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'''Singapore''' was an important naval base for the [[Royal Navy]] in the Pacific throughout the Dreadnought Era.  It was captured by the Japanese in World War II.  In 1963, it gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
'''Singapore''' was an important naval base for the [[Royal Navy]] in the Pacific following a decision to develop it in 1921.{{ToL|Senior Officer at Singapore|29 Aug. 1931, p. 3}}  
 
It was captured by the Japanese in World War II.  In 1963, it gained its independence from the United Kingdom.


==In Charge==
==In Charge==
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain in Charge, Singapore" nat="UK">
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain in Charge, Singapore" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=John Sharpey Schäfer|nick=John S. Schäfer|appt=August, 1914<ref>Schäfer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/77.|D7603584}} f. ?.</ref>|end=November, 1914<ref>Schäfer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/77.|D7603584}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cloudesley Varyl Robinson|nick=Cloudesley V. Robinson|appt=November, 1921<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/114.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 November, 1923<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/114.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Richard Stevens|nick=Percy R. Stevens|appt=30 November, 1923|end=9 December, 1925}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Skinner Shipway|nick=Hugh S. Shipway|appt=20 October, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 200}}|ass=9 December, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 200}}|end=10 October, 1927<ref>Shipway Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/214.|}} f. 218.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Skinner Shipway|nick=Hugh S. Shipway|appt=20 October, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 200}}|ass=9 December, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 200}}|end=10 October, 1927<ref>Shipway Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/214.|}} f. 218.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Mackworth|nick=Geoffrey Mackworth|appt=26 August, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 248}}|ass=10 October, 1927<ref>Shipway Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/214.|}} f. 218.</ref>|end=5 November, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Mackworth|nick=Geoffrey Mackworth|appt=26 August, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 248}}|ass=10 October, 1927<ref>Shipway Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/214.|}} f. 218.</ref>|end=5 November, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson|nick=Evelyn C. O. Thomson|appt=20 September, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 200}}|ass=|end=November, 1931}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson|nick=Evelyn C. O. Thomson|appt=20 September, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 200}}|ass=|end=November, 1931}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Malcolm Raphael Joseph Maxwell-Scott|nick=Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott|appt=7 October, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 200}}|ass=19 November, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 200}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Miles Brock Birkett|nick=Miles B. Birkett|appt=2 October, 1931|ass=|end=19 November, 1932|note=invalided}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Malcolm Raphael Joseph Maxwell-Scott|nick=Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott|appt=19 November, 1932<ref>Maxwell-Scott Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/49.|}} f. 25.</ref>|ass=19 November, 1932<ref>Maxwell-Scott Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/49.|}} f. 25.</ref>|end=August, 1934{{FC}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Penrose Mark-Wardlaw|nick=William P. Mark-Wardlaw|appt=20 July, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 200}}|ass=1 September, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 200}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Penrose Mark-Wardlaw|nick=William P. Mark-Wardlaw|appt=20 July, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 200}}|ass=1 September, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 200}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Marshal Llewelyn Clarke|nick=Marshal L. Clarke|appt=31 July, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 199}}|ass=12 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 199}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Marshal Llewelyn Clarke|nick=Marshal L. Clarke|appt=31 July, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 199}}|ass=12 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 199}}|end=|note=and as Commodore, Malaya|as=Commodore, Malaya and in charge of Naval Establishments at Singapore}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=10 October, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 240}}|ass=19 November, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 240}}|end=|as=Commodore, Malaya and in charge of Naval Establishments at Singapore}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=10 October, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 240}}|ass=19 November, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 240}}|end=|as=Commodore, Malaya and in charge of Naval Establishments at Singapore|note=and as Commodore, Malaya}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Ernest John Spooner|nick=Ernest J. Spooner|appt=June, 1941{{MackieRNSA}}|end=February, 1942{{MackieRNSA}}|succBy=Japanese Occupation}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Anthony Vere Morse|nick=Sir John A. V. Morse|appt=September, 1945{{MackieRNSA}}|end=April, 1946{{MackieRNSA}}|precBy=Japanese Occupation}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Henry Jack Egerton|nick=Henry J. Egerton|appt=April, 1946{{MackieRNSA}}|end=December, 1947{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Clifford Caslon|nick=Clifford Caslon|appt=December, 1947{{MackieRNSA}}|end=January, 1950{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Hugh Webb Faulkner|nick=Hugh W. Faulkner|appt=January, 1950{{MackieRNSA}}|end=December, 1951{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Anthony Follett Pugsley|nick=Anthony F. Pugsley|appt=December, 1951{{MackieRNSA}}|end=November, 1953{{MackieRNSA}}|succBy=[[Ernest Henry Shattock|Ernest H. Shattock]]}}
</div name=fredbot:office0>
</div name=fredbot:office0>
==King's Harbour Master==
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:officeKHM otitle="King's Harbour Master, Singapore" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Kenneth Whitmore Atkinson|nick=Thomas K. W. Atkinson|appt=20 May, 1941|end=}}
</div name=fredbot:officeKHM>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 21:01, 13 October 2021

Singapore was an important naval base for the Royal Navy in the Pacific following a decision to develop it in 1921.[1]

It was captured by the Japanese in World War II. In 1963, it gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

In Charge

Dates of appointment given:

King's Harbour Master

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Senior Officer at Singapore." The Times (London, England), 29 Aug. 1931, p. 3.
  2. ↑ Schäfer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/77. f. ?.
  3. ↑ Schäfer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/77. f. ?.
  4. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. ?.
  5. ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. ?.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 200.
  7. ↑ Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/214. f. 218.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 248.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 200.
  10. ↑ Maxwell-Scott Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/49. f. 25.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 200.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 199.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  24. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  25. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.

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