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In March 1925, the school's Commander [[John Gregory Crace|Crace]] was supported by Lieutenant [[Percy Roland Tanner|P. R. Tanner]].  Also present were {{LCommRN}} (A/S) [[Patrick Francis Cooper|P. F. Cooper]], Lieutenants (A/S) [[Newton James Wallop William-Powlett|N. J. W. William-Powlett]], [[Frederick John Walker|F. J. Walker]], [[Neville Arthur Prichard|N. A. Prichard]], [[John Alexander Binnie|J. A. Binnie]] and [[Gage Duncan Saffery Johnson|G. D. S. Johnson]] and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) [[James Claude Durie Esdaile|J. C. D. Esdaile]] and [[Harry Gordon Ker Melville|H. G. K. Melville]].
In March 1925, the school's Commander [[John Gregory Crace|Crace]] was supported by Lieutenant [[Percy Roland Tanner|P. R. Tanner]].  Also present were {{LCommRN}} (A/S) [[Patrick Francis Cooper|P. F. Cooper]], Lieutenants (A/S) [[Newton James Wallop William-Powlett|N. J. W. William-Powlett]], [[Frederick John Walker|F. J. Walker]], [[Neville Arthur Prichard|N. A. Prichard]], [[John Alexander Binnie|J. A. Binnie]] and [[Gage Duncan Saffery Johnson|G. D. S. Johnson]] and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) [[James Claude Durie Esdaile|J. C. D. Esdaile]] and [[Harry Gordon Ker Melville|H. G. K. Melville]].


==Captains==
==Captains of Anti-Submarine School==


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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Gregory Crace|nick=John G. Crace|appt=24 April, 1930<ref>Crace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>|end=25 April, 1932<ref>Crace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 61.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Adams Budgen|nick=Douglas A. Budgen|appt=25 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 257}}|end=11 April, 1934}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Adams Budgen|nick=Douglas A. Budgen|appt=25 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 257}}|end=11 April, 1934}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Edward Morse|nick=Harold E. Morse|appt=11 April, 1934|end=14 April, 1936}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Edward Morse|nick=Harold E. Morse|appt=11 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=14 April, 1936}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} ('''I, ''Fr''''')|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=14 April, 1936{{NLJan37|p. 259}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} ('''I, ''Fr''''')|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=14 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 259}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden|nick=Alexander C. G. Madden|appt=3 January, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 314}}|end=}}
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Revision as of 13:10, 15 September 2018

H.M.S. Osprey was a Royal Navy anti-submarine training base established in Portland in 1924. It was named for a small armed trawler of 336 tons which served as the flagship of the First Anti-Submarine Flotilla. It moved ashore in 1927.

History

In March 1925, the school's Commander Crace was supported by Lieutenant P. R. Tanner. Also present were Lieutenant-Commander (A/S) P. F. Cooper, Lieutenants (A/S) N. J. W. William-Powlett, F. J. Walker, N. A. Prichard, J. A. Binnie and G. D. S. Johnson and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) J. C. D. Esdaile and H. G. K. Melville.

Captains of Anti-Submarine School

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  2. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  3. Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
  4. Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127. Whether his command ended in January or June is difficult to interpret, but he remained there until June.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
  7. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  8. Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  12. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.