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The '''Transport Department''' was the name given to the logistical branch of the [[Royal Navy]].  Management of the warfighting effort was by nature an evolution, with various ports and cities receiving a Principal or Divisional Naval Transport Officer – positions often filled by a retired officer – as conditions required.
The '''Transport Department''' was the name given to the logistical branch of the [[Royal Navy]].  At its highest level, it was managed by civil authorities.


==Naval Director of Transport==
Management of the warfighting effort was by nature an evolution, with various ports and cities receiving a Principal or Divisional Naval Transport Officer – positions often filled by a retired officer – as conditions required.


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==Director of Transports==
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==Naval Assistant Director of Transport==
Graeme Thompson, Esq., C.B. held this position in December 1918.
<div name=fredbot:officeDT otitle="Director of Transports and Shipping" nat="UK">
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<div name=fredbot:officeNDT otitle="Naval Assistant Director of Transport" nat="UK">
==Naval Assistant Director of Transports==
 
<div name=fredbot:officeNDT otitle="Naval Assistant Director of Transports" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Parker Bevan|nick=George P. Bevan|appt=1 April, 1918|end=November, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Parker Bevan|nick=George P. Bevan|appt=1 April, 1918|end=November, 1919}}
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Revision as of 12:30, 19 August 2018

The Transport Department was the name given to the logistical branch of the Royal Navy. At its highest level, it was managed by civil authorities.

Management of the warfighting effort was by nature an evolution, with various ports and cities receiving a Principal or Divisional Naval Transport Officer – positions often filled by a retired officer – as conditions required.

Director of Transports

Graeme Thompson, Esq., C.B. held this position in December 1918.

Naval Assistant Director of Transports

Stations and Ports

Footnotes

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