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'''Chatham Royal Dockyard''' was one of the Royal Navy's major shipyards from Elizabethan times until its closure in 1984. It formed, with [[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]], part of the [[Nore Command]], on the Medway. With [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Portsmouth]] and [[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Plymouth]] it was one of the navy's three Home Ports. In the twentieth century it became the navy's main submarine dockyard. | '''Chatham Royal Dockyard''' was one of the Royal Navy's major shipyards from Elizabethan times until its closure in 1984. It formed, with [[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]], part of the [[Nore Command]], on the Medway. With [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Portsmouth]] and [[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Plymouth]] it was one of the navy's three Home Ports. In the twentieth century it became the navy's main submarine dockyard. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
In early 1895, the [[Medway Fleet Reserve]] sounded the alarm that it was finding it difficult to obtain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contractors.{{NMI|Wednesday, Jan 02, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34463}} | |||
==Superintendents== | |||
The Dockyard had a Captain Superintendent until Charles Fellowes was re-appointed as an Admiral Superintendent in 1876. | |||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" | <div name=fredbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=|name= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Goldsmith|nick=George Goldsmith|appt=20 March, 1856{{NLJan60|p. 207}}|end=|as=Captain Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=|name=William | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Gennys Fanshawe|nick=Edward G. Fanshawe|appt=1 April, 1861{{NLJan63|p. 232}}{{NLApr63|p. 232}}|end=|as=Captain Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Willes Watson|nick=George W. Watson|appt=1 December, 1881{{NLSep85|p. 304}}|end= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Charles Chamberlain|nick=William C. Chamberlain|appt=30 November, 1868{{NLJul73|p. 237}}|end=|as=Captain Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Kelly|nick=Edward Kelly|appt=1 November, 1887{{NLMar91|p. 241}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Fellowes|nick=Charles Fellowes|appt=19 January, 1874{{NLOct78|p. 233}}|end=|as=Captain Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard|note=as Captain Superintendent}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=George Digby Morant|nick=George D. Morant|appt=25 January, 1892{{ClowesVII|p. 6}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles Fellowes|nick=Charles Fellowes|appt=18 June, 1876{{NLOct78|p. 301}}|end=c. 1 February, 1879{{INF}}|note=as Rear-Admiral Superintendent|as=Rear-Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Hilary Gustavus Andoe|nick=Hilary G. Andoe|appt=2 September, 1895{{ClowesVII|p. 6}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Brandreth|nick=Thomas Brandreth|appt=1 February, 1879{{NLNov81|p. 303}}|end=1 December, 1881{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=2 September, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 6}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Willes Watson|nick=George W. Watson|appt=1 December, 1881{{NLSep85|p. 304}}|end=1 May, 1886}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=William Codrington|nick=William Codrington|appt=April, 1886|end=November, 1887}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Kelly|nick=Edward Kelly|appt=1 November, 1887{{NLMar91|p. 241}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=George Digby Morant|nick=George D. Morant|appt=25 January, 1892{{ClowesVII|p. 6}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Hilary Gustavus Andoe|nick=Hilary G. Andoe|appt=2 September, 1895{{ClowesVII|p. 6}}|end=2 September, 1899}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=2 September, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 6}}|end=2 September, 1902}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Robert William Craigie|nick=Robert W. Craigie|appt=1 September, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue '''36862''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|end=2 September, 1905<ref>Craigie Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/38/258.|D7600997}} f. 264.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Robert William Craigie|nick=Robert W. Craigie|appt=1 September, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 September, 1902. Issue '''36862''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|end=2 September, 1905<ref>Craigie Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/38/258.|D7600997}} f. 264.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Alvin Coote Corry|nick=Alvin C. Corry|appt=2 September, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 September, 1905. Issue '''37802''', col D, p. 8.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Alvin Coote Corry|nick=Alvin C. Corry|appt=2 September, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 September, 1905. Issue '''37802''', col D, p. 8.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Lewis Clinton-Baker|nick=Lewis Clinton-Baker|appt=26 May, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue '''42399''', col F, p. 6.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Lewis Clinton-Baker|nick=Lewis Clinton-Baker|appt=26 May, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue '''42399''', col F, p. 6.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Buxton Kiddle|nick=Edward B. Kiddle|appt=28 September, 1921<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 28 September, 1921. Issue '''42837''', col E, p. 6.</ref>|end=1 December, 1923<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 195.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Buxton Kiddle|nick=Edward B. Kiddle|appt=28 September, 1921<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 28 September, 1921. Issue '''42837''', col E, p. 6.</ref>|end=1 December, 1923<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 195.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|nick=Percy M. R. Royds|appt=1 December, 1923<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 1 December, 1923. Issue '''43513''', col A, p. 19.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|nick=Percy M. R. Royds|appt=1 December, 1923<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 1 December, 1923. Issue '''43513''', col A, p. 19.</ref>|end=7 December, 1925}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=7 December, 1925<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 7 December, 1925. Issue '''44138''', col E, p. 9.</ref>|end=7 December, 1927<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 235.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=7 December, 1925<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 7 December, 1925. Issue '''44138''', col E, p. 9.</ref>|end=7 December, 1927<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 235.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|nick=Anselan J. B. Stirling|appt=7 December, 1927<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>|ass=16 December, 1927<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|nick=Anselan J. B. Stirling|appt=7 December, 1927<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>|ass=16 December, 1927<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/157.