Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)
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Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Sir William J. L. Wharton, 1 August, 1884[1]
- Captain Arthur M. Field, 1 August, 1904[2]
- Rear-Admiral Herbert E. Purey-Cust, 16 August, 1909[3] – 31 August, 1914[4]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John F. Parry, 31 August, 1914[5] – 1 September, 1919[6]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. Learmonth, 1 September, 1919[7]
- Rear-Admiral Henry P. Douglas, after 1919
Assistant Hydrographers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Herbert E. Purey-Cust, 1 October, 1907[8] – 16 August, 1909[9]
- Captain Charles E. Monro, 14 December, 1909[10]
- Captain John F. Parry, 28 April, 1910[11]
- Captain Philip Nelson-Ward, 11 December, 1912[12] – 1916[13]
- Captain Ernest C. Hardy, 1916[14]
- Captain Henry P. Douglas, 1 February, 1919[15]
- Captain Edward F. B. Law, 6 July, 1936 – 6 March, 1939 (vice Jackson)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Robert W. Glennie, 7 November, 1913[16]
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Philip Nelson-Ward, 11 December, 1912[17]
- Captain John A. Webster, 8 August, 1916[18]
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 1 August, 1919[19] – 15 November, 1921[20]
- Captain Frederick P. Loder-Symonds, mid November, 1921[Citation needed][21]
- Captain Oswald H. Dawson, 30 November, 1927[22]
- Captain Kenelm E. L. Creighton, 1929[23] – 1931[24]
- Captain John W. Clayton, 1933[25] – 2 October, 1935[26]
- Captain William G. Benn, 2 October, 1935[27] – 2 July, 1938[28]
Arthur Charles Strutt may also have held this position.[Fact Check]
Superintendents of Charts
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick C. Learmonth, 24 April, 1908[29]
- Commander Henry P. Douglas, before March, 1913[30] – after January, 1915[31]
- Commander John D. Nares, before January, 1917[32] – mid 1918[33]
- Commander John A. Edgell, mid 1918[34]
- Captain John D. Nares, 1 November, 1920[35]
Footnotes
- ↑ Wharton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1447.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 456.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 346.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 14 January, 1910. Issue 39169, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 190/378.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 190/378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1818.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1818.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 378.
- ↑ Schofield. p. 190.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Approximate date (only) inferred by superceded predecessor. Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
- ↑ "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Rear-Admiral J. W. Clayton" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 17 May, 1952. Issue 52314, col E, pg. 8.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 346.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 102.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 173.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 340, 1818 disagree on Nares and Edgell.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1818.
Bibliography
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
- Day, Vice-Admiral Sir Archibald (1967). The Admiralty Hydrographic Service 1795-1919. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office.
- Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 0859370879.