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'''Osea Naval Base''' or '''H.M.S. ''Osea''''' was a Royal Navy base for [[Coastal Motor Boat]]s located on Osea Island in River Blackwater, Essex. | '''Osea Naval Base''' or '''H.M.S. ''Osea''''' was a Royal Navy base for [[Coastal Motor Boat]]s located on Osea Island in River Blackwater, Essex. | ||
| − | ==In Command== | + | ==History== |
| + | Closed down by late 1921, the C.M.Bs. were moved to Haslar, as part of a new [[Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base]] under command of [[Leonard Pius Vavasour]].{{ToL|Coastal Motor-Boats|Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878}} | ||
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| + | ==In Command of Base== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCmd otitle="In Command, Osea Naval Base" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCmd otitle="In Command, Osea Naval Base" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=20 March, 1918{{NLFeb20|p. 819}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=20 March, 1918{{NLFeb20|p. 819}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George James Todd|nick=George J. Todd|appt=1 February, 1920<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>|end=13 June, 1921<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George James Todd|nick=George J. Todd|appt=1 February, 1920<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>|end=13 June, 1921<ref>Todd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeCmd> | ||
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| + | ==In Command of Flotilla== | ||
| + | The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base. | ||
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| + | <div name=fredbot:officeCmd otitle="In Command, Osea C.M.B. Flotilla" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claude Congreve Dobson|nick=Claude C. Dobson|appt=1 May, 1919|end=19 April, 1921}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCmd> | </div name=fredbot:officeCmd> | ||
Revision as of 18:48, 9 July 2018
Osea Naval Base or H.M.S. Osea was a Royal Navy base for Coastal Motor Boats located on Osea Island in River Blackwater, Essex.
History
Closed down by late 1921, the C.M.Bs. were moved to Haslar, as part of a new Haslar Coastal Motorboat Base under command of Leonard Pius Vavasour.[1]
In Command of Base
- Captain Wilfred F. French, 20 March, 1918[2]
- Captain George J. Todd, 1 February, 1920[3] – 13 June, 1921[4]
In Command of Flotilla
The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.
- Commander Claude C. Dobson, 1 May, 1919 – 19 April, 1921
See Also
- Goldhanger - Past website
Footnotes
- ↑ "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 819.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
