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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]].
 
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]].
  
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==In Command==
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==Senior Officer==
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Officer, Rosyth" nat="UK">
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<div name=fredbot:officeSO otitle="Senior Officer, Rosyth" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Percy Boxer|nick=Henry P. Boxer|appt=1 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 243}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|end=1 August, 1933<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|as=Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Albert John Robertson|nick=Albert J. Robertson|appt=1 August, 1933|end=1 August, 1935|as=Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=1 August, 1935<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|end=4 August, 1936<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|as=Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Heathcote Gordon Walker|nick=Francis H. G. Walker|appt=4 August, 1936<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/73.}} f. 79.</ref>|end=January, 1937<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/73.}} f. 79.</ref>|as=Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth|note=died in this appointment}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeSO>
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==King's Harbour Master==
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<div name=fredbot:officeKHM otitle="King's Harbour Master, Rosyth" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=16 August, 1927<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>|end=15 October, 1929<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Jermyn Landon|nick=Arthur J. Landon|appt=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|end=17 April, 1931<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>|ass=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Percy Boxer|nick=Henry P. Boxer|appt=1 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 243}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|end=1 August, 1933<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Albert John Robertson|nick=Albert J. Robertson|appt=1 August, 1933|end=1 August, 1935}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=1 August, 1935<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|end=4 August, 1936<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Heathcote Gordon Walker|nick=Francis H. G. Walker|appt=4 August, 1936<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/73.}} f. 79.</ref>|end=January, 1937<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/73.}} f. 79.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Percy Boxer|nick=Henry P. Boxer|appt=28 January, 1937<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|end=1 June, 1938<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril William Archie Gooding Hamley|nick=Cyril W. A. G. Hamley|appt=26 August, 1939{{NLDec41|p. 1141}}|end=1 May, 1942|note=and as Captain of Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Douglas Brooke|nick=Eric D. Brooke|appt=1 May, 1942|end=August, 1946|note=and as Captain of Dockyard, eventually retired but continued in this role}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Kenneth Mark Lefebre Robinson|nick=Kenneth M. L. Robinson|appt=August, 1946|end=16 February, 1947}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeKHM>
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==Assistant Harbour Master==
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<div name=fredbot:officeAHM otitle="Assistant Harbour Master, Rosyth" nat="UK">
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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>}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeAHM>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 20:07, 26 July 2020

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

King's Harbour Master

Assistant Harbour Master

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 243.
  2. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  3. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  4. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  5. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  6. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  7. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  8. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  9. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  10. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  11. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 243.
  13. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  14. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  15. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  16. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  17. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  18. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  19. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  20. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1141.
  22. ↑ Pellow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/7. f. ?.
  23. ↑ Pellow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/7. f. ?.

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