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The '''Devonport Gunnery School''' was part of the Devonport Naval Barracks, sometimes referred to as '''H.M.S. ''Vivid'''''.  It was created in 1907 from the former gunnery school, [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']].

==First World War==

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! Numbers trained by ''Devonport''<br>August, 1914 - August, 1918<ref>''Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918'', pp. 21-22.</ref>
|-
| Lieuts. (G) || 0
|-
| Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s || 0
|-
| Other commissioned officers R.N. || 17
|-
| R.N.A.S. officers || 0
|-
| R.N.V.R. officers || 206
|-
| R.N.R. officers || 1560
|-
| Gunners {{OCRError}} || 129
|-
| Gunners (T) || 93
|-
| Gunners {{OCRError}} || 0
|-
| Boatswains || 34
|-
| Gunner's Mates || 140
|-
| Gunlayer I. || 136
|-
| Gunlayer II. || 1149
|-
| Gunlayer III. || 2
|-
| P.O. (G) || 457
|-
| Seaman Gunners || 3885
|-
| Rangetakers || 277
|-
| Lieut. (G)'s Writers || 34
|-
| Divers&mdash;Seamen ||169
|-
| Divers&mdash;Artisan || 38
|-
| A.B. || 3190
|-
| D.A.M.S. Gunlayers<br>D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands || 3356
|-
| Trawler Ratings || 3357
|-
| D.F.C. || 100
|-
| Ratings for Motor Boats || 80
|-
| Ratings for Tank Corps || 0
|-
| Ratings for Machine Guns || 0
|-
| Ratings for Air Service || 0
|-
| Motor Mechanics || 0
|-
| R.N.V.R. Seamen || 1502
|-
| R.N.R. Seamen || 4414
|-
| New Ships' Companies || 51
|-
| E.R.A.s || 1864
|-
| Marine Recruits || 0
|-
| Warrant Armourers || 0
|-
| Chief Armourers || 32
|-
| Armourers || 48
|-
| Armourer's Mates || 35
|-
| Armourer's Crew || 335
|-
| Miscellaneous Officers and Men || 2685
|}

==Commanding Officers==
Dates of appointment given:

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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=4 November, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 5 November, 1907.  Issue '''38482''', col A, p. 6.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 394''a''}}|end=March, 1910|precBy=the former [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard|nick=Vivian H. G. Bernard|appt=1 March, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 January, 1910.  Issue '''39179''', col E, p. 4.</ref>|end=1 May, 1912<ref>Bernard Service Record.  ADM 196/43. f. 15.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|nick=The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref>|end=11 May, 1914}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Montagu Doughty|nick=Henry M. Doughty|appt=8 September, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 394}}|end=December, 1914}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Frederick Thorp|nick=Charles F. Thorp|appt=8 December, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 399''b''}}|end=5 June, 1915|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|nick=Kenneth G. B. Dewar|appt=31 October, 1915<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 59.</ref>|end=30 July, 1916<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 59.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=James Geoffry Penrose Ingham|nick=James G. P. Ingham|appt=29 July, 1916<ref>Ingham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/11.|}}  f. 11.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 399''d''}}|end=13 September, 1918<ref>Ingham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/11.|}}  f. 11.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=George Vincent Wallace Carey|nick=George V. W. Carey|appt=13 September, 1918|end=6 December, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Ronald Beddard Blount|nick=George R. B. Blount|appt=30 November, 1920<ref>Blount Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 428.</ref>|end=31 May, 1923<ref>Blount Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 428.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fortescue Sells|nick=William F. Sells|appt=31 May, 1923<ref>Sells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>|end=18 July, 1925<ref>Sells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|nick=Bernard W. F. Fairbairn|appt=18 July, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 284}}|end=16 April, 1927}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=16 April, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 284}}<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>|end=8 April, 1929<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Gordon Sedgwick|nick=Cyril G. Sedgwick|appt=31 July, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 284}}|end=1 August, 1932}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wilfred Neville Custance|nick=Wilfred N. Custance|appt=30 June, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 234}}<ref>Custance Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|end=August, 1934<ref>Custance Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=31 August, 1934|end=31 December, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Hammick|nick=Alexander R. Hammick|appt=30 December, 1935<ref>Hammick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref>{{NLJul37|p. 233}}|end=c. June, 1938<ref>Hammick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Eustace Rotherham|nick=Eustace Rotherham|appt=16 May, 1938<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>{{ToL|Devonport Gunnery School|13 May 1938, p. 11}}|end=14 November, 1939<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>|note=vice Hammick}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Denham Maurice Turner Bedford|nick=Denham M. T. Bedford|appt=14 November, 1939<ref>Bedford Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/212.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=23 July, 1942<ref>Bedford Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/212.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis John Butler|nick=Francis J. Butler|appt=23 July, 1942<ref>Butler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/152.|}} f. 152.</ref>|end=8 December, 1943<ref>Butler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/152.|}} f. 152.</ref>|note=vice Bedford}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Trevor Lloyd Dunsterville|nick=Edward T. L. Dunsterville|appt=25 July, 1951{{NavAppts|9 Aug. 1951, p. 8}}|end=}}
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==Footnotes==
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