|D7602943}} f. 175.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Clinton Francis Samuel Danby|nick=Sir Clinton F. S. Danby|appt=1 October, 1935<ref>Danby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/125.|D7603832}} f. 330.</ref>|end=15 October, 1942<ref>Danby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/125.|D7603832}} f. 330.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Clinton Francis Samuel Danby|nick=Sir Clinton F. S. Danby|appt=1 October, 1935<ref>Danby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/125.|D7603832}} f. 330.</ref>|end=15 October, 1942<ref>Danby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/125.|D7603832}} f. 330.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Gregory Crace|nick=John G. Crace|appt=15 October, 1942<ref>Crace Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|end=July, 1946{{MackieRNSA}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Gregory Crace|nick=John G. Crace|appt=15 October, 1942<ref>Crace Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|end=July, 1946{{MackieRNSA}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Gervase Boswell Middleton|nick=Gervase B. Middleton|appt=15 July, 1946<ref>Middleton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/11.|}} f. 11.</ref>|end=5 September, 1950<ref>Middleton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/11.|}} f. 11.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeAdmSuper> | </div name=fredbot:officeAdmSuper> | ||
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And Queen or King's Harbour Master. | And Queen or King's Harbour Master. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeDepSuper otitle="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" | <div name=fredbot:officeDepSuper otitle="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=30 July, 1909<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 464.</ref>|end=31 July, 1911<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 464.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=30 July, 1909<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 464.</ref>|end=31 July, 1911<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 464.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|nick=Mortimer L'E. Silver|appt=24 October, 1916<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>|end=10 October, 1919<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|nick=Mortimer L'E. Silver|appt=24 October, 1916<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>|end=10 October, 1919<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Samuel Wills|nick=Charles S. Wills|appt=10 October, 1919|end=20 March, 1922}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=14 February, 1923<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=1 February, 1924<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=14 February, 1923<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=1 February, 1924<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting Captain|name=Cyril Ivan Horton|nick=Cyril I. Horton|appt=1946|end=13 September, 1946|note=vice May}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeDepSuper> | </div name=fredbot:officeDepSuper> | ||
==Captains of Chatham Dockyard== | ==Captains of Chatham Dockyard== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCCD otitle="Captain of Chatham Dockyard" | <div name=fredbot:officeCCD otitle="Captain of Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=10 February, 1904<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|end=11 June, 1905<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|note=and as King's Harbour Master}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=10 February, 1904<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|end=11 June, 1905<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|note=and as King's Harbour Master}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Young Greet|nick=Thomas Y. Greet|appt=1 September, 1905<ref>Greet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 483.</ref>|end=30 June, 1907<ref>Greet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 483.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Young Greet|nick=Thomas Y. Greet|appt=1 September, 1905<ref>Greet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 483.</ref>|end=30 June, 1907<ref>Greet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 483.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest Humbert Grafton|nick=Ernest H. Grafton|appt=16 September, 1913<ref>Grafton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 327/660.</ref>|end=23 October, 1916<ref>Grafton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 327/660.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest Humbert Grafton|nick=Ernest H. Grafton|appt=16 September, 1913<ref>Grafton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 327/660.</ref>|end=23 October, 1916<ref>Grafton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 327/660.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|nick=Mortimer L'E. Silver|appt=24 October, 1916<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>|end=10 October, 1919<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|nick=Mortimer L'E. Silver|appt=24 October, 1916<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>|end=10 October, 1919<ref>Silver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602391}} f. 46.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Samuel Wills|nick=Charles S. Wills|appt=10 October, 1919|end=20 March, 1922}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=14 February, 1923<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=1 February, 1924<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=14 February, 1923<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=1 February, 1924<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter|nick=Alfred F. B. Carpenter|appt=1 February, 1924<ref>Carpenter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 162.</ref>|end=1 February, 1926<ref>Carpenter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 162.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter|nick=Alfred F. B. Carpenter|appt=1 February, 1924<ref>Carpenter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 162.</ref>|end=1 February, 1926<ref>Carpenter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 162.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|nick=Edye K. Boddam-Whetham|appt=21 May, 1937<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>|end=31 July, 1939<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|nick=Edye K. Boddam-Whetham|appt=21 May, 1937<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>|end=31 July, 1939<ref>Boddam-Whetham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/272.|D7576687}} ff. 225, 306.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Sandford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/319.|D7605074}} f. ?.</ref>|end=9 July, 1941<ref>Sandford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/319.|D7605074}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as King's Harbour Master and Deputy Superintendent}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Sandford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/319.|D7605074}} f. ?.</ref>|end=9 July, 1941<ref>Sandford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/319.|D7605074}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as King's Harbour Master and Deputy Superintendent}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|nick=Lawrence F. N. Ommanney|appt=15 August, 1941|end=10 March, 1943|note=and as King's Harbour Master and Deputy Superintendent}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCCD> | </div name=fredbot:officeCCD> | ||
