H.M.S. Osprey (Anti-Submarine School)
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
The institution soon calved off command of the Anti-Submarine school to a junior man, and the senior officer became "Captain A/S, Portland". The posts were seemingly re-united in 1940.
- Commander John G. Crace, 10 November, 1924[1] – 22 November, 1926[2]
- Commander Evelyn T. Wickham, 14 June, 1927[3]
- Commander Ralph Kerr, 30 June, 1931[4]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 25 July, 1932[5]
- Commander Alfred Bowman, 28 July, 1934[6]
- Commander Frederic J. Walker, 8 April, 1937[7]
- Captain Newton J. W. William-Powlett, 22 December, 1939 – 20 November, 1940
- Captain Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White, 20 November, 1940[8] – 25 February, 1943[9]
- Captain Richard G. Onslow, 25 February, 1943[10] – 7 December, 1943[11] (vice Keble-White)
- Captain Norman V. Grace, 7 December, 1943[12] – 14 January, 1944[13] (vice Onslow)
- Commander John A. Binnie, – 21 February, 1944 (vice "Smith"[?])
- Captain Ronald J. R. Dendy, 21 February, 1944 – 15 April, 1946
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, 27 July, 1944 – 29 August, 1945 ("vice Bevan", died in this post)
The disagreement between Russell and Dendy is noted.
Captains A/S
- Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 22 November, 1926[14] – 1927[15]
- Captain William B. Mackenzie, 18 January, 1927[16] – 12 April, 1928
- Captain Arthur J. L. Murray, 12 April, 1928[17] – 24 April, 1930
- Captain John G. Crace, 24 April, 1930[18] – 25 April, 1932[19]
- Captain Douglas A. Budgen, 25 April, 1932[20] – 11 April, 1934
- Captain Harold E. Morse, 11 April, 1934[21] – 14 April, 1936
- Captain (I, Fr) William E. Parry, 14 April, 1936[22]
- Captain Alexander C. G. Madden, 3 January, 1938[23][24] – 22 December, 1939[25] (hereafter, re-combined with command of school)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1435.
- ↑ Onslow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Onslow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Onslow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
- ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
