Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy): Difference between revisions

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
The '''Director of Torpedoes and Mining''' (DTM) 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==
Line 7: Line 7:
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:


*{{RearRN}} [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford | the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert]], April 1917{{MackieRNSA}}
<div name=fredbot:office0 nat=UK otitle="Director of Torpedoes and Mining">
*Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Laurence Field|Frederick L. Field]], 12 June, 1918.<ref name=Times1>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 15 April, 1920.  Issue '''42385''', col A, p. 6.</ref>
*{{RearRN}} [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford | the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert]], 18 February, 1917.<ref>Fitzherbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} p. 524.</ref>
*{{CaptRN}} [[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]], 15 April, 1920.<ref name=Times1/>
*Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Laurence Field|Frederick L. Field]], 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>
*{{CaptRN}} [[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]], 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>
*Captain [[Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson]], March 1922{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson]], March 1922{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], May 1924{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], May 1924{{MackieRNSA}}
Line 16: Line 17:
*Captain [[Henry Richard Sawbridge|Henry R. Sawbridge]], December, 1931<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force. ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Richard Sawbridge|Henry R. Sawbridge]], December, 1931<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force. ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.</ref>
*Captain [[William Bowen Mackenzie|William B. Mackenzie]], April, 1934{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[William Bowen Mackenzie|William B. Mackenzie]], April, 1934{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[William Frederic Wake-Walker|W. Frederic Wake-Walker]], October 1935 to January 1938]]<ref>Rickard, J. [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_wake_walker.html Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)]</ref>
*Captain [[William Frederic Wake-Walker|W. Frederic Wake-Walker]], October, 1935<ref>Rickard, J. [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_wake_walker.html Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)]</ref> &ndash; January, 1938.<ref>Rickard, J. [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_wake_walker.html Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)]</ref>
*Captain [[John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|John U. P. Fitzgerald]], January, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|John U. P. Fitzgerald]], January, 1938{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Henry C. Phillips]], February, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Henry C. Phillips]], February, 1940{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Gervase Boswell Middleton|Gervase B. Middleton]], February, 1942{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Gervase Boswell Middleton|Gervase B. Middleton]], February, 1942{{MackieRNSA}}|end=1944|succBy=William Wellclose Davis
</div name=fredbot:office0>
 
<!-- These guys are just way out of our scope
The following men held the position at later date
*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}}
Line 32: Line 37:
*Captain [[Richard K. N. Emden]], May, 1965{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Richard K. N. Emden]], May, 1965{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Brian G. H. M. Baynham]], February, 1967-1969{{MackieRNSA}}
*Captain [[Brian G. H. M. Baynham]], February, 1967-1969{{MackieRNSA}}
 
-->
The role would cease to exist in 1969.


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
Line 39: Line 43:


[[Category:Admiralty Heads of Department]]
[[Category:Admiralty Heads of Department]]
[[Category:Pages with Offices]]

Revision as of 16:45, 25 May 2014

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:


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. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  9. ↑ National Archives. Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)
  10. ↑ Naval, Military, And Air Force. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  12. ↑ Rickard, J. Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)
  13. ↑ Rickard, J. Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Director_of_Torpedoes_and_Mining_(Royal_Navy)&oldid=112920"