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{{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=January, 1898}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Carter Drury|nick=Charles C. Drury|appt=20 January, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 435}}|end=October, 1899}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Carter Drury|nick=Charles C. Drury|appt=20 January, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 435}}|end=11 October, 1899}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|nick=Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.|appt=1 October, 1902{{NavAppts|Saturday, 9 August, 1902. Issue '''36842''', col F, p. 10}}|end=9 July, 1904}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|nick=Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart.|appt=1 October, 1902{{NavAppts|Saturday, 9 August, 1902. Issue '''36842''', col F, p. 10}}|end=9 July, 1904}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Chichester, Ninth Baronet|nick=Sir Edward Chichester, Bart.|appt=10 June, 1904{{NMI|Saturday, 4 June, 1904. Issue '''37412''', col F, p. 7}}|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{{NMI|Saturday, 4 June, 1904. Issue '''37412''', col F, p. 7}}|ass=9 July, 1904|end=11 August, 1908}} | ||
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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}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Cecil Tancred|nick=Walter C. Tancred|appt=1927<ref> | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Cecil Tancred|nick=Walter C. Tancred|appt=27 October, 1927<ref>Tancred Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/289.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=11 November, 1929<ref>Tancred Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/289.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Maclear Brounger|nick=Thomas M. Brounger|appt=11 November, 1929{{INF}}|end=September, 1931|note=and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Maclear Brounger|nick=Thomas M. Brounger|appt=11 November, 1929{{INF}}|end=September, 1931|note=and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claud Anthony Merriman|nick=Claud A. Merriman|appt=4 September, 1931<ref>Merriman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/53.|}} f. 408.</ref>|end=August, 1934<ref>Merriman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/53.|}} f. 408.</ref>|as=Commander of Dockyard and King's Harbour Master|note=vice Brounger}} | ||
{{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}} | {{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}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril William Archie Gooding Hamley|nick=Cyril W. A. C. Hamley|appt=24 July, 1936|end=|note=and as Deputy Superintendent}} | ||
{{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}} | {{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}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Hubert Lush|nick=Cecil H. Lush|appt=1 May, 1942<ref>Lush Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/58.|}} f. 57.</ref>|end=1 March, 1944<ref>Lush Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/58.|}} f. 57.</ref>|note=and as Deputy Superintendent}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeKHM> | </div name=fredbot:officeKHM> | ||
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| + | ==Assistant King's Harbour Master== | ||
| + | Dates of appointment given: | ||
| + | <div name=fredbot:officeAKHM otitle="Assistant King's Harbour Master, Gibraltar" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cradock William Calmady John Nowell|nick=Cradock W. C. J. Nowell|appt=13 April, 1922<ref>Nowell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/143/607.|}} f. 631.</ref>|end=July, 1924<ref>Nowell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/143/607.|}} f. 631.</ref>|note=and for Chronometer Department}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeAKHM> | ||
==Boom Defence Officer== | ==Boom Defence Officer== | ||
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==In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station== | ==In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeRNAS otitle="In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeRNAS otitle="In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=Arthur Bruce Gaskell|nick=Arthur B. Gaskell|appt=25 February, 1916|end=28 February, 1917}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=Arthur Bruce Gaskell|nick=Arthur B. Gaskell|appt=25 February, 1916<ref>Gaskell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>|end=28 February, 1917<ref>Gaskell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>}} |
</div name=fredbot:officeRNAS> | </div name=fredbot:officeRNAS> | ||
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| + | ==In Command, Reserve Destroyers== | ||
| + | <div name=fredbot:officeResDes otitle="In Command, Reserve Destroyers, Gibraltar" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Kenneth Leslie Campbell|nick=Kenneth L. Campbell|appt=28 April, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 236}}|end=|note=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Rodolph Peronet Thompson|nick=John R. P. Thompson|appt=July, 1932<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/164.|}} f. 164.</ref>|end=17 November, 1934<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/164.|}} f. 164.</ref>|note=vice Campbell}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeResDes> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:58, 14 February 2024
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
Contents
Senior Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Augustus Phillimore, 17 October, 1870[2] – 17 January, 1874[Fact Check]
- Captain William H. Edye, 1 January, 1878[3]
- Captain Edmund R. Fremantle, 10 January, 1881[4] – 9 November, 1881[5]
- Captain Claude E. Buckle, 20 August, 1889 – 4 February, 1892
- Captain Atwell P. MacL. Lake, 7 January, 1892[6] – 20 January, 1895