==Assistant Captains of Chatham Dockyard== | ==Assistant Captains of Chatham Dockyard== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeACCD otitle="Assistant Captain of Chatham Dockyard" | <div name=fredbot:officeACCD otitle="Assistant Captain of Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Luxmoore|nick=Henry Luxmoore|appt=9 May, 1919|end=10 May, 1921|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Luxmoore|nick=Henry Luxmoore|appt=9 May, 1919|end=10 May, 1921|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Beckett Hughes|nick=Arthur B. Hughes|appt=10 May, 1921|end=15 March, 1922|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Beckett Hughes|nick=Arthur B. Hughes|appt=10 May, 1921|end=15 March, 1922|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=15 March, 1922<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=10 February, 1923<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest William Leir|nick=Ernest W. Leir|appt=15 March, 1922<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|end=10 February, 1923<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/21.|D7603925}} f. 424.</ref>|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|nick=Lawrence F. N. Ommanney|appt=2 March, 1938|end=15 August, 1941|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alban Edward Trevor Tate|nick=Alban E. T. Tate|appt=20 February, 1931|end=19 March, 1933|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|nick=Lawrence F. N. Ommanney|appt=2 March, 1938|end=15 August, 1941|note=and as Assistant King's Harbour Master, vice "Allen"}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeACCD> | </div name=fredbot:officeACCD> | ||
==Captains of the | ==Queen's/King's Harbour Masters== | ||
Also known as the Chatham Steam Reserve | <div name=fredbot:officeKHM otitle="King's Harbour Master of Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeKHM> | |||
==Assistant Queen's/King's Harbour Masters== | |||
<div name=fredbot:officeAKHM otitle="Assistant King's Harbour Master of Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=William Philip Lodder|nick=William P. Lodder|appt=1 November, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 368}}|end=5 November, 1917|note=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (acting, retired)|name=Norman Burgoyne Youel|nick=Norman B. Youel|appt=5 November, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 1847}}|end=9 May, 1919|note=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Henry Luxmoore|nick=Henry Luxmoore|appt=5 May, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 1847}}|end=10 May, 1921|note=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Beckett Hughes|nick=Arthur B. Hughes|appt=10 May, 1921{{NMI|10 May 1921, p. 19}}|end=22 March, 1922|note=retired as unfit, alcoholism}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=5 August, 1943|end=21 July, 1945|note=initially, for the sick Whitehead}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeAKHM> | |||
==Captains of the Dockyard Reserve== | |||
Also known as the Chatham Steam Reserve or the Medway Dockyard Reserve. | |||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCaptReserve otitle="Captain of Chatham Dockyard Reserve" | <div name=fredbot:officeCaptReserve otitle="Captain of Chatham Dockyard Reserve" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hilary Gustavus Andoe|nick=Hilary G. Andoe|appt=1 August, 1891<ref>Andoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 30.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hilary Gustavus Andoe|nick=Hilary G. Andoe|appt=1 August, 1891<ref>Andoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 30.</ref>|end=15 July, 1893}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford|appt=15 July, 1893<ref>Beresford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 90.</ref>|end=15 March, 1896<ref>Beresford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|D7864017}} f. 471.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford|appt=15 July, 1893<ref>Beresford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 90.</ref>|end=15 March, 1896<ref>Beresford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|D7864017}} f. 471.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Albert Baldwin Jenkings|nick=Albert B. Jenkings|appt=5 April, 1896<ref>Jenkings Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 701.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Albert Baldwin Jenkings|nick=Albert B. Jenkings|appt=5 April, 1896<ref>Jenkings Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}} f. 701.</ref>|end=19 December, 1897<ref>Jenkings Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1766.|}} f. 701.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=15 December, 1897<ref>Atkinson-Willes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 48.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=15 December, 1897<ref>Atkinson-Willes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 48.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Durnford|nick=John Durnford|appt=15 December, 1900<ref>Durnford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 356.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Durnford|nick=John Durnford|appt=15 December, 1900<ref>Durnford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 356.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|nick=Walter H. B. Graham|appt=21 January, 1901<ref>Graham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 547.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|nick=Walter H. B. Graham|appt=21 January, 1901<ref>Graham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 547.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Henry Bayly|nick=Edward H. Bayly|appt=20 August, 1902|end=4 February, 1904|as=Captain of Medway Dockyard Reserve}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCaptReserve> | </div name=fredbot:officeCaptReserve> | ||
==Shipbuilding== | |||
<div name=fredbot:ships> | |||
{|border=1 | |||
|'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-2Achilles|f=p}}||frigate||23 Dec, 1863||Sold 26 Jan, 1923 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Bellerophon|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||26 May, 1865||Sold 1922 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Hercules|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||10 Feb, 1868||Sold 1932 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Sultan|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||31 May, 1870||Sold 1946 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Scourge|f=p}}||gunboat||25 Mar, 1871||Disposed of after 1930 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Snake|f=p}}||gunboat||25 Mar, 1871||Disposed of after 1907 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Rupert|f=p}}||ironclad ram||12 Mar, 1872||Sold 1907 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Badger|f=p}}||gunboat||13 Mar, 1872||Sold 6 Oct, 1908 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Fidget|f=p}}||gunboat||13 Mar, 1872||Hulked 1905 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-2Ariel|f=p}}||composite gunboat||11 Feb, 1873||Sold 1889 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Zephyr|f=p}}||composite gunboat||11 Feb, 1873||Sold 1889 