Berehaven
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Berehaven is a port situated at the southwest corner of Ireland. A minor British naval base in the Great War, it is now called "Castletownbere".
Berehaven functioned as a sub-base to Auxiliary Patrol Area XXI, which was primarily based in Queenstown. The headquarters ship was Colleen.
In Command
- Captain (retired) Robert H. Travers, 24 September, 1914 – November, 1915
- Commander (retired) Odiarne U. Coates, mid November, 1915 – 27 May, 1917
- Commodore, Second Class Hugh L. P. Heard, 23 April, 1917[1] – 16 January, 1919
- Commodore, Second Class Charles R. Sharp, 4 January, 1919[2] – 24 August, 1920[3]
- Acting Commander John May, 3 August, 1920 – 9 October, 1922 (and as King's Harbour Master, Berehaven)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/138. f. ?.
- ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/138. f. ?.
