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==Men Trained During War==
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==First World War==
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! Numbers trained by ''Chatham''<br>August, 1914 - August, 1918<ref>''Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918'', p. 21.</ref>
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| Lieuts. (G) || 0
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| Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s || 1
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| Other commissioned officers R.N. || 0
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| R.N.A.S. officers || 0
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| R.N.V.R. officers || 78
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| R.N.R. officers || 2289
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| Gunners {{OCRError}} || 75
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| Gunners (T) || 0
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| Gunners {{OCRError}} || 0
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| Boatswains || 1
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| Gunner's Mates || 177
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| Gunlayer I. || 61
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| Gunlayer II. || 1064
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| Gunlayer III. || 32
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| P.O. (G) || 7
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| Seaman Gunners || 3688
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| Rangetakers || 186
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| Lieut. (G)'s Writers || 13
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| Divers&mdash;Seamen || 123
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| Divers&mdash;Artisan || 32
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| A.B. || 4134
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| D.A.M.S. Gunlayers<br>D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands || 3729
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| Trawler Ratings || 2917
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| D.F.C. || 95
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| Ratings for Motor Boats || 0
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| Ratings for Tank Corps || 1214
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| Ratings for Machine Guns || 0
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| Ratings for Air Service || 393
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| Motor Mechanics || 0
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| R.N.V.R. Seamen || "otherwise included"
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| R.N.R. Seamen || 1530
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| New Ships' Companies || 63
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| E.R.A.s || 0
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| Marine Recruits || 683
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| Warrant Armourers || 0
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| Chief Armourers || 17
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| Armourers || 20
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| Armourer's Mates || 38
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| Armourer's Crew || 455
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| Miscellaneous Officers and Men || 4388
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Between August 1914 and August 1918<ref>''Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918'', p. 21.</ref>, Chatham produced
 
* 0 Lieutenants (G)
 
* 1 Officer R.N. for T.B.D.s
 
* 0 other officers R.N.
 
* 0 R.N.A.S. officers
 
* 78 R.N.V.R. officers
 
* 2289 R.N.R. officers
 
* 75 Gunners {{OCRError}}
 
* 0 Gunners (T)
 
* 0 Gunners {{OCRError}}
 
* 1 Boatswain
 
  
 
==Commanding Officers==
 
==Commanding Officers==

Revision as of 18:51, 21 February 2011

First World War

Numbers trained by Chatham
August, 1914 - August, 1918[1]
Lieuts. (G) 0
Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s 1
Other commissioned officers R.N. 0
R.N.A.S. officers 0
R.N.V.R. officers 78
R.N.R. officers 2289
Gunners [O.C.R. error?] 75
Gunners (T) 0
Gunners [O.C.R. error?] 0
Boatswains 1
Gunner's Mates 177
Gunlayer I. 61
Gunlayer II. 1064
Gunlayer III. 32
P.O. (G) 7
Seaman Gunners 3688
Rangetakers 186
Lieut. (G)'s Writers 13
Divers—Seamen 123
Divers—Artisan 32
A.B. 4134
D.A.M.S. Gunlayers
D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands
3729
Trawler Ratings 2917
D.F.C. 95
Ratings for Motor Boats 0
Ratings for Tank Corps 1214
Ratings for Machine Guns 0
Ratings for Air Service 393
Motor Mechanics 0
R.N.V.R. Seamen "otherwise included"
R.N.R. Seamen 1530
New Ships' Companies 63
E.R.A.s 0
Marine Recruits 683
Warrant Armourers 0
Chief Armourers 17
Armourers 20
Armourer's Mates 38
Armourer's Crew 455
Miscellaneous Officers and Men 4388


Commanding Officers

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918, p. 21.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 March, 1910. Issue 39208, col E, pg. 12.

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