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Located in Essex on the east coast, '''Harwich''' was a major [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]], serving as the operational base for the [[Harwich Force]], as well as, with [[Yarmouth]], the forces covering [[Auxiliary Patrol Area X]].

==In Command==
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Cuthbert Cayley|nick=George C. Cayley|appt=3 September, 1914<ref>Cayley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 428.</ref>|end=31 March, 1918|as=Senior Naval Officer, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Spencer Hickley|nick=Cecil S. Hickley|appt=1 April, 1918<ref>Hickley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>|end=1 March, 1919<ref>Hickley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>|note=and in charge of [[Shotley Training Establishment]]|as=Senior Naval Officer, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Frederick Thorp|nick=Charles F. Thorp|appt=1 March, 1919<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/20.|}}  f. 20.</ref>|ass=28 February, 1919<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/20.|}}  f. 20.</ref>|end=29 July, 1919<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/20.|}}  f. 20.</ref>|as=Senior Naval Officer, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Algernon Adam|nick=Herbert Algernon Adam|appt=15 August, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 798}}|end=31 December, 1919|as=Senior Naval Officer, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=1 January, 1920<ref>St. John Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|}} f. 90.</ref>|end=1 March, 1921<ref>St. John Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|}} f. 90.</ref>|as=Senior Naval Officer, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ernest Wigram|nick=Ernest Wigram|appt=1 March, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 761}}|end=1 March, 1923|as=Senior Naval Officer, [[Harwich]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robin Campsie Dalglish|nick=Robin C. Dalglish|appt=1 March, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 241}}|end=15 May, 1925|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|nick=Percy L. H. Noble|appt=15 May, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 242}}|end=2 May, 1927|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford|nick=Wilbraham T. R. Ford|appt=2 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 197}}|ass=2 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 197}}|end=8 May, 1929<ref>Ford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 180.</ref>|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich|note=and in command of Shotley Training Establishment}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Francis Murray Austin|nick=Francis M. Austin|appt=8 May, 1929<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>|end=11 May, 1931<ref>Austin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 78.</ref>{{ToL|Naval, Military and Air Force|Monday, May 11, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45819}}|note=and in command of Shotley Training Establishment}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Everard John Hardman-Jones|nick=Everard J. Hardman-Jones|appt=11 May, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 241}}<ref>Hardman-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|D7603658}} f. 152.</ref>|end=23 February, 1933<ref>Hardman-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|D7603658}} f. 152.</ref>|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=23 February, 1933|end=23 August, 1935|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Otway Alexander|nick=Charles O. Alexander|appt=23 August, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 242}}|end=27 August, 1937|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Reid Corson|nick=Eric R. Corson|appt=26 August, 1937{{NLMay39|p. 237}}|end=|as=Captain in Charge, Harwich|note=and in command of Shotley Training Establishment}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Philip Hordern|nick=Philip Hordern|appt=28 September, 1938|end=7 October, 1938|as=Naval Officer in Charge, Harwich}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=22 May, 1940|end=22 July, 1940}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=20 January, 1941|end=18 March, 1942}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=14 February, 1942|end=23 March, 1944}}
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==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harwich}}
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==Footnotes==
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