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'''Singapore''' was an important 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 throughout the Dreadnought Era. It was captured by the Japanese in World War II. In 1963, it gained its independence from the United Kingdom. | ||
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{{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=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=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={{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}} | |||
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Revision as of 14:28, 6 February 2018
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.
In Charge
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Hugh S. Shipway, 20 October, 1925[1] – 10 October, 1927[2]
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 26 August, 1927[3] – 5 November, 1929
- Captain Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 20 September, 1929[4] – November, 1931
- Captain Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott, 7 October, 1932[5]
- Captain William P. Mark-Wardlaw, 20 July, 1934[6]
- Captain Marshal L. Clarke, 31 July, 1936[7]
- Commodore, First Class Thomas B. Drew, 10 October, 1938[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 200.
- ↑ Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/214. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.
