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==Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff==
 
==Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff==
* {{ViceRN}} (Acting) [[Henry Francis Oliver|Sir Henry F. Oliver]], 14 May, 1917.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  C.B. 3013.  [''Naval Staff''.]  p. 122.</ref>
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*Acting {{ViceRN}} [[Henry Francis Oliver|Sir Henry F. Oliver]], 14 May, 1917.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  C.B. 3013.  [''Naval Staff''.]  p. 122.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sydney R. Fremantle]], 10 January, 1918.<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 293.</ref>
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*Acting Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sydney R. Fremantle]], 10 January, 1918.<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 293.</ref>
*{{RearRN}} [[James Andrew Fergusson|James A. Fergusson]], 24 July, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff''p. 123.</ref>
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*{{RearRN}} [[James Andrew Fergusson|James A. Fergusson]], 1 May, 1919.<ref>Fergusson Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 199.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Sir Osmond de B. Brock]], 4 August, 1919.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Sir Osmond de B. Brock]], 24 July, 1919.<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 49.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.]], 1 November, 1921.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.]], 1 November, 1921.<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 291.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Laurence Field|Sir Frederick L. Field]], 25 May, 1925.<ref>Field Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  p. 247.</ref>
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*{{AdmRN}} [[Frederick Laurence Field|Sir Frederick L. Field]], 15 May, 1925.<ref>Field Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 247.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral [[William Wordsworth Fisher|Sir William W. Fisher]], 1 May, 1928.<ref>''Naval Staff''p. 123.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[William Wordsworth Fisher|Sir William W. Fisher]], 1 May, 1928.<ref>Fisher Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 231.</ref>
* Admiral [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Sir Frederic C. Dreyer]], 30 June, 1930.<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''Monday, 30 June, 1930.  Issue '''45552''', col C, p. 8.</ref>
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*Admiral [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Sir Frederic C. Dreyer]], 30 June, 1930.<ref>Dreyer Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 156.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral [[Charles James Colebrooke Little|Sir Charles J. C. Little]], 9 January, 1933.<ref>"Admiralty Change" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 30 June, 1932.  Issue '''46173''', col D, p. 16.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Charles James Colebrooke Little|Sir Charles J. C. Little]], 9 January, 1933.<ref>"Admiralty Change" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 30 June, 1932.  Issue '''46173''', col D, p. 16.</ref>
* Admiral [[William Milbourne James|Sir William M. James]], 29 October, 1935.<ref>"Flag Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 August, 1935.  Issue '''47140''', col F, p. 10.</ref>
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*Admiral [[William Milbourne James|Sir William M. James]], 29 October, 1935.<ref>"Flag Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 August, 1935.  Issue '''47140''', col F, p. 10.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral [[Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|Sir Andrew B. Cunningham]], 14 November, 1938.<ref>"Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 September, 1938.  Issue '''48110''', col F, p. 17.</ref>
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*Vice-Admiral [[Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|Sir Andrew B. Cunningham]], 14 November, 1938.<ref>"Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 September, 1938.  Issue '''48110''', col F, p. 17.</ref>
* Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[Thomas Spencer Vaughan Phillips|Sir Tom S. V. Phillips]], 1 June, 1939.<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 27 May, 1939.  Issue '''48316''', col G, p. 23.</ref>
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*Acting Vice-Admiral [[Thomas Spencer Vaughan Phillips|Sir Tom S. V. Phillips]], 1 June, 1939.<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 27 May, 1939.  Issue '''48316''', col G, p. 23.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 12:51, 3 April 2014

The Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (D.C.N.S.) was a position on the Naval Staff instituted in 1917 on the Board of Admiralty. It essentially replaced the position of Chief of the Admiralty War Staff.

History

Vice-Admiral (Acting) Henry F. Oliver, the Chief of the Admiralty War Staff, was appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on 31 May, 1917.[1] The duties of the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff were broadly defined on 24 June as:

1. Relieve the C.N.S. of all routine matters dealt with by sections under his immediate direction.



2. Fleet Movements.

3. All operations in the North Sea, the White Sea, the Baltic, and the Dover Area, except British coastal measures for the protection of trade.

4. Offensive measures in the Mediterranean and abroad generally.

5. The protection of trade in the North Sea, except the coastal trade on the East Coast of Great Britain. North Sea trade includes the Dutch trade, trade between Scandinavian countries and Great Britain, and Baltic trade, but not convoy from Lerwick, Southward.

6. All questions relating to foreign stations, except protection of trade against submarine and mine attack.

7. Policy of blockade and all questions relating thereto and to contraband of war.

8. Organisation, movements and protection of troop transports and other vessels against attack by surface vessels; Atlantic convoys other than troop convoys being under A.C.N.S. [See Assistant Chief of Naval Staff.]

NOTE.- Programmes of arrivals and departures of such vessels must be made out in co-operation with A.C.N.S., who is responsible for providing the anti-submarine escort in dangerous areas.

9. Mining.[2]

Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff

Footnotes

  1. Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 319.
  2. "War Staff Duties." Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add. MS. 48992. ff. 94-95.
  3. The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. [Naval Staff.] p. 122.
  4. Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 293.
  5. Fergusson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 199.
  6. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  7. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
  8. Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 247.
  9. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 231.
  10. Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 156.
  11. "Admiralty Change" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 June, 1932. Issue 46173, col D, p. 16.
  12. "Flag Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 August, 1935. Issue 47140, col F, p. 10.
  13. "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col F, p. 17.
  14. "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 27 May, 1939. Issue 48316, col G, p. 23.

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