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Albatross|f=p}}||composite screw sloop||24 Jul, 1873||Broken up 1889 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1FlyingFish|f=p}}||composite screw sloop||27 Nov, 1873||Sold 1888 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Alexandra|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||7 Apr, 1875||Sold 1908 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Superb|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||9 May, 1876||Sold 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Euryalus|f=p}}||corvette||31 Jan, 1877||Sold 1897 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Garnet|f=p}}||corvette||30 Jun, 1877||Sold 1904 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Cormorant|f=p}}||composite screw sloop||12 Sep, 1877||Broken up 1949 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Agamemnon|f=p}}||turret ship||17 Sep, 1879||Broken up 1903 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Doterel|f=p}}||composite screw sloop||2 Mar, 1880||Sunk 1881 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Constance|f=p}}||corvette||9 Jun, 1880||Sold 1899 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Polyphemus|f=p}}||torpedo ram||15 Jun, 1881||Broken up 1903 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Conqueror|f=p}}||second class battleship||8 Sep, 1881||Sold 1907 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Calypso|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||7 Jun, 1883||Sold 1922 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Warspite|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||29 Jan, 1884||Sold 4 Apr, 1905 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Rodney|f=p}}||second class battleship||8 Oct, 1884||Sold 11 May, 1909 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Mersey|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||31 Mar, 1885|| | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-2Severn|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||29 Sep, 1885|| | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Hero|f=p}}||second class battleship||27 Oct, 1885||Sunk 18 Feb, 1908 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Rattlesnake|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||11 Sep, 1886||Sold 1910 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Immortalite|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||7 Jul, 1887|| 1 Jan, 1907 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Medea|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||9 Jun, 1888||Sold 1914 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Medusa|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||11 Aug, 1888||Sold 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Sheldrake|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||30 Mar, 1889||Sold 9 Jul, 1907 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Skipjack|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||30 Apr, 1889||Sold 23 Apr, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Salamander|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||31 May, 1889||Sold 15 May, 1906 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Seagull|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||31 May, 1889||Collision 30 Sep, 1918 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Blake|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||23 Nov, 1889||Sold 9 Jun, 1922 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Andromache|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||14 Aug, 1890|| 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Apollo|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||10 Feb, 1891|| 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Hawke|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||11 Mar, 1891||Torpedoed 15 Oct, 1914 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Hood|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||30 Jul, 1891||Sunk 3 Nov, 1914 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Barfleur|f=p}}||second class battleship||10 Aug, 1892||Sold 12 Jul, 1910 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Dryad|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||22 Nov, 1893||Sold 24 Sep, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Forte|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||9 Dec, 1893||Sold 2 Apr, 1914 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Magnificent|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||19 Dec, 1894||Sold 9 May, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Minerva|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||23 Sep, 1895||Sold 5 Oct, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Victorious|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||19 Oct, 1895||Sold 19 Dec, 1922 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Illustrious|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||17 Sep, 1896||Sold 18 Jun, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Vindictive|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||9 Dec, 1897||Blockship 10 May, 1918 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Goliath|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||23 Mar, 1898||Torpedoed 15 May, 1915 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Irresistible|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||15 Dec, 1898||Mined 18 Mar, 1915 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Pioneer|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||28 Jun, 1899||Sold 1924 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Venerable|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||2 Nov, 1899||Sold 4 Jun, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Albemarle|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||5 Mar, 1901||Sold 19 Nov, 1919 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||25 Mar, 1902||Sold 12 Apr, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Challenger|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||27 May, 1902|| 31 May, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Devonshire|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||30 Apr, 1904||Sold 9 May, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Africa|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||20 May, 1905||Sold 30 Jun, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Shannon|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||20 Sep, 1906||Sold 12 Dec, 1922 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-C17|f=p}}||submarine||13 Aug, 1908||Sold Nov, 1919 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-C18|f=p}}||submarine||10 Oct, 1908||Sold May, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-C19|f=p}}||submarine||20 Mar, 1909||Sold Feb, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-C20|f=p}}||submarine||27 Nov, 1909||Sold May, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-C33|f=p}}||submarine||10 May, 1910||Lost 4 Aug, 1915 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-C34|f=p}}||submarine||8 Jun, 1910||Torpedoed 21 Jul, 1917 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-D7|f=p}}||submarine||14 Jan, 1911||Sold Dec, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-D8|f=p}}||submarine||23 Sep, 1911||Sold Dec, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Chatham|f=p}}||light cruiser||19 Nov, 1911||Sold 13 Jul, 1926 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-E1|f=p}}||submarine||9 Nov, 1912||Scuttled 8 Apr, 1918 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-E2|f=p}}||submarine||23 