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There is some confusion as to whether these were identical posts, however. For instance, [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe]] was noted, as a {{CommRN}} as being in command of ''Indus'' from 1 January, 1908 to 4 January, 1910.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 267.</ref> | There is some confusion as to whether these were identical posts, however. For instance, [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe]] was noted, as a {{CommRN}} as being in command of ''Indus'' from 1 January, 1908 to 4 January, 1910.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 267.</ref> | ||
| − | It operated from 1906 to 1922, and encompassed a number of changing hulk vessels. | + | It operated from 1906 to 1922, and encompassed a number of changing hulk vessels. The final H.M.S. ''Indus'' was the former [[H.M.S. Defence (1861)|''Defence'']] of 6,270 tons. She paid off 15 August, 1922.{{NLApr25|p. 248}} |
==Inspecting Captains== | ==Inspecting Captains== | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 7 July 2017
The Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments was captain of H.M.S. Indus, a mechanics' training establishment situated in Devonport.
There is some confusion as to whether these were identical posts, however. For instance, Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe was noted, as a Commander as being in command of Indus from 1 January, 1908 to 4 January, 1910.[1]
It operated from 1906 to 1922, and encompassed a number of changing hulk vessels. The final H.M.S. Indus was the former Defence of 6,270 tons. She paid off 15 August, 1922.[2]
Inspecting Captains
- Captain W. Reginald Hall, 1 January, 1906[3][4] – 10 December, 1907[5]
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 10 December, 1907[6] – 1 March, 1910[7]
- Captain Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 1 March, 1910[8] – 1 March, 1912[9]
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, 1 March, 1912[10][11] – 12 November, 1914[12]
- Captain George C. Quayle, 14 November, 1914[13] – 19 June, 1917[14]
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, 31 December, 1918[15] – 12 January, 1921[16]
- Captain Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 17 February, 1920[17] – 11 January, 1921[18]
- Captain Horace W. Longden, 1 May, 1923[19]
- Captain Arthur K. Betty, 1 May, 1925[20] – 2 May, 1927[21]
- Captain Frederick A. Sommerville, 2 May, 1927[22] – 6 May, 1929[23]
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 18 May, 1931[24] – 11 April, 1932[25]
Footnotes
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 248.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 9 December, 1905. Issue 37886, col B, p. 14.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 December, 1911. Issue 39771, col F, p. 15.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
- ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 239.
- ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
- ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
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