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'''Arthur Lionel Snagge''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} '''Arthur Lionel Snagge''', C.B. (4 May, 1878 – 10 February, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  An image of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not offered under a Creative Commons License.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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The son of His Honour Judge Snagge.
  
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>Snagge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
  
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Snagge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
  
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Snagge was appointed as Naval Attache to Washington, DC on 21 May, 1918.  He was superseded on 1 October, 1919 and arrived back in England on 23 November where he took up work in the [[Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Naval Intelligence Division]] on 1 December.<ref>Snagge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
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{{CaptRN}} Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glowworm|f=t}} on 1 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
 
  
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In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Snagge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/444.}} f. 515.  In our PDF for [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow]].</ref>
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{{CaptRN}} Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glowworm|f=t}} on 1 August, 1920 and as Senior Captain, Danube Flotilla.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
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In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 4 April, 1931.
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Snagge was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.  He suffered cellulitis on his leg, requiring hospitalisation in 1936-1937.  He was fit again, if needed, by early 1938.  In 1939, however, it was stipulated that he would be unfit for sea service.
  
 
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* "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 12 April 2023

Vice-Admiral Arthur Lionel Snagge, C.B. (4 May, 1878 – 10 February, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy. An image of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not offered under a Creative Commons License.

Life & Career

The son of His Honour Judge Snagge.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1900.[1]

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[2]

Snagge was appointed as Naval Attache to Washington, DC on 21 May, 1918. He was superseded on 1 October, 1919 and arrived back in England on 23 November where he took up work in the Naval Intelligence Division on 1 December.[3]

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[4]

Captain Snagge was appointed in command of the destroyer Glowworm on 1 August, 1920 and as Senior Captain, Danube Flotilla.[5]

In March, 1923, Snagge was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 April, 1931.

Snagge was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day. He suffered cellulitis on his leg, requiring hospitalisation in 1936-1937. He was fit again, if needed, by early 1938. In 1939, however, it was stipulated that he would be unfit for sea service.

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Humber
5 Aug, 1914[6][7] – 27 Mar, 1918[8] 		Succeeded by
Charles C. Johnson
Preceded by
Guy R. A. Gaunt 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
21 May, 1918[9] – 1 Oct, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Blake
Preceded by
John F. Warton 		Captain of H.M.S. Glowworm
1 Aug, 1920[11][12] – after Mar, 1922[13] 		Succeeded by
Arthur E. F. Bedford
Preceded by
John K. im Thurn 		Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
15 Mar, 1923[14][15] – 10 Feb, 1924[16] 		Succeeded by
H. Evelyn C. Blagrove
Preceded by
Hugh J. Tweedie 		Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Jan, 1926[17] 		Succeeded by
Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite 		Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
17 Aug, 1926 – c. Sep, 1926 		Succeeded by
Alexander S. Douglas
Preceded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite 		Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, The Nore
17 Aug, 1926 – 15 Aug, 1927 		Succeeded by
Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by
Norman M. C. Thurstan 		Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury
c. Sep, 1926 – 11 Nov, 1926 		Succeeded by
John S. G. Fraser
Preceded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes 		Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult
11 Nov, 1926 – 1 Apr, 1927 		Succeeded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes
Preceded by
Christopher J. F. Wood 		Captain of H.M.S. Castor
1 Apr, 1927[18] – 15 Aug, 1927 		Succeeded by
Leonard S. Holbrook
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
15 Aug, 1927[19] – 29 May, 1929 		Succeeded by
Leonard F. Potter
Preceded by
Edward W. Kitson 		Captain of H.M.S. Kent
8 Jun, 1929 – Aug, 1929 		Succeeded by
Bertram H. Ramsay
Preceded by
Hugh S. Shipway 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
25 Nov, 1929 – 6 Jul, 1931 		Succeeded by
Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax 		Director of the Manning Department
2 Apr, 1932 – 18 May, 1934 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold O. Reinold 		Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard
2 Mar, 1935 – 27 Sep, 1938 		Succeeded by
Arthur N. Dowding

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  2. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  3. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  4. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394l.
  7. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  8. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  9. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  10. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  12. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  13. ↑ Snagge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 515. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.
  16. ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
  17. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 223.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.

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