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Revision as of 08:57, 2 July 2019
Osea Naval Base or H.M.S. Osea was a Royal Navy base for Coastal Motor Boats located on Osea Island in River Blackwater, Essex.
History
Closed down by late 1921, the C.M.Bs. were moved to Haslar, as part of a new Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base under command of Leonard Pius Vavasour.[1]
In Command of Base
- Captain Wilfred F. French, 20 March, 1918[2]
- Captain George J. Todd, 1 February, 1920[3][4] – 13 June, 1921[5]
In Command of Flotilla
The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.
- Commander Claude C. Dobson, 1 May, 1919 – 19 April, 1921
See Also
- Goldhanger - Past website
Footnotes
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 819.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 22, 1920, Issue 42314, p.20.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
