[26]
- Captain Alldin U. Moore, 26 October, 1921 – 10 May, 1922
- Commander Walter N. Lapage, 10 May, 1922[27] – 4 July, 1922[28]
- Captain Aubrey Lambert, 4 July, 1922 – 4 July, 1924
- Captain Alexander R. Palmer, 4 July, 1924[29][30] – 9 August, 1926[31]
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 18 July, 1926[32] – 28 July, 1928[33]
- Captain Robert S. MacFarlan, 28 July, 1928[34] – 9 August, 1930[35]
- Captain Sir Lionel A. D. Sturdee, 9 August, 1930[36][37] – 14 December, 1932[38]
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 13 December, 1932[39][40] – 7 August, 1934[41]
- Captain Leonard F. Potter, 7 August, 1934[42] – 9 July, 1936[43]
- Captain Douglas A. Budgen, 9 July, 1936[44][45] – 4 January, 1938[46]
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 4 January, 1938[47] – 9 January, 1939[48]
- Captain Frederic N. Attwood, 9 January, 1939[49][50] – 4 September, 1939[51]
- Rear-Admiral Roderick B. T. Miles, 4 September, 1939[52] – 5 February, 1946[53]
Radio
In 1901, the school was noted as having or being slated to receive two Jackson, one Marconi and one "1 to 52" W/T set.[54]
Devonport Mining School
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas R. Fforde, 18 September, 1912[55] – 1 January, 1914[56]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 215.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 335.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 335.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 246a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 299.
- ↑ Fowler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 417.
- ↑ Fowler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 417.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 299.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 299.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 774.
- ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 758.
- ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 231.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ MacFarlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 176.
- ↑ MacFarlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 176.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 230.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 230.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 229.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.
- ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 272.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
- ↑ Fforde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/40. f. 244.
- ↑ Fforde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/40. f. 244.
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