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Situated on the southern coast of Wales, '''Cardiff''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. | Situated on the southern coast of Wales, '''Cardiff''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. The [[United States Navy]] also had a base here. | ||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot: | <div name=fredbot:officeSNO otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Cardiff" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Noel Grant|nick=Noel Grant|appt=7 June, 1918<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>|end=28 January, 1920<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Noel Grant|nick=Noel Grant|appt=7 June, 1918<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>|end=28 January, 1920<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot: | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Herbert Neill James|nick=Charles Herbert Neill James|appt=22 October, 1920|end=22 November, 1920|note=temporary}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeSNO> | |||
==Principal Naval Transport Officer== | ==Principal Naval Transport Officer== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Valentine Simpson|nick=Henry V. Simpson|appt=10 November, 1916|end=16 January, 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Valentine Simpson|nick=Henry V. Simpson|appt=10 November, 1916|end=16 January, 1918}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=John Pratt de Montmorency|nick=John P. de Montmorency|appt=16 January, 1918|end=1 July, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=John Pratt de Montmorency|nick=John P. de Montmorency|appt=16 January, 1918|end=1 July, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=John Richard Lay|nick=John R. Lay|appt=before January, 1921{{NLJan21|p. 1154}}|end=}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officePNTO> | </div name=fredbot:officePNTO> | ||
==Divisional Naval Transport Officer== | ==Divisional Naval Transport Officer== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeDNTO otitle="Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Cardiff" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeDNTO otitle="Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Cardiff" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=John Richard Lay|nick=John R. Lay|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=John Richard Lay|nick=John R. Lay|appt=31 March, 1918{{FC}}|end=15 November, 1919}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeDNTO> | </div name=fredbot:officeDNTO> | ||
==United States Navy Base Commanders== | |||
<div name=fredbot:officeUSCommander otitle="Commander Naval Base, Cardiff" nat="US"> | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Philip Andrews|nick=Philip Andrews|appt=October, 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 12-13}}|end=before April, 1919<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 April, 1919 p. 10</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeUSCommander> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:39, 24 February 2022
Situated on the southern coast of Wales, Cardiff was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War. The United States Navy also had a base here.
In Command
- Captain Noel Grant, 7 June, 1918[1] – 28 January, 1920[2]
- Commander Charles Herbert Neill James, 22 October, 1920 – 22 November, 1920 (temporary)
- Captain (retired) Reginald F. Parker, 1 April, 1915[3] – 10 July, 1916[4]
- Acting Captain Henry V. Simpson, 10 November, 1916 – 16 January, 1918
- Captain (retired) John P. de Montmorency, 16 January, 1918 – 1 July, 1919
- Captain (retired) John R. Lay, before January, 1921[5]
- Commander (retired) John R. Lay, 31 March, 1918[Fact Check] – 15 November, 1919
- Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, October, 1918[6] – before April, 1919[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/195. f. 209.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/195. f. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1154.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 April, 1919 p. 10