Nov, 1912||Sold 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Lowestoft|f=p}}||light cruiser||23 Apr, 1913||Sold 8 Jan, 1931 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-E7|f=p}}||submarine||2 Oct, 1913||Lost 8 Apr, 1918 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-1Arethusa|f=p}}||light cruiser||25 Oct, 1913||Mined 11 Feb, 1916 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-E12|f=p}}||submarine||5 Sep, 1914||Sold Mar, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-E13|f=p}}||submarine||22 Sep, 1914||Sold Dec, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Calliope|f=p}}||light cruiser||17 Dec, 1914||Sold 28 Aug, 1931 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Conquest|f=p}}||light cruiser||20 Jan, 1915||Sold 29 Aug, 1930 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-F1|f=p}}||submarine||31 Mar, 1915||Broken up 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-G1|f=p}}||submarine||14 Aug, 1915||Sold Feb, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Constance|f=p}}||light cruiser||12 Sep, 1915||Sold Jan, 1936 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-G4|f=p}}||submarine||23 Oct, 1915||Sold Jun, 1928 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-G5|f=p}}||submarine||23 Nov, 1915||Sold Oct, 1922 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-G2|f=p}}||submarine||23 Dec, 1915||Sold Feb, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-G3|f=p}}||submarine||22 Jan, 1916||Sold Nov, 1921 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Zubian|f=p}}||destroyer||7 Jun, 1917||Sold 9 Dec, 1919 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Hawkins|f=p}}||cruiser||1 Oct, 1917||Sold 26 Aug, 1947 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-R1|f=p}}||submarine||25 Apr, 1918||Sold Jan, 1923 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-R2|f=p}}||submarine||25 Apr, 1918||Sold Feb, 1923 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-R3|f=p}}||submarine||8 Jun, 1918||Sold Feb, 1923 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-R4|f=p}}||submarine||8 Jun, 1918||Sold May, 1934 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-X1|f=p}}||submarine||16 Nov, 1923||Scrapped 1936 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Kent|f=p}}||heavy cruiser||16 Mar, 1926||Broken up 1948 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Oberon|f=p}}||submarine||24 Sep, 1926||Broken up 1945 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Odin|f=p}}||submarine||5 May, 1928||Sunk 13 Jun, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Parthian|f=p}}||submarine||22 Jun, 1929||Lost Aug, 1943 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Rainbow|f=p}}||submarine||14 May, 1930||Collision 4 Oct, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Shoreham|f=p}}||sloop||22 Nov, 1930||Sold 1946 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Rochester|f=p}}||sloop||16 Jul, 1931||Broken up 1951 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Swordfish|f=p}}||submarine||10 Nov, 1931||Mined 7 Nov, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Sturgeon|f=p}}||submarine||8 Jan, 1932||Broken up Jan, 1946 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Seahorse|f=p}}||submarine||15 Jan, 1932||Sunk 7 Jan, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Dundee|f=p}}||sloop||20 Sep, 1932||Torpedoed 15 Sep, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Starfish|f=p}}||submarine||13 Mar, 1933||Sunk 9 Jan, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Arethusa|f=p}}||light cruiser||6 Mar, 1934||Broken up 1950 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Shark|f=p}}||submarine||31 May, 1934||Sunk 6 Jul, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Snapper|f=p}}||submarine||25 Oct, 1934||Sunk Feb, 1941 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Grampus|f=p}}||minelaying submarine||25 Feb, 1936||Sunk 16 Jun, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Sunfish|f=p}}||submarine||30 Sep, 1936||Sunk 27 Jul, 1944 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Sterlet|f=p}}||submarine||22 Sep, 1937||Sunk 18 Apr, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Seal|f=p}}||minelaying submarine||27 Sep, 1938||Captured 5 May, 1940 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Splendid|f=p}}||submarine||13 Jan, 1942||Scuttled 21 Apr, 1943 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Sportsman|f=p}}||submarine||17 Apr, 1942||Lost 24 Sep, 1952 | |||
|- | |||
|{{UK-Shalimar|f=p}}||submarine||22 Apr, 1943||Sold Jul, 1950 | |||
|} | |||
</div name=fredbot:ships> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Latest revision as of 00:01, 14 September 2022
Chatham Royal Dockyard was one of the Royal Navy's major shipyards from Elizabethan times until its closure in 1984. It formed, with Sheerness Royal Dockyard, part of the Nore Command, on the Medway. With Portsmouth and Plymouth it was one of the navy's three Home Ports. In the twentieth century it became the navy's main submarine dockyard.
History
In early 1895, the Medway Fleet Reserve sounded the alarm that it was finding it difficult to obtain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contractors.[1]
Superintendents
The Dockyard had a Captain Superintendent until Charles Fellowes was re-appointed as an Admiral Superintendent in 1876.
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George Goldsmith, 20 March, 1856[2]
- Captain Edward G. Fanshawe, 1 April, 1861[3][4]
- Captain William C. Chamberlain, 30 November, 1868[5]
- Captain Charles Fellowes, 19 January, 1874[6] (as Captain Superintendent)
- Rear-Admiral Charles Fellowes, 18 June, 1876[7] – c. 1 February, 1879[Inference] (as Rear-Admiral Superintendent)
- Rear-Admiral Thomas Brandreth, 1 February, 1879[8] – 1 December, 1881[Inference]
- Rear-Admiral George W. Watson, 1 December, 1881[9] – 1 May, 1886
- Rear-Admiral William Codrington, April, 1886 – November, 1887
- Rear-Admiral Edward Kelly, 1 November, 1887[10]
- Vice-Admiral George D. Morant, 25 January, 1892[11]
- Rear-Admiral Hilary G. Andoe, 2 September, 1895[12] – 2 September, 1899
- Rear-Admiral Swinton C. Holland, 2 September, 1899[13] – 2 September, 1902
- Vice-Admiral Robert W. Craigie, 1 September, 1902[14] – 2 September, 1905[15]
- Rear-Admiral Alvin C. Corry, 2 September, 1905[16]
- Vice-Admiral George A. Giffard, 5 February, 1907[17][18] – 9 August, 1909[19]
- Rear-Admiral Robert N. Ommanney, 9 August, 1909[20][21] – 9 August, 1912[22]
- Rear-Admiral Charles E. Anson, 9 August, 1912[23] – 9 August, 1915[24]
- Captain Harry Jones, 16 August, 1913[25] – 15 September, 1913[26]
- Vice-Admiral Arthur D. Ricardo, 9 August, 1915[27] – 1 May, 1919[28]
- Rear-Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, 1 May, 1919[29][30] – 26 May, 1920[31]
- Rear-Admiral Lewis Clinton-Baker, 26 May, 1920[32]
- Rear-Admiral Edward B. Kiddle, 28 September, 1921[33] – 1 December, 1923[34]
- Rear-Admiral Percy M. R. Royds, 1 December, 1923[35] – 7 December, 1925
- Rear-Admiral Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 7 December, 1925[36] – 7 December, 1927[37]
- Rear-Admiral Anselan J. B. Stirling, 7 December, 1927[38]
- Vice-Admiral Charles W. Round-Turner, October, 1931[39] – October, 1935[40]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Clinton F. S. Danby, 1 October, 1935[41] – 15 October, 1942[42]
- Vice-Admiral John G. Crace, 15 October, 1942[43] – July, 1946[44]
- Vice-Admiral Gervase B. Middleton, 15 July, 1946[45] – 5 September, 1950[46]
Deputies Superintendent
And Queen or King's Harbour Master.
