Hawkcraig Experimental Station
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In Command
- Acting Captain Cyril P. Ryan, 1 April, 1917[1] – 5 January, 1920[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/160. f. 178.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: The Anti-Submarine Division of the Naval Staff. Vol. 1, Part 7. C.B. 1515 (7) now O.U. 6171/7. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
