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− | '''Invergordon''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. | + | '''Invergordon''' on the east coast of Scotland was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. |
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+ | It appears to have been disbanded around mid-1922. | ||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle=" | + | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard and Senior Naval Officer, Invergordon" nat="UK"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Farrington|nick=Alexander Farrington|appt={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Farrington|nick=Alexander Farrington|appt=28 February, 1919<ref>Farrington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/62.|D7602408}} f. 68.</ref>|end=30 June, 1922<ref>Farrington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/62.|D7602408}} f. 68.</ref>|note=his Service Record suggests a gap between two appointments, but the Navy Lists insist}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Herbert Pott|nick=Herbert Pott|appt=31 August, 1939|end=15 May, 1940|as=Flag Officer in Charge, Invergordon}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Charles Gage Stuart|nick=Charles G. Stuart|appt=15 May, 1940|end=10 April, 1942|as=Flag Officer in Charge, Invergordon|note=moved to [[Aberdeen]] during this tenure}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
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+ | ==King's Harbour Master== | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeKHM otitle="King's Harbour Master, Invergordon" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Evan Hamilton Martin|nick=Evan H. Martin|appt=24 January, 1919<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/1.|D7604111}} f. ?.</ref>|end=20 December, 1920<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/1.|D7604111}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeKHM> | ||
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+ | ==Deputy King's Harbour Master== | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeDKHM otitle="Deputy King's Harbour Master, Invergordon" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Evan Hamilton Martin|nick=Evan H. Martin|appt=20 December, 1920<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/1.|D7604111}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 August, 1921<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/1.|D7604111}} f. ?.</ref>|note=remained in post even after dockyard was closed down}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Malby Donald Brownlow|nick=Malby D. Brownlow|appt=2 August, 1921<ref>Brownlow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/52.|}} f. 54.</ref>|end=22 April, 1922<ref>Brownlow Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/52.|}} f. 54.</ref>}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeDKHM> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Latest revision as of 15:16, 12 April 2023
Invergordon on the east coast of Scotland was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
It appears to have been disbanded around mid-1922.
In Command
- Captain Alexander Farrington, 28 February, 1919[1] – 30 June, 1922[2] (his Service Record suggests a gap between two appointments, but the Navy Lists insist)
- Rear-Admiral Herbert Pott, 31 August, 1939 – 15 May, 1940
- Rear-Admiral Charles G. Stuart, 15 May, 1940 – 10 April, 1942 (moved to Aberdeen during this tenure)
King's Harbour Master
- Commander Evan H. Martin, 24 January, 1919[3] – 20 December, 1920[4]
Deputy King's Harbour Master
- Commander Evan H. Martin, 20 December, 1920[5] – 2 August, 1921[6] (remained in post even after dockyard was closed down)
- Commander (N) Malby D. Brownlow, 2 August, 1921[7] – 22 April, 1922[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
- ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/1. f. ?.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/1. f. ?.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/1. f. ?.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/1. f. ?.
- ↑ Brownlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/52. f. 54.
- ↑ Brownlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/52. f. 54.