- Captain Arthur D. Ricardo, 30 July, 1909[47] – 31 July, 1911[48]
- Captain Mortimer L'E. Silver, 24 October, 1916[49] – 10 October, 1919[50]
- Captain Charles S. Wills, 10 October, 1919 – 20 March, 1922
- Captain Ernest W. Leir, 14 February, 1923[51] – 1 February, 1924[52]
- Acting Captain Cyril I. Horton, 1946 – 13 September, 1946 (vice May)
Captains of Chatham Dockyard
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 10 February, 1904[53] – 11 June, 1905[54] (and as King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 1 September, 1905[55] – 30 June, 1907[56]
- Captain Ernest H. Grafton, 16 September, 1913[57] – 23 October, 1916[58]
- Captain Mortimer L'E. Silver, 24 October, 1916[59] – 10 October, 1919[60]
- Captain Charles S. Wills, 10 October, 1919 – 20 March, 1922
- Captain Ernest W. Leir, 14 February, 1923[61] – 1 February, 1924[62]
- Captain Alfred F. B. Carpenter, 1 February, 1924[63] – 1 February, 1926[64]
- Captain Robert C. Hamilton, 1 February, 1926[65] – 1 February, 1928[66] (and as King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Arthur K. Betty, 1 February, 1928[67] – 9 August, 1929[68] (and as King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Niel O'Neill, 9 August, 1929 – 14 August, 1931 (and as King's Harbour Master, Chatham)
- Captain Aubrey T. Tillard, 10 August, 1931 – 15 October, 1932 (and as King's Harbour Master, Chatham)
- Captain Algernon R. Smithwick, 15 October, 1932 – 7 March, 1935[69] (and as King's Harbour Master, Chatham)
- Captain Charles G. Stuart, 7 March, 1935[70] – 21 May, 1937[71] (and as King's Harbour Master, Chatham)
- Captain Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 21 May, 1937[72] – 31 July, 1939[73]
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 31 July, 1939[74] – 9 July, 1941[75] (and as King's Harbour Master and Deputy Superintendent)
- Captain (retired) Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, 15 August, 1941 – 10 March, 1943 (and as King's Harbour Master and Deputy Superintendent)
Assistant Captains of Chatham Dockyard
- Commander Henry Luxmoore, 9 May, 1919 – 10 May, 1921 (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Arthur B. Hughes, 10 May, 1921 – 15 March, 1922 (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master)
- Captain Ernest W. Leir, 15 March, 1922[76] – 10 February, 1923[77] (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master)
- Commander Alban E. T. Tate, 20 February, 1931 – 19 March, 1933 (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master)
- Captain (retired) Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, 2 March, 1938 – 15 August, 1941 (and as Assistant King's Harbour Master, vice "Allen")
Queen's/King's Harbour Masters
Assistant Queen's/King's Harbour Masters
- Commander (retired) William P. Lodder, 1 November, 1914[78] – 5 November, 1917
- Captain (acting, retired) Norman B. Youel, 5 November, 1917[79] – 9 May, 1919
- Commander (N) Henry Luxmoore, 5 May, 1919[80] – 10 May, 1921
- Captain Arthur B. Hughes, 10 May, 1921[81] – 22 March, 1922 (retired as unfit, alcoholism)
- Captain (retired) Charles H. Allen, 5 August, 1943 – 21 July, 1945 (initially, for the sick Whitehead)
Captains of the Dockyard Reserve
Also known as the Chatham Steam Reserve or the Medway Dockyard Reserve.
