Singapore

Singapore was an important naval base for the Royal Navy in the Pacific following a decision to develop it in 1921.

It was captured by the Japanese in World War II. In 1963, it gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

In Charge

Dates of appointment given:

• Commander (retired) John S. Schäfer, August, 1914 – November, 1914
• Captain Cloudesley V. Robinson, November, 1921 – 30 November, 1923
• Captain Percy R. Stevens, 30 November, 1923 – 9 December, 1925
• Captain Hugh S. Shipway, 20 October, 1925 – 10 October, 1927
• Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 26 August, 1927 – 5 November, 1929
• Captain Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 20 September, 1929 – November, 1931
• Captain Miles B. Birkett, 2 October, 1931 – 19 November, 1932  (invalided)
• Captain Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott, 19 November, 1932 – August, 1934^{[Fact Check]}
• Captain William P. Mark-Wardlaw, 20 July, 1934
• Commodore, Second Class Marshal L. Clarke, 31 July, 1936  (and as Commodore, Malaya)
• Commodore, First Class Thomas B. Drew, 10 October, 1938  (and as Commodore, Malaya)
• Rear-Admiral Ernest J. Spooner, June, 1941 – February, 1942
• Rear-Admiral Sir John A. V. Morse, September, 1945 – April, 1946
• Rear-Admiral Henry J. Egerton, April, 1946 – December, 1947
• Vice-Admiral Clifford Caslon, December, 1947 – January, 1950
• Rear-Admiral Hugh W. Faulkner, January, 1950 – December, 1951
• Rear-Admiral Anthony F. Pugsley, December, 1951 – November, 1953

King's Harbour Master

Dates of appointment given:

• Captain Thomas K. W. Atkinson, 20 May, 1941

See Also

• Wikipedia