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The No. 1 dock was extended to a length of 600 ft., a project forecast to be completed in April, 1910. However, the official completion was not until 31 August, 1911 when Lord Aberdeen would formally declare her open, and she would immediately admit {{UK-Invincible|f=p}}.{{ToL|The Medway Channel|Monday, July 17, 1911, Issue 39639, p.4}} | |||
==Captains Superintendent== | ==Captains Superintendent== | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 25 June 2019
Haulbowline is located on the south coast of Ireland.
Shipbuilding
The No. 1 dock was extended to a length of 600 ft., a project forecast to be completed in April, 1910. However, the official completion was not until 31 August, 1911 when Lord Aberdeen would formally declare her open, and she would immediately admit H.M.S. Invincible.[1]
Captains Superintendent
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Aubrey W. Peebles, 25 February, 1922 – 7 September, 1922 (and as King's Harbour Master)
Deputy Superintendent
- Commander Ernest E. Lacy, 17 April, 1912 – 6 January, 1913
- Acting Captain Ernest E. Lacy, 8 July, 1916 – 17 June, 1919
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Medway Channel." The Times (London, England), Monday, July 17, 1911, Issue 39639, p.4.
See Also
- Plan of Dockyard at GWPDA.org
- 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.
