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Lord Jellicoe (D.N.O., 1905 - 1907) wrote in his unpublished memoirs: | Lord Jellicoe (D.N.O., 1905 - 1907) wrote in his unpublished memoirs: | ||
| − | + | <blockquote>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.<ref>British Library. Jellicoe Papers. Add. MSS. 49038. f. 53.</ref></blockquote> | |
In a note of 12 December, 1911, the First Lord, [[Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill|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 [[Operations Division (Royal Navy)|Director of the Operations Division]] (D.O.D.).<ref>Churchill to the Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty. The National Archives. ADM 1/8377/120. f. 46.</ref> | In a note of 12 December, 1911, the First Lord, [[Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill|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 [[Operations Division (Royal Navy)|Director of the Operations Division]] (D.O.D.).<ref>Churchill to the Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty. The National Archives. ADM 1/8377/120. f. 46.</ref> | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=A. G. H. W. Moore|appt=16 December, 1909<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 64.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=A. G. H. W. Moore|appt=16 December, 1909<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 64.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor|nick=Frederick C. T. Tudor|appt=12 June, 1912<ref>Tudor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 90.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor|nick=Frederick C. T. Tudor|appt=12 June, 1912<ref>Tudor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 90.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Morgan Singer|nick=Morgan Singer|appt=11 August, 1914 | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Morgan Singer|nick=Morgan Singer|appt=11 August, 1914|end=1 March, 1917<ref>Singer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 220.</ref>|succBy=[[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]] as [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] and [[Frederic C. Dreyer|Frederic Charles Dreyer]] as [[Director of Naval Ordnance]]}} |
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==Assistant Directors== | ==Assistant Directors== | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Craig Waller|nick=Arthur W. Craig|appt=1909{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Craig Waller|nick=Arthur W. Craig|appt=22 May, 1909|end=22 November, 1911<ref>Waller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 207.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Clement Ley|nick=James C. Ley|appt=9 December, 1911<ref>Ley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 74.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Clement Ley|nick=James C. Ley|appt=9 December, 1911<ref>Ley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 74.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Douglas Dick|nick=James D. Dick|appt=22 June 1912{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Douglas Dick|nick=James D. Dick|appt=22 June 1912|end=3 March, 1915<ref>Dick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 204.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Reginald Norbury|nick=Herbert R. Norbury|appt=1915{{CN}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Reginald Norbury|nick=Herbert R. Norbury|appt=1915{{CN}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Joseph Charles Walrond Henley|nick=Joseph C. W. Henley|appt=16 May, 1917|end=2 January, 1919<ref>Henley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 44.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:13, 15 January 2015
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[5]
- Rear-Admiral Compton E. Domvile, 21 May, 1891[6]
- Captain Henry C. Kane, 5 March, 1894[7]
- Rear-Admiral Edmund F. Jeffreys, 18 August, 1897[8]
- Rear-Admiral William H. May, 21 January, 1901[9]
- Rear-Admiral Angus MacLeod, 17 April, 1901[10]
- Rear-Admiral Henry D. Barry, 1 January, 1904[11]
- Rear-Admiral John R. Jellicoe, 24 February, 1905[12]
- Rear-Admiral Reginald H. S. Bacon, 25 August, 1907[13] – 16 December, 1909[14]
- Rear-Admiral A. G. H. W. Moore, 16 December, 1909[15]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. T. Tudor, 12 June, 1912[16]
- Rear-Admiral Morgan Singer, 11 August, 1914 – 1 March, 1917[17]
Assistant Directors
- Captain Frederick C. T. Tudor, 1 October, 1906 – 22 May, 1909[18]
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 22 May, 1909 – 22 November, 1911[19]
- Captain James C. Ley, 9 December, 1911[20]
- Captain James D. Dick, 22 June 1912 – 3 March, 1915[21]
- Captain Herbert R. Norbury, 1915[Citation needed]
- Captain Joseph C. W. Henley, 16 May, 1917 – 2 January, 1919[22]
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.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 452.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
- ↑ Kane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 741.
- ↑ Jeffreys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 686.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 860.
- ↑ MacLeod Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 824.
- ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 195/38. f. 83.
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 693.
- ↑ Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
- ↑ Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 64.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Waller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 207.
- ↑ Ley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 74.
- ↑ Dick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 204.
- ↑ Henley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 44.
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