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'''Gibraltar''' has long been a major strategic asset for the [[Royal Navy]].
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The station limits were decreed in 1913 as being:{{AWO1913|721 of 12 Dec, 1913}}
 
The station limits were decreed in 1913 as being:{{AWO1913|721 of 12 Dec, 1913}}
 
* North: the South shore of Europe
 
* North: the South shore of Europe
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Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Officer, Gibraltar" nat="UK">
 
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Officer, Gibraltar" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Augustus Phillimore|nick=Augustus Phillimore|appt=17 October, 1870{{NLDec71|p. 199}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry Edye|nick=William H. Edye|appt=1 January, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 210}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Robert Fremantle|nick=Edmund R. Fremantle|appt=10 January, 1881<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/109.|D7587281}} f. ?.</ref>|end=9 November, 1881<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/109.|D7587281}} f. ?.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Claude Edward Buckle|nick=Claude E. Buckle|appt=20 August, 1889|end=4 February, 1892}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Claude Edward Buckle|nick=Claude E. Buckle|appt=20 August, 1889|end=4 February, 1892}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|nick=Atwell P. MacL. Lake|appt=7 January, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 355}}|ass=4 February, 1892|end=20 January, 1895}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|nick=Atwell P. MacL. Lake|appt=7 January, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 355}}|ass=4 February, 1892|end=20 January, 1895}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=20 January, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 355}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=20 January, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 355}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Carter Drury|nick=Charles C. Drury|appt=20 January, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 435}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Carter Drury|nick=Charles C. Drury|appt=20 January, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 435}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|nick=Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.|appt=1 October, 1902<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 August, 1902.  Issue '''36842''', col F, p. 10.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|nick=Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.|appt=1 October, 1902<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 9 August, 1902.  Issue '''36842''', col F, p. 10.</ref>|end=9 July, 1904}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Chichester, Ninth Baronet|nick=Sir Edward Chichester, Bart.|appt=10 June, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 4 June, 1904.  Issue '''37412''', col F, p. 7.</ref>|ass=9 July, 1904|end=11 August, 1908}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Chichester, Ninth Baronet|nick=Sir Edward Chichester, Bart.|appt=10 June, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 4 June, 1904.  Issue '''37412''', col F, p. 7.</ref>|ass=9 July, 1904|end=11 August, 1908}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=James Edward Clifford Goodrich|nick=Sir James E. C. Goodrich|appt=11 August, 1906<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 19/38}}.  f. 535.</ref>|ass=26 September, 1906<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 535.</ref>|end=27 September, 1909<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 535.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=James Edward Clifford Goodrich|nick=Sir James E. C. Goodrich|appt=11 August, 1906<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 19/38}}.  f. 535.</ref>|ass=26 September, 1906<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 535.</ref>|end=27 September, 1909<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 535.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Lucas Ashby|nick=Arthur L. Ashby|appt=17 June, 1919<ref>Ashby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/185.|D7576599}} ff. 185, 199.</ref>|end=1 October, 1921<ref>Ashby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/185.|D7576599}} ff. 185, 199.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Lucas Ashby|nick=Arthur L. Ashby|appt=17 June, 1919<ref>Ashby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/185.|D7576599}} ff. 185, 199.</ref>|end=1 October, 1921<ref>Ashby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/185.|D7576599}} ff. 185, 199.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cuthbert Dixon Longstaff|nick=Cuthbert D. Longstaff|appt=1 October, 1921|end=October, 1923|note=and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cuthbert Dixon Longstaff|nick=Cuthbert D. Longstaff|appt=1 October, 1921|end=October, 1923|note=and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Geoffrey Liddell Bullock|nick=Frank G. L. Bullock|appt=11 April, 1932{{NavAppts|Tuesday, March 15, 1932, Issue 46082, p.20}}|end=November, 1934|note=and as Superintendent of Charts and Chronometer Department}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Douglas Brooke|nick=Eric D. Brooke|appt=11 April, 1940|end=1 May, 1942|note=and as Deputy Superintendent}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeKHM>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeKHM>
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==Boom Defence Officer==
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Dates of appointment given:
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<div name=fredbot:officeBDO otitle="Boom Defence Officer, Gibraltar" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Colin Rose St. George Tucker|nick=Colin R. St. G. Tucker|appt=4 August, 1942<ref>Tucker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/166.|}} f. 206.</ref>|end=4 September, 1942<ref>Tucker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/166.|}} f. 206.</ref>}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeBDO>
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==In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station==
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<div name=fredbot:officeRNAS otitle="In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=Arthur Bruce Gaskell|nick=Arthur B. Gaskell|appt=25 February, 1916|end=28 February, 1917}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeRNAS>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{reflist}}
 
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Revision as of 08:18, 29 July 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:

Also, William Henry Edye and Claude Edward Buckle at some point.[Fact Check]

King's Harbour Master

Dates of appointment given:

Boom Defence Officer

Dates of appointment given:

In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 721 of 12 Dec, 1913.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 199.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
  4. Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
  5. Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 355.
  7. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 355.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 435.
  9. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 August, 1902. Issue 36842, col F, p. 10.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 June, 1904. Issue 37412, col F, p. 7.
  11. Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19/38. f. 535.
  12. Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
  13. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 July, 1909. Issue 39014, col D, p. 9.
  14. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 274.
  15. The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 4.
  16. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 221.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 559.
  18. Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 7.
  20. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 698.
  22. Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  23. Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 235.
  24. Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 235.
  25. Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
  26. Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
  27. Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
  28. Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 220.
  29. Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
  30. Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
  31. Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
  32. Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
  33. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  34. Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  35. Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
  36. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  37. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  38. Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
  39. Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
  40. Superseded then. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  41. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  42. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
  43. Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
  44. Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
  45. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, March 15, 1932, Issue 46082, p.20.
  46. Tucker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 206.
  47. Tucker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 206.