Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments
From The Dreadnought Project
The Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments was generally but not always also the captain of H.M.S. Indus, a mechanics' training establishment situated in Devonport.
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, which paid off for the final time on 15 August, 1922.[1]
Contents
Captains
- Commander Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 1 January, 1908[2] – 4 January, 1910[3]
- Commander Herbert Powley, 22 September, 1914[4] – 24 May, 1918[5]
- Commander Harry T. Mosse, 1 February, 1919 – 18 February, 1920
- Captain Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 17 February, 1920[6] – 11 January, 1921
- Captain Thomas J. S. Lyne, 11 January, 1921[7] – 15 August, 1922
Inspecting Captains of Mechanical Training Establishments
- Captain W. Reginald Hall, 1 January, 1906[8][9] – 10 December, 1907[10]
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 10 December, 1907[11] – 1 March, 1910[12]
- Captain Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 1 March, 1910[13] – 1 March, 1912[14]
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, 1 March, 1912[15][16] – 12 November, 1914[17]
- Captain George C. Quayle, 14 November, 1914[18] – 19 June, 1917[19]
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, 31 December, 1918[20] – 12 January, 1921[21]
- Captain Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 17 February, 1920[22] – 11 January, 1921[23]
- Captain Thomas J. S. Lyne, 10 January, 1921 – November, 1922
- Captain Horace W. Longden, 1 May, 1923[24] – 1 May, 1925
- Captain Arthur K. Betty, 1 May, 1925[25] – 2 May, 1927[26]
- Captain Frederick A. Sommerville, 2 May, 1927[27] – 6 May, 1929[28]
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 18 May, 1931[29] – 11 April, 1932[30]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 248.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Powley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/157. f. 184.
- ↑ Powley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/157. f. 184.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 15, 1920, Issue 42308, p.6.
- ↑ "Captains' New Commands." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 10, 1921, Issue 42614, p.15.
- ↑ "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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