Controller (Royal Navy)
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The Controller was a member of the Board of Admiralty from 1917 to 1918 responsible for production and shipbuilding. It is not to be confused with the naval office of Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy which existed in various guises through the years, with a hiatus between 1912 and 1918. The position of Controller was created for Sir Eric Geddes, who was succeeded by Sir Alan Anderson. Anderson resigned the position on 17 June, 1918, and on 11 november it was reincorporated with the office of Third Sea Lord.
Controllers
Dates of appointment given:
- Sir Eric C. Geddes, 15 May, 1917.
- Sir Alan G. Anderson, 6 September, 1917.
Office of merged with that of Third Sea Lord on 11 November, 1918.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 126n.
Bibliography
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy No. 8 at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