- Captain James A. T. Bruce, 20 January, 1895[7] – January, 1898
- Captain Charles C. Drury, 20 January, 1898[8] – 11 October, 1899
- Vice-Admiral Sir William A. D. Acland, Bart., 1 October, 1902[9] – 9 July, 1904
- Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, Bart., 10 June, 1904[10] – 11 August, 1908
- Rear-Admiral Sir James E. C. Goodrich, 11 August, 1906[11] – 27 September, 1909[12]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick S. Pelham, 27 September, 1909[13] – 25 October, 1912[14]
- Vice-Admiral Frederic E. E. Brock, 20 September, 1912[15] – 2 November, 1915[16]
- Vice-Admiral Bernard Currey, 21 September, 1915[17] – 19 June, 1917[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. Grant, 19 June, 1917[19] – 14 July, 1919[20]
- Rear-Admiral Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 5 July, 1919[21][22]
- Rear-Admiral Henry B. Pelly, 17 December, 1920[23] – 7 February, 1922[24] (and as Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar Yard)
- Rear-Admiral Walter W. Ellerton, 2 January, 1923[25] – 7 March, 1925[26]
- Rear-Admiral Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 7 March, 1925[27] – 12 March, 1927[28] (and as Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar)
- Rear-Admiral Cyril S. Townsend, 12 March, 1927[29] – April, 1929[30] (and as Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar)
- Rear-Admiral Berwick Curtis, 22 March, 1929[31] – 30 March, 1931[32]
- Rear-Admiral Thomas N. James, 20 March, 1931[33] – 2 May, 1933
- Rear-Admiral Francis M. Austin, 2 May, 1933[34] – 14 April, 1935[35]
- Rear-Admiral James M. Pipon, 20 April, 1935 – 23 April, 1937
- Rear-Admiral Alfred E. Evans, 23 April, 1937[36] – 23 May, 1939[37]
- Commodore, Second Class Albert J. Robertson, 26 June, 1941 – 19 August, 1943
- Commodore, Second Class Hugh R. Marrack, 19 August, 1943[38] – 1 July, 1945[39]
- Vice-Admiral Victor A. C. Crutchley, 14 January, 1945 – January, 1947[40]
- Vice-Admiral Ernest R. Archer, January, 1947[41] – July, 1948[42]
Also, William Henry Edye and Claude Edward Buckle at some point.[Fact Check]
King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Arthur L. Ashby, 17 June, 1919[43] – 1 October, 1921[44]
- Commander Cuthbert D. Longstaff, 1 October, 1921 – October, 1923 (and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard)
- Commander Walter C. Tancred, 27 October, 1927[45] – 11 November, 1929[46] (and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard)
- Commander Thomas M. Brounger, 11 November, 1929[Inference] – September, 1931 (and as Deputy Superintendent and Commander of Yard)
- Commander Claud A. Merriman, 4 September, 1931[47] – August, 1934[48] (vice Brounger)
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank G. L. Bullock, 11 April, 1932[49] – November, 1934 (and as Superintendent of Charts and Chronometer Department)
- Commander Cyril W. A. C. Hamley, 24 July, 1936 (and as Deputy Superintendent)
- Acting Captain Eric D. Brooke, 11 April, 1940 – 1 May, 1942 (and as Deputy Superintendent)
- Acting Captain Cecil H. Lush, 1 May, 1942[50] – 1 March, 1944[51] (and as Deputy Superintendent)
Assistant King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant-Commander Cradock W. C. J. Nowell, 13 April, 1922[52] – July, 1924[53] (and for Chronometer Department)
Boom Defence Officer
Dates of appointment given:
- Acting Commander Colin R. St. G. Tucker, 4 August, 1942[54] – 4 September, 1942[55]
In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station
- Squadron Commander Arthur B. Gaskell, 25 February, 1916[56] – 28 February, 1917[57]
In Command, Reserve Destroyers
- Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth L. Campbell, 28 April, 1930[58]
- Lieutenant-Commander John R. P. Thompson, July, 1932[59] – 17 November, 1934[60] (vice Campbell)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 721 of 12 Dec, 1913.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 355.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 355.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 435.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 9 August, 1902. Issue 36842, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 4 June, 1904. Issue 37412, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19/38. f. 535.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 17 July, 1909. Issue 39014, col D, p. 9.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 4.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 559.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 698.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 235.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 235.
- ↑ Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
- ↑ Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 220.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Superseded then. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
- ↑ Ashby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/185. ff. 185, 199.
- ↑ Tancred Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/289. f. ?.
- ↑ Tancred Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/289. f. ?.
- ↑ Merriman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/53. f. 408.
- ↑ Merriman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/53. f. 408.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, March 15, 1932, Issue 46082, p.20.
- ↑ Lush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/58. f. 57.
- ↑ Lush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/58. f. 57.
- ↑ Nowell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/607. f. 631.
- ↑ Nowell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/607. f. 631.
- ↑ Tucker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 206.
- ↑ Tucker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/166. f. 206.
- ↑ Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
- ↑ Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 236.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/164. f. 164.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/164. f. 164.
