Portland
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Portland Harbour is one of the United Kingdom's Home Ports, situated on the south coast of England. It is a man-made harbour lying north of the Isle of Portland and south of Weymouth. Plymouth lies to the west, and Portsmouth to the east.
There are also port cities in the United States named Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon.
Portland functioned as the operational home to forces covering Auxiliary Patrol Area XIII.
Captains-in-Charge
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain (retired) Henry B. Anson, 7 December, 1902[1] – 16 September, 1907[2] (as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Charles E. Anson, 20 October, 1908[3] – 9 June, 1911[4]
- Captain Owen F. Gillett, 6 June, 1911[5] – 1 September, 1913[6]
- Rear-Admiral Gerald C. A. Marescaux, 21 August, 1913[7] – 21 April, 1914[8]
- Commodore, Second Class Joseph R. Bridson, 21 April, 1914[9] – 10 February, 1915[10]
- Captain Frank E. C. Ryan, 5 February, 1915[11] – 28 September, 1916[12]
- Rear-Admiral Richard M. Harbord, 14 September, 1916[13] – 27 November, 1917[14]
- Rear-Admiral Vivian H. G. Bernard, 27 November, 1917[15] – 27 November, 1919[16]
- Rear-Admiral Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 1 November, 1919[17] – 1 April, 1920[18]
- Captain James R. P. Hawksley, 1 April, 1920[19][20] – 4 April, 1922
- Captain Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth, 4 April, 1922[21] – 31 March, 1923[22] (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Humphrey H. Smith, 29 March, 1923[23] – May, 1925[Inference] (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Charles T. Hardy, 5 May, 1925[24] – 8 July, 1926[25] (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, 8 July, 1925 – 16 January, 1928 (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Leonard L. P. Willan, 16 January, 1928[26] – 23 April, 1929[27] (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Ernest W. Leir, 23 April, 1929[28] – 23 April, 1931[29] (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Hugh S. Shipway, 23 April, 1931[30] – 1 July, 1932[31] (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Arthur M. Lecky, 1 July, 1932[32][33] – 2 April, 1933[34] (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain John H. K. Clegg, 6 May, 1933[35] – 6 May, 1935 (and as King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Edward B. Cloete, 9 May, 1935[36] – 21 July, 1936[37] (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain James Powell, 21 July, 1936[38] – 5 September, 1939[39] (and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Commander Aubrey B. Fanshawe, 8 February, 1938[40] – 4 August, 1938[41] (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Commander Gerald W. Hoare-Smith, 4 August, 1938[42] – 24 January, 1941[43] (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Captain Colin S. Thomson, 5 September, 1939[44] – 21 October, 1940[45] (temporary, and King's Harbour Master, Portland)
- Vice-Admiral Edmund R. Drummond, 28 June, 1939 – 10 February, 1942 (as Flag Officer in Charge, Portland)
- Rear-Admiral George T. C. P. Swabey, 10 February, 1942 – 3 October, 1944 (as Flag Officer in Charge, Portland)
- Rear-Admiral (retired) Richard J. R. Scott, 3 October, 1944 – 1 August, 1945[46] (as Flag Officer in Charge, Portland)
- Captain Mervyn S. Thomas, 1 August, 1945[47][48] – 12 August, 1947[49][50]
- Captain Roderick L. M. Edwards, 12 August, 1947[51] – 6 October, 1949[52]
Assistant Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 10 February, 1914[53] – 10 June, 1914[54] (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master)
Assistant King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 10 February, 1914[55] – 10 June, 1914[56]
- Commander Harold B. Bedwell, 27 June, 1921[57] – 15 August, 1923[58]
- Captain Neville B. C. Brock, 19 February, 1927[59][60] – 9 February, 1929[61][62]
- Commander John Fawcett, 9 February, 1929[63] – late November, 1929[64]
- Commander Andrew Johnstone, late November, 1929[65]
- Commander Guy O. Lydekker, 12 June, 1933[66] – 3 June, 1935[67] (and as Commander of Dockyard)
- Commander (retired) John B. Hancock, April, 1915 – 30 January, 1916
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/19. f. 30.
- ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/19. f. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 16 October, 1908. Issue 38779, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 647.
- ↑ Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
- ↑ Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 859.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 859.
- ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 383.
- ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 695-6.
- ↑ "Captain in Charge, Portland" The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 06, 1920; pg. 6; Issue 42352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 694.
- ↑ "Captain in Charge, Portland" The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 06, 1920; pg. 6; Issue 42352.
- ↑ D'Aeth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 49.
- ↑ D'Aeth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 283.
- ↑ Hardy Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/316. f. 355.
- ↑ Hardy Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/316. f. 355.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282.
- ↑ Willan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/322. f. 322.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 218.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 218.
- ↑ Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 219.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56/40. f. 41.
- ↑ Hoare-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Hoare-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Hoare-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. 200.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/31. f. 434.
- ↑ "Captain Brock Retires." The Times (London, England), 1 Oct. 1929, p. 10.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/31. f. 434.
- ↑ "Captain Brock Retires." The Times (London, England), 1 Oct. 1929, p. 10.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/31. f. 434.
- ↑ "Portland Harbour Master." The Times (London, England), 28 Nov. 1929, p. 20.
- ↑ "Portland Harbour Master." The Times (London, England), 28 Nov. 1929, p. 20.
- ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
- ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
