Port Said
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The Egyptian city Port Said was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War on the Mediterranean. It afforded access to the Suez Canal.
In Command
- Acting Captain Ernest E. A. Betts, 7 December, 1916 – March, 1919
- Commander (retired) Rowland K. C. Pope, 17 September, 1935 – 24 April, 1936
- Acting Captain Henry A. Simpson, c. May 1936 – 5 August, 1937
- Acting Captain Henry A. Simpson, 6 October, 1937 – 6 February, 1940
- Retired Captain Gerald H. Brady, 12 January, 1941 – 29 January, 1941 (temporary, while "Haynes" is sick)
- Captain William Bayard Hynes, 1942[1] – mid 1942[2]
- Captain (retired) Lawrence de W. Satow, 2 February, 1916 – 11 February, 1918
- Commander (retired) Walter H. C. Calthrop, February, 1918 – 25 October, 1918 (sick at end)
- Acting Commander R.N.R. Gordon S. Horsburgh, 29 June, 1918 (temporary, during Calthorp's illness)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
