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The '''Director of Torpedoes and Mining''' (D.T.M.) was head of the department of the [[Admiralty]] created when the [[Torpedo Department (Royal Navy)|Torpedo Department]], formerly a branch of the [[Naval Ordnance Department]], was made an executive body in its own right in April 1917.  The role would cease to exist in its own right in 1969.{{MackieRNSA}}
The '''Director of Torpedoes and Mining''' (D.T.M.) was head of the department of the [[Admiralty]] created when the [[Torpedo Department (Royal Navy)|Torpedo Department]], formerly a branch of the [[Naval Ordnance Department]], was made an executive body in its own right in April 1917.  The role would cease to exist in its own right in 1969.{{MackieRNSA}}


By 1927, the ''Director of Torpedoes and Mining'' was positioned with the [[Director of Naval Construction]], Director of Naval Equipment, Director of Naval Ordnance, Chief Superintendent of Armament Supply, Engineer-in-Chief, Director of Electrical Engineering, Director of Dockyards, Director of Compass Department, Director of Signal Department, and Director of Scientific Research under the control of the [[Third Sea Lord|Third Sea Lord and Controller]].<ref>Hamilton, C. I. ''The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805-1927''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 292</ref>
By 1927, the Director of Torpedoes and Mining was positioned with the [[Director of Naval Construction]], Director of Naval Equipment, Director of Naval Ordnance, Chief Superintendent of Armament Supply, Engineer-in-Chief, Director of Electrical Engineering, Director of Dockyards, [[Director of Compass Department]], Director of Signal Department, and Director of Scientific Research under the control of the [[Third Sea Lord|Third Sea Lord and Controller]].<ref>Hamilton, C. I. ''The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805-1927''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 292</ref>


==Directors==
==Directors==
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|nick=the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert|appt=18 February, 1917<ref>Fitzherbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  p. 524.</ref>|precBy=[[Morgan Singer]] as [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|nick=the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert|appt=18 February, 1917<ref>Fitzherbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  p. 524.</ref>|precBy=[[Morgan Singer]] as [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Laurence Field|nick=Frederick L. Field|appt=12 June, 1918<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 15 April, 1920.  Issue '''42385''', col A, p. 6.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Laurence Field|nick=Frederick L. Field|appt=12 June, 1918<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 15 April, 1920.  Issue '''42385''', col A, p. 6.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=15 April, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 15 April, 1920.  Issue '''42385''', col A, p. 6.</ref>|end=15 April, 1920<ref>Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 178.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=15 April, 1920<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 15 April, 1920.  Issue '''42385''', col A, p. 6.</ref><ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|end=1 March, 1922<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson|nick=Leonard A. B. Donaldson|appt=1 March, 1922<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>|end=15 may, 1924<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson|nick=Leonard A. B. Donaldson|appt=1 March, 1922<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>|end=15 May, 1924<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Brien Michael Money|nick=Brien M. Money|appt=15 May, 1924<ref>Superseded his predecessor on that date.  Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 230.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Brien Michael Money|nick=Brien M. Money|appt=15 May, 1924<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>|end=1 October, 1926<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Horace Walker|nick=Arthur H. Walker|appt=October, 1926{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Horace Walker|nick=Arthur H. Walker|appt=1 October, 1926<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|end=8 January, 1929<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Brian Egerton|nick=Brian Egerton|appt=December, 1928<ref>National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=062-csac29675 Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)]</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Brian Egerton|nick=Brian Egerton|appt=December, 1928<ref>National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=062-csac29675 Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)]</ref>|ass=8 January, 1929<ref>Predecessor left that day.  Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Richard Sawbridge|nick=Henry R. Sawbridge|appt=December, 1931<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force. ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Richard Sawbridge|nick=Henry R. Sawbridge|appt=9 December, 1931<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force. ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.</ref><ref>Sawbridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/290.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=18 April, 1934<ref>Sawbridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/290.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Bowen Mackenzie|nick=William B. Mackenzie|appt=April, 1934{{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Beveridge Mackenzie|nick=William B. Mackenzie|appt=18 April, 1934|end=29 October, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederic Wake-Walker|nick=W. Frederic Wake-Walker|appt=October, 1935<ref>Rickard, J. [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_wake_walker.html Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)]</ref>|end=January, 1938.<ref>Rickard, J. [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_wake_walker.html Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)]</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederic Wake-Walker|nick=W. Frederic Wake-Walker|appt=29 October, 1935<ref>Wake-Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/76.}} 187.</ref>|end=3 January, 1938<ref>Wake-Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/76.}} 187.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|nick=John U. P. Fitzgerald|appt=January, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}|succBy=Henry C. Phillips}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gervase Boswell Middleton|nick=Gervase B. Middleton|appt=3 January, 1938<ref>Middleton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/11.|}} f. 11.</ref>|end=19 April, 1938<ref>Middleton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/11.|}} f. 11.</ref>|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|nick=John U. P. Fitzgerald|appt=19 April, 1938{{INF}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Clarmont Phillips|nick=Henry C. Phillips|appt=February, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}|end=February, 1942}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gervase Boswell Middleton|nick=Gervase B. Middleton|appt=18 April, 1942|end=16 February, 1943}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Antony Fane De Salis|nick=Antony F. De Salis|appt=February, 1943{{INF}}|end=28 November, 1944<ref>De Salis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/74.|}} f. 74.</ref>|succBy=William W. Davis}}
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The following men held the position at later date
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry C. Phillips|nick=Henry C. Phillips|appt=February, 1940|note={{MackieRNSA}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gervase Boswell Middleton|nick=Gervase B. Middleton|appt=February, 1942|note={{MackieRNSA}}}}
*Captain [[William Wellclose Davis|William W. Davis]], November, 1944{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[William Wellclose Davis|William W. Davis]], November, 1944{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain Lord Ashbourne, September, 1945{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain Lord Ashbourne, September, 1945{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain [[Terence A. K. Maunsell]], November, 1950{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Terence A. K. Maunsell]], November, 1950{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Vernon D'A. Donaldson]], January, 1952{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Vernon D'A. Donaldson]], January, 1952{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Edward C. Bayldon]], April, 1954{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Edward Cresswell Bayldon|Edward C. Bayldon]], April, 1954{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Bertram S. Pemberton]], May, 1957{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Bertram S. Pemberton]], May, 1957{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Ian L. M. McGeoch]], September, 1959{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Ian L. M. McGeoch]], September, 1959{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain [[Brian G. H. M. Baynham]], February, 1967-1969{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Brian G. H. M. Baynham]], February, 1967-1969{{MackieRNSA}}
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==Deputy Directors==
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:officeDep otitle="Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wion de Malpas Egerton|nick=Wion de M. Egerton|appt=15 January, 1921<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 69.</ref>|end=1 December, 1922<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}}  f. 69.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Dalrymple Bridges|nick=Henry D. Bridges|appt=1 December, 1922<ref>Bridges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/34.}} f. 34.</ref>|end=28 August, 1924<ref>Bridges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/34.}} f. 34.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Patrick Edward Parker|nick=Patrick E. Parker|appt=28 August, 1924<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>|end=6 September, 1926<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Otway Alexander|nick=Charles O. Alexander|appt=15 March, 1929<ref>Alexander Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/93.}} f. ?.</ref>|end=14 September, 1931<ref>Alexander Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/93.}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Foster Barham Carslake|nick=John F. B. Carslake|appt=1931|end=10 February, 1936{{ToL|Captain Carslake's Retirement|Saturday, Feb 08, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47293}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gervase Boswell Middleton|nick=Gervase B. Middleton|appt=10 February, 1936{{ToL|Captain Carslake's Retirement|Saturday, Feb 08, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47293}}|end=3 January, 1938}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Norman Vere Grace|nick=Norman V. Grace|appt=9 May, 1938<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>|end=17 August, 1940<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>|note=vice Jackson}}
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==Assistant Directors==
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:officeAsst otitle="Assistant Director of Torpedoes and Mining" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Dalrymple Bridges|nick=Henry D. Bridges|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>Bridges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/34.}} f. 34.</ref>|end=1 December, 1922<ref>Bridges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/34.}} f. 34.</ref>|succBy=?}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Edward Wilson MacKichan|nick=Edward W. MacKichan|appt=8 January, 1945<ref>MacKichan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/58.|}} f. 199.</ref>|end=23 January, 1946<ref>MacKichan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/58.|}} f. 199.</ref>|precBy=?|note=serving at Bath}}
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Latest revision as of 01:44, 5 April 2024

