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On 1 March, 1917, when Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|F. C. Dreyer]] succeeded Singer, the torpedo branch was devolved into the [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] under Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|The Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert]] and Dreyer became solely [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]].<ref>Jellicoe. ''The Crisis of the Naval War''. p. 228.</ref> | On 1 March, 1917, when Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|F. C. Dreyer]] succeeded Singer, the torpedo branch was devolved into the [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] under Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|The Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert]] and Dreyer became solely [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]].<ref>Jellicoe. ''The Crisis of the Naval War''. p. 228.</ref> | ||
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*Rear-Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]], 1 November, 1886 - 21 May, 1891. | *Rear-Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|John A. Fisher]], 1 November, 1886 - 21 May, 1891. | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]], 21 May, 1891 - 6 March, 1894. | *Rear-Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]], 21 May, 1891 - 6 March, 1894. | ||
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*Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor|Frederick C. T. Tudor]], 1 June, 1912 - 19 August, 1914. | *Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor|Frederick C. T. Tudor]], 1 June, 1912 - 19 August, 1914. | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Morgan Singer]], 19 August, 1914 - 1 March, 1917. | *Rear-Admiral [[Morgan Singer]], 19 August, 1914 - 1 March, 1917. | ||
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| + | ==Assistant Directors== | ||
| + | *Captain [[James Clement Ley|James C. Ley]], 9 December, 1911.<ref>Ley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 74.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 7 August 2013
Duties
In ship construction, the Director of Naval Ordnance was responsible for turret armour, with the Director of Naval Construction being responsible for the rest.[1]
Lord Jellicoe (D.N.O., 1905 - 1907) wrote in his unpublished memoirs:
- In those days the staff of the D.N.O. composed an Assistant Director of Torpedoes, three officers of Commanders or Lieutenants rank for gunnery work, three for torpedo work and a marines' officer for general duties.[2]
In a note of 12 December, 1911, the First Lord, Winston S. Churchill, ordered that the title of Director of Naval Ordnance be altered to "Director of Naval Armaments" as from 1 January, 1912, so that the initialism "D.N.O." could be applied to the "Director of Naval Operations Division" of the new Admiralty War Staff. However, at the suggestion of Prince Louis of Battenberg this latter title was changed to Director of the Operations Division (D.O.D.).[3]
On 1 March, 1917, when Captain F. C. Dreyer succeeded Singer, the torpedo branch was devolved into the Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining under Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert and Dreyer became solely Director of Naval Ordnance.[4]
- Rear-Admiral John A. Fisher, 1 November, 1886 - 21 May, 1891.
- Rear-Admiral Compton E. Domvile, 21 May, 1891 - 6 March, 1894.
- Captain Henry C. Kane, 6 March, 1894 - 18 August, 1897.
- Rear-Admiral Edmund F. Jeffreys, 18 August, 1897 - 21 January, 1901.
- Rear-Admiral William H. May, 21 January, 1901 - 16 April, 1901.
- Rear-Admiral Angus MacLeod, 16 April, 1901 - 1 January, 1904.
- Rear-Admiral Henry D. Barry, 1 January, 1904 - 24 February, 1905.
- Rear-Admiral John R. Jellicoe, 24 February, 1905 - 25 August, 1907.
- Rear-Admiral Reginald H. S. Bacon, 25 August, 1907 - 16 December, 1909.
- Rear-Admiral A. G. H. W. Moore, 16 December, 1909 - 1 June, 1912.
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. T. Tudor, 1 June, 1912 - 19 August, 1914.
- Rear-Admiral Morgan Singer, 19 August, 1914 - 1 March, 1917.
Assistant Directors
- Captain James C. Ley, 9 December, 1911.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown; McCallum. "Ammunition Explosions in World War I". p.67.
- ↑ British Library. Jellicoe Papers. Add. MSS. 49038. f. 53.
- ↑ Churchill to the Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty. The National Archives. ADM 1/8377/120. f. 46.
- ↑ Jellicoe. The Crisis of the Naval War. p. 228.
- ↑ Ley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 74.
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