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'''Cromarty''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. | The Scottish town of '''Cromarty''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]], situated on the eastern coast on the Moray Firth. It served as the base for [[Auxiliary Patrol Area IV]]. | ||
The {{UK-Natal|f=tp}} was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion on 30 December, 1915 with heavy loss of life. | |||
The Auxiliary Patrol Base at Cromarty was closed on 31 May, 1919.{{ToL|Fewer Naval Bases|2 June 1919, p. 18}} | |||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Cromarty" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Cromarty" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Leage Dicks|nick=Henry L. Dicks|appt={{ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Leage Dicks|nick=Henry L. Dicks|appt=19 January, 1915{{NLDec18|p. 918}}|end=after November, 1918}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==King's Harbour Master== | |||
<div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="King's Harbour Master, Cromarty" nat="UK"> | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Henry William Simms|nick=Henry W. Simms|appt=9 October, 1913|end=23 January, 1915}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Charles Tancred|nick=James C. Tancred|appt=13 December, 1915|end=24 January, 1919}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Malby Donald Brownlow|nick=Malby D. Brownlow|appt=22 April, 1922<ref>Brownlow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/52.|}} f. 54.</ref>|end=1 September, 1923<ref>Brownlow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/52.|}} f. 54.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morgan Tindal|nick=Morgan Tindal|appt=1 August, 1923{{NLFeb26|p. 198}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Mends|nick=Robert Mends|appt=1 April, 1932{{NavAppts|Saturday, February 6, 1932, Issue 46050, p.21}}|end=29 January, 1935|note=and as Naval Officer Commanding Naval Estb. at Invergordon and Scapa Flow}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Leonard George Addington|nick=Leonard G. Addington|appt=29 January, 1935<ref>Addington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/24.|}} f. 24.</ref>|end=1 August, 1940<ref>Addington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/24.|}} f. 24.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:office1> | |||
==Assistant to King's Harbour Master== | |||
<div name=fredbot:officeAKHM otitle="Assistant to King's Harbour Master, Cromarty" nat="UK"> | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Arnold Kirke|nick=Arnold Kirke|appt=10 November, 1914|end=9 March, 1916}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Holt Fforde|nick=Charles H. Fforde|appt=9 September, 1916<ref>Fforde Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/129.|}} ff. 62, 182.</ref>|end=7 June, 1919<ref>Fforde Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/129.|}} ff. 62, 182.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeAKHM> | |||
==Captain of Dockyard== | |||
<div name=fredbot:office2 otitle="Captain of Dockyard, Cromarty" nat="UK"> | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Charles Tancred|nick=James C. Tancred|appt=13 December, 1915|end=24 January, 1919}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:office2> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:18, 12 April 2023
The Scottish town of Cromarty was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War, situated on the eastern coast on the Moray Firth. It served as the base for Auxiliary Patrol Area IV.
The armoured cruiser H.M.S. Natal was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion on 30 December, 1915 with heavy loss of life.
The Auxiliary Patrol Base at Cromarty was closed on 31 May, 1919.[1]
In Command
- Acting Captain Henry L. Dicks, 19 January, 1915[2] – after November, 1918
King's Harbour Master
- Commander (N) Henry W. Simms, 9 October, 1913 – 23 January, 1915
- Captain James C. Tancred, 13 December, 1915 – 24 January, 1919
- Commander (N) Malby D. Brownlow, 22 April, 1922[3] – 1 September, 1923[4]
- Commander Morgan Tindal, 1 August, 1923[5]
- Commander Robert Mends, 1 April, 1932[6] – 29 January, 1935 (and as Naval Officer Commanding Naval Estb. at Invergordon and Scapa Flow)
- Commander Leonard G. Addington, 29 January, 1935[7] – 1 August, 1940[8]
Assistant to King's Harbour Master
- Commander (retired) Arnold Kirke, 10 November, 1914 – 9 March, 1916
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. Fforde, 9 September, 1916[9] – 7 June, 1919[10]
Captain of Dockyard
- Captain James C. Tancred, 13 December, 1915 – 24 January, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Fewer Naval Bases." The Times (London, England), 2 June 1919, p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 918.
- ↑ Brownlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/52. f. 54.
- ↑ Brownlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/52. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 198.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, February 6, 1932, Issue 46050, p.21.
- ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Fforde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/129. ff. 62, 182.
- ↑ Fforde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/129. ff. 62, 182.
