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'''Arthur Lionel Snagge''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} '''Arthur Lionel Snagge''', C.B. (4 May, 1878 – 10 February, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  An image of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not offered under a Creative Commons License.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of His Honour Judge Snagge.
  
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>Snagge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
  
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Snagge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
  
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Snagge was appointed as Naval Attache to Washington, DC on 21 May, 1918.  He was superseded on 1 October, 1919 and arrived back in England on 23 November where he took up work in the [[Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Naval Intelligence Division]] on 1 December.<ref>Snagge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
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{{CaptRN}} Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glowworm|f=t}} on 1 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
 
  
In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Snagge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
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{{CaptRN}} Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glowworm|f=t}} on 1 August, 1920 and as Senior Captain, Danube Flotilla.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
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In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 4 April, 1931.
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.  He suffered cellulitis on his leg, requiring hospitalisation in 1936-1937.  He was fit again, if needed, by early 1938.  In 1939, however, it was stipulated that he would be unfit for sea service.
  
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Lionel+Snagge Service Records]
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* "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.
 
* "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.
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==Service Records==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 12 April 2023

Vice-Admiral Arthur Lionel Snagge, C.B. (4 May, 1878 – 10 February, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy. An image of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not offered under a Creative Commons License.

Life & Career

The son of His Honour Judge Snagge.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1900.[1]

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[2]

Snagge was appointed as Naval Attache to Washington, DC on 21 May, 1918. He was superseded on 1 October, 1919 and arrived back in England on 23 November where he took up work in the Naval Intelligence Division on 1 December.[3]

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[4]

Captain Snagge was appointed in command of the destroyer Glowworm on 1 August, 1920 and as Senior Captain, Danube Flotilla.[5]

In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 April, 1931.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day. He suffered cellulitis on his leg, requiring hospitalisation in 1936-1937. He was fit again, if needed, by early 1938. In 1939, however, it was stipulated that he would be unfit for sea service.

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. Humber
5 Aug, 1914[6][7] – 27 Mar, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
Charles C. Johnson
Preceded by
Guy R. A. Gaunt
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
21 May, 1918[9] – 1 Oct, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Blake
Preceded by
John F. Warton
Captain of H.M.S. Glowworm
1 Aug, 1920[11][12] – after Mar, 1922[13]
Succeeded by
Arthur E. F. Bedford
Preceded by
John K. im Thurn
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
15 Mar, 1923[14][15] – 10 Feb, 1924[16]
Succeeded by
H. Evelyn C. Blagrove
Preceded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Jan, 1926[17]
Succeeded by
Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
17 Aug, 1926 – c. Sep, 1926
Succeeded by
Alexander S. Douglas
Preceded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite
Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, The Nore
17 Aug, 1926 – 15 Aug, 1927
Succeeded by
Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by
Norman M. C. Thurstan
Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury
c. Sep, 1926 – 11 Nov, 1926
Succeeded by
John S. G. Fraser
Preceded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult
11 Nov, 1926 – 1 Apr, 1927
Succeeded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes
Preceded by
Christopher J. F. Wood
Captain of H.M.S. Castor
1 Apr, 1927[18] – 15 Aug, 1927
Succeeded by
Leonard S. Holbrook
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
15 Aug, 1927[19] – 29 May, 1929
Succeeded by
Leonard F. Potter
Preceded by
Edward W. Kitson
Captain of H.M.S. Kent
8 Jun, 1929 – Aug, 1929
Succeeded by
Bertram H. Ramsay
Preceded by
Hugh S. Shipway
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
25 Nov, 1929 – 6 Jul, 1931
Succeeded by
Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
Director of the Manning Department
2 Apr, 1932 – 18 May, 1934
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold
Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard
2 Mar, 1935 – 27 Sep, 1938
Succeeded by
Arthur N. Dowding

Footnotes

  1. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  2. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  3. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  4. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  6. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394l.
  7. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  8. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  9. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  10. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  12. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  13. Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Day of month taken from predecessor. Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.
  16. Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
  17. The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  18. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 223.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.