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==In Command of Base== | ==In Command of Base== | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=20 March, 1918{{NLFeb20|p. 819}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=20 March, 1918<ref>French Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 819}}|end=15 May, 1919<ref>French Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George James Todd|nick=George J. Todd|appt=1 February, 1920<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>|end=13 June, 1921<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George James Todd|nick=George J. Todd|appt=1 February, 1920{{NavAppts|Thursday, January 22, 1920, Issue 42314, p.20}}<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>|end=13 June, 1921<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>}} |
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==In Command of Flotilla== | ==In Command of Flotilla== | ||
The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base. | The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claude Congreve Dobson|nick=Claude C. Dobson|appt=1 May, 1919|end=19 April, 1921}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claude Congreve Dobson|nick=Claude C. Dobson|appt=1 May, 1919|end=19 April, 1921}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 30 November 2021
Osea Naval Base or H.M.S. Osea was a Royal Navy base for Coastal Motor Boats located on Osea Island in River Blackwater, Essex.
History
Closed down by late 1921, the C.M.Bs. were moved to Haslar, as part of a new Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base under command of Leonard Pius Vavasour.[1]
In Command of Base
- Captain Wilfred F. French, 20 March, 1918[2][3] – 15 May, 1919[4]
- Captain George J. Todd, 1 February, 1920[5][6] – 13 June, 1921[7]
In Command of Flotilla
The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.
- Commander Claude C. Dobson, 1 May, 1919 – 19 April, 1921
See Also
- Goldhanger - Past website
Footnotes
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ French Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/199. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 819.
- ↑ French Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/199. f. 205.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 22, 1920, Issue 42314, p.20.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