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Hilary G. Andoe, 1 August, 1891[82] – 15 July, 1893
- Captain The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford, 15 July, 1893[83] – 15 March, 1896[84]
- Captain Albert B. Jenkings, 5 April, 1896[85] – 19 December, 1897[86]
- Captain George L. Atkinson, 15 December, 1897[87]
- Captain John Durnford, 15 December, 1900[88]
- Captain Walter H. B. Graham, 21 January, 1901[89]
- Captain Edward H. Bayly, 20 August, 1902 – 4 February, 1904
Shipbuilding
Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
H.M.S. Achilles | frigate | 23 Dec, 1863 | Sold 26 Jan, 1923 |
H.M.S. Bellerophon | central battery ironclad | 26 May, 1865 | Sold 1922 |
H.M.S. Hercules | central battery ironclad | 10 Feb, 1868 | Sold 1932 |
H.M.S. Sultan | central battery ironclad | 31 May, 1870 | Sold 1946 |
H.M.S. Scourge | gunboat | 25 Mar, 1871 | Disposed of after 1930 |
H.M.S. Snake | gunboat | 25 Mar, 1871 | Disposed of after 1907 |
H.M.S. Rupert | ironclad ram | 12 Mar, 1872 | Sold 1907 |
H.M.S. Badger | gunboat | 13 Mar, 1872 | Sold 6 Oct, 1908 |
H.M.S. Fidget | gunboat | 13 Mar, 1872 | Hulked 1905 |
H.M.S. Ariel | composite gunboat | 11 Feb, 1873 | Sold 1889 |
H.M.S. Zephyr | composite gunboat | 11 Feb, 1873 | Sold 1889 |
H.M.S. Albatross | composite screw sloop | 24 Jul, 1873 | Broken up 1889 |
H.M.S. Flying Fish | composite screw sloop | 27 Nov, 1873 | Sold 1888 |
H.M.S. Alexandra | central battery ironclad | 7 Apr, 1875 | Sold 1908 |
H.M.S. Superb | central battery ironclad | 9 May, 1876 | Sold 1921 |
H.M.S. Euryalus | corvette | 31 Jan, 1877 | Sold 1897 |
H.M.S. Garnet | corvette | 30 Jun, 1877 | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Cormorant | composite screw sloop | 12 Sep, 1877 | Broken up 1949 |
H.M.S. Agamemnon | turret ship | 17 Sep, 1879 | Broken up 1903 |
H.M.S. Doterel | composite screw sloop | 2 Mar, 1880 | Sunk 1881 |
H.M.S. Constance | corvette | 9 Jun, 1880 | Sold 1899 |
H.M.S. Polyphemus | torpedo ram | 15 Jun, 1881 | Broken up 1903 |
H.M.S. Conqueror | second class battleship | 8 Sep, 1881 | Sold 1907 |
H.M.S. Calypso | third class protected cruiser | 7 Jun, 1883 | Sold 1922 |
H.M.S. Warspite | armoured cruiser | 29 Jan, 1884 | Sold 4 Apr, 1905 |
H.M.S. Rodney | second class battleship | 8 Oct, 1884 | Sold 11 May, 1909 |
H.M.S. Mersey | second class protected cruiser | 31 Mar, 1885 | |
H.M.S. Severn | second class protected cruiser | 29 Sep, 1885 | |
H.M.S. Hero | second class battleship | 27 Oct, 1885 | Sunk 18 Feb, 1908 |
H.M.S. Rattlesnake | torpedo gunboat | 11 Sep, 1886 | Sold 1910 |
H.M.S. Immortalité | armoured cruiser | 7 Jul, 1887 | 1 Jan, 1907 |
H.M.S. Medea | second class protected cruiser | 9 Jun, 1888 | Sold 1914 |
H.M.S. Medusa | second class protected cruiser | 11 Aug, 1888 | Sold 1920 |
H.M.S. Sheldrake | torpedo gunboat | 30 Mar, 1889 | Sold 9 Jul, 1907 |
H.M.S. Skipjack | torpedo gunboat | 30 Apr, 1889 | Sold 23 Apr, 1920 |
H.M.S. Salamander | torpedo gunboat | 31 May, 1889 | Sold 15 May, 1906 |
H.M.S. Seagull | torpedo gunboat | 31 May, 1889 | Collision 30 Sep, 1918 |
H.M.S. Blake | first class protected cruiser | 23 Nov, 1889 | Sold 9 Jun, 1922 |
H.M.S. Andromache | second class protected cruiser | 14 Aug, 1890 | 1920 |
H.M.S. Apollo | second class protected cruiser | 10 Feb, 1891 | 1920 |
H.M.S. Hawke | first class protected cruiser | 11 Mar, 1891 | Torpedoed 15 Oct, 1914 |
H.M.S. Hood | pre-dreadnought | 30 Jul, 1891 | Sunk 3 Nov, 1914 |
H.M.S. Barfleur | second class battleship | 10 Aug, 1892 | Sold 12 Jul, 1910 |
H.M.S. Dryad | torpedo gunboat | 22 Nov, 1893 | Sold 24 Sep, 1920 |
H.M.S. Forte | second class protected cruiser | 9 Dec, 1893 | Sold 2 Apr, 1914 |
H.M.S. Magnificent | pre-dreadnought | 19 Dec, 1894 | Sold 9 May, 1921 |
H.M.S. Minerva | second class protected cruiser | 23 Sep, 1895 | Sold 5 Oct, 1920 |
H.M.S. Victorious | pre-dreadnought | 19 Oct, 1895 | Sold 19 Dec, 1922 |
H.M.S. Illustrious | pre-dreadnought | 17 Sep, 1896 | Sold 18 Jun, 1920 |
H.M.S. Vindictive | second class protected cruiser | 9 Dec, 1897 | Blockship 10 May, 1918 |
H.M.S. Goliath | pre-dreadnought | 23 Mar, 1898 | Torpedoed 15 May, 1915 |
