Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base
From The Dreadnought Project
Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base was a Royal Navy base for Coastal Motor Boats located in Portsmouth.
History
In late 1921, the C.M.Bs. of the shuttered Osea Naval Base were brought to Haslar to bolster continued operations.[1]
In Command of Base
- Commander Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, 15 December, 1921 – 1 September, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander William B. Rowbotham, September, 1922[2] – 1 September, 1923[3]
In Command of Flotilla
The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.
- Commander Claude C. Dobson, 19 April, 1921 – 15 December, 1921
- Commander Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, 15 December, 1921[4] – 1 September, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander William B. Rowbotham, September, 1922[5] – 1 September, 1923[6]
See Also
- Goldhanger - Past website
Footnotes
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ Rowbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Rowbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/134. f. 134.
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ Rowbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Rowbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/134. f. 134.
