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| − | '''Kingstown''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. | + | The town of Dún Laoghaire in Ireland was called '''Kingstown''' until 1921. It was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. |
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| + | It, with the ports of [[Liverpool]] and [[Belfast]] supported the forces working [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XVI]], covering the Irish Channel. | ||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commodore in Charge, Kingstown" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commodore in Charge, Kingstown" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RNR}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 May, 1917<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/299.|D7601038}} f. 320.</ref>|ass=10 May, 1917<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/299.|D7601038}} f. 320.</ref>|end=}} |
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BAn_Laoghaire}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 19 July 2017
The town of Dún Laoghaire in Ireland was called Kingstown until 1921. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
It, with the ports of Liverpool and Belfast supported the forces working Auxiliary Patrol Area XVI, covering the Irish Channel.
In Command
- Commodore, Second Class R.N.R. John Denison, 2 May, 1917[1]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/299. f. 320.
