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'''Singapore''' was an important naval base for the [[Royal Navy]] in the Pacific | '''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={{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}} | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 11 March 2020
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:
- Commander (retired) John S. Schäfer, August, 1914[2] – November, 1914[3]
- Captain Cloudesley V. Robinson, November, 1921[4] – 30 November, 1923[5]
- Captain Percy R. Stevens, 30 November, 1923 – 9 December, 1925
- Captain Hugh S. Shipway, 20 October, 1925[6] – 10 October, 1927[7]
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 26 August, 1927[8] – 5 November, 1929
- Captain Evelyn C. O. Thomson, 20 September, 1929[9] – November, 1931
- Captain Miles B. Birkett, 2 October, 1931 – 19 November, 1932 (invalided)
- Captain Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott, 7 October, 1932[10]
- Captain William P. Mark-Wardlaw, 20 July, 1934[11]
- Commodore, Second Class Marshal L. Clarke, 31 July, 1936[12] (and as Commodore, Malaya)
- Commodore, First Class Thomas B. Drew, 10 October, 1938[13] (and as Commodore, Malaya)
- Rear-Admiral Ernest J. Spooner, June, 1941[14] – February, 1942[15]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John A. V. Morse, September, 1945[16] – April, 1946[17]
- Rear-Admiral Henry J. Egerton, April, 1946[18] – December, 1947[19]
- Vice-Admiral Clifford Caslon, December, 1947[20] – January, 1950[21]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh W. Faulkner, January, 1950[22] – December, 1951[23]
- Rear-Admiral Anthony F. Pugsley, December, 1951[24] – November, 1953[25]
King's Harbour Master
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas K. W. Atkinson, 20 May, 1941
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Senior Officer at Singapore." The Times (London, England), 29 Aug. 1931, p. 3.
- ↑ Schäfer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/77. f. ?.
- ↑ Schäfer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/77. f. ?.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. ?.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. ?.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