The Director of Torpedoes and Mining (D.T.M.) was head of the department of the Admiralty created when the Torpedo Department, formerly a branch of the Naval Ordnance Department, was made an executive body in its own right in April 1917. The role would cease to exist in its own right in 1969.[1]

By 1927, the Director of Torpedoes and Mining was positioned with the Director of Naval Construction, Director of Naval Equipment, Director of Naval Ordnance, Chief Superintendent of Armament Supply, Engineer-in-Chief, Director of Electrical Engineering, Director of Dockyards, Director of Compass Department, Director of Signal Department, and Director of Scientific Research under the control of the Third Sea Lord and Controller.[2]

Directors

Dates of appointment given:

Deputy Directors

Dates of appointment given:

Assistant Directors

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, C. I. The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805-1927. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 292
  3. ↑ Fitzherbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 524.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue 42385, col A, p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue 42385, col A, p. 6.
  6. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  7. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  8. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  9. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  10. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  11. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  12. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  13. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  14. ↑ National Archives. Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)
  15. ↑ Naval, Military, And Air Force. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.
  16. ↑ Sawbridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/290. f. ?.
  17. ↑ Sawbridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/290. f. ?.
  18. ↑ Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.
  19. ↑ Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.
  20. ↑ Middleton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/11. f. 11.
  21. ↑ Middleton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/11. f. 11.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  23. ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/74. f. 74.
  24. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
  25. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
  26. ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  27. ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  28. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  29. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  30. ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/93. f. ?.
  31. ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/93. f. ?.
  32. ↑ "Captain Carslake's Retirement." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 08, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47293.
  33. ↑ "Captain Carslake's Retirement." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 08, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47293.
  34. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  35. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  36. ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  37. ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  38. ↑ MacKichan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/58. f. 199.
  39. ↑ MacKichan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/58. f. 199.

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