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A 250 ton cantilever crane was added in 1917, and a 100 ton model in 1920.{{JohnstonBattleshipBuilders|p. 149}} | A 250 ton cantilever crane was added in 1917, and a 100 ton model in 1920.{{JohnstonBattleshipBuilders|p. 149}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Firth Slayter|nick=William F. Slayter|appt=12 January, 1915<ref>Slayter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/445.|D7579094}} f. 210.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 395''w''}}|end=15 October, 1917<ref>Slayter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/445.|D7579094}} f. 210.</ref>|note=also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Firth Slayter|nick=William F. Slayter|appt=12 January, 1915<ref>Slayter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/445.|D7579094}} f. 210.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 395''w''}}|end=15 October, 1917<ref>Slayter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/445.|D7579094}} f. 210.</ref>|note=also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles Ferdinand Henderson|nick=Charles F. Henderson|appt=15 October, 1917<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 335.</ref>|end=1 April, 1919<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 335.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles Ferdinand Henderson|nick=Charles F. Henderson|appt=15 October, 1917<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 335.</ref>|end=1 April, 1919<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 335.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|nick=Harry M. K. Betty|appt=1 April, 1919|end=2 April, 1921}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Munro Kerr|nick=William M. Kerr|appt=2 April, 1921<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/225.}} f. 225.</ref>|end=30 October, 1923<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/225.}} f. 225.</ref>|note=also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Munro Kerr|nick=William M. Kerr|appt=2 April, 1921<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/225.}} f. 225.</ref>|end=30 October, 1923<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/225.}} f. 225.</ref>|note=also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|end=4 August, 1936<ref>Superseded that day. Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/73.}} f. 79.</ref>|note=also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|end=4 August, 1936<ref>Superseded that day. Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/73.}} f. 79.</ref>|note=also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth}} | ||
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| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|nick=Harry M. K. Betty|appt=1 April, 1919|end=2 April, 1921}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=2 November, 1927|end=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=2 November, 1927|end=15 October, 1929<ref>Landon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>}} | ||
{{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>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth}} | {{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>|note=and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth}} | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 25 April 2018
Rosyth Royal Dockyard was built in 1909.
Zealandia was the first ship to be drydocked there, in March, 1916.[1]
A 250 ton cantilever crane was added in 1917, and a 100 ton model in 1920.[2]
Contents
Shipbuilding
Admirals Superintendent
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Henry H. Bruce, May, 1915[3] – 1 April, 1920[4]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John F. E. Green, 1 April, 1920[5] – 1 April, 1922[6]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bart., 1 April, 1922[7] – 1923
- Vice-Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan, 30 June, 1925[8] – 2 June, 1926[9]
- Vice-Admiral Colin Cantlie, 24 August, 1939[10] – 1 June, 1944[11]
- Rear-Admiral Henry C. Bovell, 1 June, 1944[12] – 16 April, 1947[13]
Captains
- Captain Edward H. Moubray, 7 March, 1913[14] – 12 January, 1915[15] (also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
- Captain William F. Slayter, 12 January, 1915[16][17] – 15 October, 1917[18] (also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
- Rear-Admiral Charles F. Henderson, 15 October, 1917[19] – 1 April, 1919[20]
- Captain Harry M. K. Betty, 1 April, 1919 – 2 April, 1921
- Captain William M. Kerr, 2 April, 1921[21] – 30 October, 1923[22] (also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
- Captain Montague G. B. Legge, ? – 4 August, 1936[23] (also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth)
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, 4 August, 1936[24] – 11 January, 1937[25][Inference] (also as King's Harbour Master, Rosyth, died in post)
King's Harbour Master
- Captain Harry M. K. Betty, 1 April, 1919 – 2 April, 1921
- Captain Lewis G. E. Crabbe, 2 November, 1927 – 15 October, 1929[26]
- Captain Arthur J. Landon, 15 October, 1929[27] – 17 April, 1931[28] (and as Assistant Captain (D) Reserve Fleet, Rosyth)
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 28 January, 1937[29] – 1 June, 1938[30]
- Captain Piers K. Kekewich, 9 January, 1939[31] – 18 November, 1939[32] (and as S.O.R.F.)
Assistant King's Harbour Master
- Commander Charles C. Johnson, 11 August, 1919 – 16 July, 1921
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown. The Grand Fleet. p. 11.
- ↑ Johnston; Buxton. The Battleship Builders. p. 149.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 3.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 260.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 260.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 March, 1922. Issue 42990, col A, p. 23.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
- ↑ Slayter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/445. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395w.
- ↑ Slayter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/445. f. 210.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 335.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 335.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
