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'''Stornoway, Scotland''' is situated in the Outer Hebrides, northwest of the mainland. In early 1915, it became the base for Rear-Admiral [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Tupper]] | '''Stornoway, Scotland''' is situated in the Outer Hebrides, northwest of the mainland. In early 1915, it became the base for Rear-Admiral [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Tupper]] commanding the forces of [[Auxiliary Patrol Area I]]. | ||
==Rear-Admirals, Stornoway== | ==Rear-Admirals, Stornoway== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|nick=Reginald G. O. Tupper|appt=7 January, 1915<ref>Tupper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1337.</ref>|ass=10 January, 1915<ref>Tupper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1337.</ref>|end=21 February, 1916<ref>Tupper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 114.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Robert Francis Boyle|nick=The Hon. Robert F. Boyle|appt=March, 1916{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}}|end=28 April, 1919<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|succBy=Appointment Terminated}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Geoffrey Henry Hughes-Onslow|nick=Geoffrey H. Hughes-Onslow|appt=17 April, 1940|end=6 September, 1941|as=Senior Officer, Stornoway}} | |||
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==Strength== | |||
In December 1915, Stornoway area had 6 yachts and 48 trawlers and drifters for patrols, as well as 4 whalers, 10 motor boats, 15 net drifters, 7 vessels for boom defence operations.{{SMNLDec15|p. 18}} | |||
In February, 1918, the area had 5 yachts, 23 trawlers, 4 whalers, 6 motor launches, 22 net drifters, 2 other drifters, 4 motor drifters, 4 paddle or screw sweepers, and 6 vessels for boom defence operations.{{SMNLFeb18|p. 19}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 5 April 2020
Stornoway, Scotland is situated in the Outer Hebrides, northwest of the mainland. In early 1915, it became the base for Rear-Admiral Tupper commanding the forces of Auxiliary Patrol Area I.
Rear-Admirals, Stornoway
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Reginald G. O. Tupper, 7 January, 1915[1] – 21 February, 1916[2]
- Vice-Admiral The Hon. Robert F. Boyle, March, 1916[3] – 28 April, 1919[4]
- Commander (retired) Geoffrey H. Hughes-Onslow, 17 April, 1940 – 6 September, 1941
Strength
In December 1915, Stornoway area had 6 yachts and 48 trawlers and drifters for patrols, as well as 4 whalers, 10 motor boats, 15 net drifters, 7 vessels for boom defence operations.[5]
In February, 1918, the area had 5 yachts, 23 trawlers, 4 whalers, 6 motor launches, 22 net drifters, 2 other drifters, 4 motor drifters, 4 paddle or screw sweepers, and 6 vessels for boom defence operations.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 114.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1915). p. 18.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). p. 19.
