Singapore
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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.
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.
