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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Donnison Roper|nick=Charles D. Roper|appt=4 December, 1918<ref>Roper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|}} f. 169.</ref>|end=2 March, 1919<ref>Roper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|}} f. 169.</ref>|succBy=Command Disestablished}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Donnison Roper|nick=Charles D. Roper|appt=4 December, 1918<ref>Roper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|}} f. 169.</ref>|end=2 March, 1919<ref>Roper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|}} f. 169.</ref>|succBy=Command Disestablished}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Cowley Thomas|nick=Cowley Thomas|appt=9 September, 1943<ref>Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/189.|}} f. 188.</ref>|end=9 January, 1944<ref>Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/189.|}} f. 188.</ref>|precBy= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Cowley Thomas|nick=Cowley Thomas|appt=9 September, 1943<ref>Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/189.|}} f. 188.</ref>|end=9 January, 1944<ref>Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/189.|}} f. 188.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=enemy harbour and city captured|as=}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles Eric Morgan|nick=Charles E. Morgan|appt=15 March, 1944|end=|as=Flag Officer, Taranto and Adriatic}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:49, 16 July 2020
The Italian naval base at Taranto in southern Italy was an important staging ground for Allied naval efforts in the Mediterranean.
Contents
British Forces
In Command
- Captain Charles D. Roper, 4 December, 1918[1] – 2 March, 1919[2]
- Acting Commander Cowley Thomas, 9 September, 1943[3] – 9 January, 1944[4] (enemy harbour and city captured)
- Rear-Admiral Charles E. Morgan, 15 March, 1944
- Captain (retired) John P. de Montmorency, 26 August, 1917 – October, 1917
- Commander Godfrey G. Webster, 22 May, 1917 – December, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
- ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/189. f. 188.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/189. f. 188.