H.M.S. Irresistible | pre-dreadnought | 15 Dec, 1898 | Mined 18 Mar, 1915 |
H.M.S. Pioneer | third class protected cruiser | 28 Jun, 1899 | Sold 1924 |
H.M.S. Venerable | pre-dreadnought | 2 Nov, 1899 | Sold 4 Jun, 1920 |
H.M.S. Albemarle | pre-dreadnought | 5 Mar, 1901 | Sold 19 Nov, 1919 |
H.M.S. Prince of Wales | pre-dreadnought | 25 Mar, 1902 | Sold 12 Apr, 1920 |
H.M.S. Challenger | second class protected cruiser | 27 May, 1902 | 31 May, 1920 |
H.M.S. Devonshire | armoured cruiser | 30 Apr, 1904 | Sold 9 May, 1921 |
H.M.S. Africa | pre-dreadnought | 20 May, 1905 | Sold 30 Jun, 1920 |
H.M.S. Shannon | armoured cruiser | 20 Sep, 1906 | Sold 12 Dec, 1922 |
H.M.S. C 17 | submarine | 13 Aug, 1908 | Sold Nov, 1919 |
H.M.S. C 18 | submarine | 10 Oct, 1908 | Sold May, 1921 |
H.M.S. C 19 | submarine | 20 Mar, 1909 | Sold Feb, 1920 |
H.M.S. C 20 | submarine | 27 Nov, 1909 | Sold May, 1921 |
H.M.S. C 33 | submarine | 10 May, 1910 | Lost 4 Aug, 1915 |
H.M.S. C 34 | submarine | 8 Jun, 1910 | Torpedoed 21 Jul, 1917 |
H.M.S. D 7 | submarine | 14 Jan, 1911 | Sold Dec, 1921 |
H.M.S. D 8 | submarine | 23 Sep, 1911 | Sold Dec, 1921 |
H.M.S. Chatham | light cruiser | 19 Nov, 1911 | Sold 13 Jul, 1926 |
H.M.S. E 1 | submarine | 9 Nov, 1912 | Scuttled 8 Apr, 1918 |
H.M.S. E 2 | submarine | 23 Nov, 1912 | Sold 1921 |
H.M.S. Lowestoft | light cruiser | 23 Apr, 1913 | Sold 8 Jan, 1931 |
H.M.S. E 7 | submarine | 2 Oct, 1913 | Lost 8 Apr, 1918 |
H.M.S. Arethusa | light cruiser | 25 Oct, 1913 | Mined 11 Feb, 1916 |
H.M.S. E 12 | submarine | 5 Sep, 1914 | Sold Mar, 1921 |
H.M.S. E 13 | submarine | 22 Sep, 1914 | Sold Dec, 1921 |
H.M.S. Calliope | light cruiser | 17 Dec, 1914 | Sold 28 Aug, 1931 |
H.M.S. Conquest | light cruiser | 20 Jan, 1915 | Sold 29 Aug, 1930 |
H.M.S. F 1 | submarine | 31 Mar, 1915 | Broken up 1920 |
H.M.S. G 1 | submarine | 14 Aug, 1915 | Sold Feb, 1920 |
H.M.S. Constance | light cruiser | 12 Sep, 1915 | Sold Jan, 1936 |
H.M.S. G 4 | submarine | 23 Oct, 1915 | Sold Jun, 1928 |
H.M.S. G 5 | submarine | 23 Nov, 1915 | Sold Oct, 1922 |
H.M.S. G 2 | submarine | 23 Dec, 1915 | Sold Feb, 1920 |
H.M.S. G 3 | submarine | 22 Jan, 1916 | Sold Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Zubian | destroyer | 7 Jun, 1917 | Sold 9 Dec, 1919 |
H.M.S. Hawkins | cruiser | 1 Oct, 1917 | Sold 26 Aug, 1947 |
H.M.S. R 1 | submarine | 25 Apr, 1918 | Sold Jan, 1923 |
H.M.S. R 2 | submarine | 25 Apr, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. R 3 | submarine | 8 Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. R 4 | submarine | 8 Jun, 1918 | Sold May, 1934 |
H.M.S. X1 | submarine | 16 Nov, 1923 | Scrapped 1936 |
H.M.S. Kent | heavy cruiser | 16 Mar, 1926 | Broken up 1948 |
H.M.S. Oberon | submarine | 24 Sep, 1926 | Broken up 1945 |
H.M.S. Odin | submarine | 5 May, 1928 | Sunk 13 Jun, 1940 |
H.M.S. Parthian | submarine | 22 Jun, 1929 | Lost Aug, 1943 |
H.M.S. Rainbow | submarine | 14 May, 1930 | Collision 4 Oct, 1940 |
H.M.S. Shoreham | sloop | 22 Nov, 1930 | Sold 1946 |
H.M.S. Rochester | sloop | 16 Jul, 1931 | Broken up 1951 |
H.M.S. Swordfish | submarine | 10 Nov, 1931 | Mined 7 Nov, 1940 |
H.M.S. Sturgeon | submarine | 8 Jan, 1932 | Broken up Jan, 1946 |
H.M.S. Seahorse | submarine | 15 Jan, 1932 | Sunk 7 Jan, 1940 |
H.M.S. Dundee | sloop | 20 Sep, 1932 | Torpedoed 15 Sep, 1940 |
H.M.S. Starfish | submarine | 13 Mar, 1933 | Sunk 9 Jan, 1940 |
H.M.S. Arethusa | light cruiser | 6 Mar, 1934 | Broken up 1950 |
H.M.S. Shark | submarine | 31 May, 1934 | Sunk 6 Jul, 1940 |
H.M.S. Snapper | submarine | 25 Oct, 1934 | Sunk Feb, 1941 |
H.M.S. Grampus | minelaying submarine | 25 Feb, 1936 | Sunk 16 Jun, 1940 |
H.M.S. Sunfish | submarine | 30 Sep, 1936 | Sunk 27 Jul, 1944 |
H.M.S. Sterlet | submarine | 22 Sep, 1937 | Sunk 18 Apr, 1940 |
H.M.S. Seal | minelaying submarine | 27 Sep, 1938 | Captured 5 May, 1940 |
H.M.S. Splendid | submarine | 13 Jan, 1942 | Scuttled 21 Apr, 1943 |
H.M.S. Sportsman | submarine | 17 Apr, 1942 | Lost 24 Sep, 1952 |
H.M.S. Shalimar | submarine | 22 Apr, 1943 | Sold Jul, 1950 |
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
- Plan of Dockyard at GWPDA.org
Footnotes
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