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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Croker Pellow|nick=Henry C. Pellow|appt=22 July, 1921<ref>Pellow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/7.|D7604107}} f. ?.</ref>|end=7 August, 1922<ref>Pellow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/7.|D7604107}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Croker Pellow|nick=Henry C. Pellow|appt=22 July, 1921<ref>Pellow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/7.|D7604107}} f. ?.</ref>|end=7 August, 1922<ref>Pellow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/7.|D7604107}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Patrick Saunders|nick=Arthur P. Saunders|appt=7 August, 1922|end=July, 1924}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Patrick Saunders|nick=Arthur P. Saunders|appt=7 August, 1922<ref>Saunders Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/207.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=25 July, 1924<ref>Saunders Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/207.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher Hooper Philips|nick=Christopher H. Philips|appt=25 July, 1924{{ToL|Captain Philips Retired|24 Oct. 1930, p. 5}}|end=11 May, 1926}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher Hooper Philips|nick=Christopher H. Philips|appt=25 July, 1924{{ToL|Captain Philips Retired|24 Oct. 1930, p. 5}}|end=11 May, 1926}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart John Layton Bennett|nick=Stuart J. L. Bennett|appt=22 November, 1931<ref>Bennett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/13.|}} f. 12.</ref>|end=15 August, 1933<ref>Bennett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/13.|}} f. 12.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Stuart John Layton Bennett|nick=Stuart J. L. Bennett|appt=22 November, 1931<ref>Bennett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/13.|}} f. 12.</ref>|end=15 August, 1933<ref>Bennett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/13.|}} f. 12.</ref>}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 18 March 2023
Tucked behind the historic Forth Bridge on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, the Scottish town of Rosyth served as a major Royal Navy base in the Great War, being the home of the Rosyth Royal Dockyard, was well as the operational seat of the Battlecruiser Fleet and the forces covering Auxiliary Patrol Area VI.
Senior Officer
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 1 May, 1931[1][2] – 1 August, 1933[3]
- Captain Albert J. Robertson, 1 August, 1933 – 1 August, 1935
- Captain Montague G. B. Legge, 1 August, 1935[4] – 4 August, 1936[5]
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, 4 August, 1936[6] – January, 1937[7] (died in this appointment)
King's Harbour Master
- Captain Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 16 August, 1927[8] – 15 October, 1929[9]
- Captain Arthur J. Landon, 15 October, 1929[10] – 17 April, 1931[11]
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 1 May, 1931[12][13] – 1 August, 1933[14]
- Captain Albert J. Robertson, 1 August, 1933 – 1 August, 1935
- Captain Montague G. B. Legge, 1 August, 1935[15] – 4 August, 1936[16]
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, 4 August, 1936[17] – January, 1937[18]
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 28 January, 1937[19] – 1 June, 1938[20]
- Acting Captain Cyril W. A. G. Hamley, 26 August, 1939[21] – 1 May, 1942 (and as Captain of Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent)
- Acting Captain Eric D. Brooke, 1 May, 1942 – August, 1946 (and as Captain of Dockyard, eventually retired but continued in this role)
- Commander Kenneth M. L. Robinson, August, 1946 – 16 February, 1947
Assistant Harbour Master
- Acting Commander Herbert J. A. Throckmorton, 31 December, 1914[22] – 9 May, 1916[23]
- Commander Henry C. Pellow, 22 July, 1921[24] – 7 August, 1922[25]
- Commander Arthur P. Saunders, 7 August, 1922[26] – 25 July, 1924[27]
- Commander Christopher H. Philips, 25 July, 1924[28] – 11 May, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Stuart J. L. Bennett, 22 November, 1931[29] – 15 August, 1933[30]
- Commander (retired) John A. M. Sturges, 30 January, 1940[31] – 15 October, 1942[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 243.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
- ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 243.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
- ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1141.
- ↑ Throckmorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/95. f. 97.
- ↑ Throckmorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/95. f. 97.
- ↑ Pellow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/7. f. ?.
- ↑ Pellow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/7. f. ?.
- ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/207. f. ?.
- ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/207. f. ?.
- ↑ "Captain Philips Retired." The Times (London, England), 24 Oct. 1930, p. 5.
- ↑ Bennett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/13. f. 12.
- ↑ Bennett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/13. f. 12.
- ↑ Sturges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/267. f. 138.
- ↑ Sturges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/267. f. 138.
