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Revision as of 14:15, 24 September 2019
Gibraltar has long been a major strategic asset for the Royal Navy.
The station limits were decreed in 1913 as being:[1]
- North: the South shore of Europe
- West: 5 degrees West longitude
- South: the North shore of Africa
- West: 6 degrees West longitude
Senior Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Augustus Phillimore, 17 October, 1870[2] – 17 January, 1874[Fact Check]
- Captain William H. Edye, 1 January, 1878[3]
- Captain Edmund R. Fremantle, 10 January, 1881[4] – 9 November, 1881[5]
- Captain Claude E. Buckle, 20 August, 1889 – 4 February, 1892
- Captain Atwell P. MacL. Lake, 7 January, 1892[6] – 20 January, 1895
- Captain James A. T. Bruce, 20 January, 1895[7]
- Captain Charles C. Drury, 20 January, 1898[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart., 1 October, 1902[9] – 9 July, 1904
- Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, Bart., 10 June, 1904[10] – 11 August, 1908
- Rear-Admiral Sir James E. C. Goodrich, 11 August, 1906[11] – 27 September, 1909[12]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick S. Pelham, 27 September, 1909[13] – 25 October, 1912[14]
- Vice-Admiral Frederic E. E. Brock, 20 September, 1912[15] – 2 November, 1915[16]
- Vice-Admiral Bernard Currey, 21 September, 1915[17] – 19 June, 1917[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. Grant, 19 June, 1917[19] – 14 July, 1919[20]
- Rear-Admiral Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 5 July, 1919[21][22]
- Rear-Admiral Henry B. Pelly, 17 December, 1920[23] – 7 February, 1922[24] (and as Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar Yard)
- Rear-Admiral Walter W. Ellerton, 2 January, 1923[25] – 7 March, 1925[26]
- Rear-Admiral Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 7 March, 1925[27] – 12 March, 1927[28] (and as Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar)
- Rear-Admiral Cyril S. Townsend, 12 March, 1927[29] – April, 1929[30] (and as Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar)
- Rear-Admiral Berwick Curtis, 22 March, 1929[31] – 30 March, 1931[32]
- Rear-Admiral Thomas N. James, 20 March, 1931[33] – 2 May, 1933
- Rear-Admiral Francis M. Austin, 2 May, 1933[34] – 14 April, 1935[35]
- Rear-Admiral James M. Pipon, 20 April, 1935 – 23 April, 1937
- Rear-Admiral Alfred E. Evans, 23 April, 1937[36] – 23 May, 1939[37]
- Commodore, Second Class Albert J. Robertson, 26 June, 1941 – 19 August, 1943
- Commodore, Second Class Hugh R. Marrack, 19 August, 1943[38] – 1 July, 1945[39]
- Vice-Admiral Victor A. C. Crutchley, 14 January, 1945 – January, 1947[40]
- Vice-Admiral Ernest R. Archer, January, 1947[41] – July, 1948[42]
Also, William Henry Edye and Claude Edward Buckle at some point.[Fact Check]
King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Arthur L. Ashby, 17 June, 1919[43] – 1 October, 1921[44]
- Commander Cuthbert D. Longstaff, 1 October, 1921 – October, 1923 (and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard)
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank G. L. Bullock, 11 April, 1932[45] – November, 1934 (and as Superintendent of Charts and Chronometer Department)
- Acting Captain Eric D. Brooke, 11 April, 1940 – 1 May, 1942 (and as Deputy Superintendent)
Boom Defence Officer
Dates of appointment given:
- Acting Commander Colin R. St. G. Tucker, 4 August, 1942[46] – 4 September, 1942[47]
In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station
- Squadron Commander Arthur B. Gaskell, 25 February, 1916 – 28 February, 1917
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 721 of 12 Dec, 1913.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 355.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 355.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 435.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 August, 1902. Issue 36842, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 June, 1904. Issue 37412, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19/38. f. 535.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 July, 1909. Issue 39014, col D, p. 9.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 4.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 559.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 698.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 235.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 235.
- ↑ Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
- ↑ Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 220.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Superseded then. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
- ↑ Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, March 15, 1932, Issue 46082, p.20.
- ↑ Tucker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 206.
- ↑ Tucker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 206.
