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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==
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==History==
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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==
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=20 March, 1918{{NLFeb20|p. 819}}|end=}}
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{{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>}}
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<div name=fredbot:officeBase otitle="In Command, Osea Naval Base"  nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Frankland French|nick=Wilfred F. French|appt=20 March, 1918<ref>French Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 819}}|end=15 May, 1919<ref>French Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/199.}} f. 205.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George James Todd|nick=George J. Todd|appt=1 February, 1920{{NavAppts|Thursday, January 22, 1920, Issue 42314, p.20}}<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>}}
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==In Command of Flotilla==
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The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.
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<div name=fredbot:officeFlot otitle="In Command, Osea C.M.B. Flotilla"  nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claude Congreve Dobson|nick=Claude C. Dobson|appt=1 May, 1919|end=19 April, 1921}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 14:58, 30 November 2021

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

In Command of Flotilla

The flotilla was apparently a separate command entity than the Base.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Coastal Motor-Boats." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42878.
  2. French Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/199. f. 205.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 819.
  4. French Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/199. f. 205.
  5. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 22, 1920, Issue 42314, p.20.
  6. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  7. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.