Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)
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Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Sir William J. L. Wharton, 1 August, 1884.[1]
- Captain Arthur M. Field, 1 August, 1904.[2]
- Rear-Admiral Herbert E. Purey-Cust, 16 August, 1909.[3]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John F. Parry, 16 August, 1914.[4]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. Learmonth, 1 September, 1919.[5]
Assistant Hydrographers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Charles E. Monro, 14 December, 1909.[6]
- Captain John F. Parry, 28 April, 1910.[7]
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Philip Nelson-Ward, 11 December, 1912.[8]
- Captain John A. Webster, 8 August, 1916.[9]
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 1 August, 1919.[10]
Superintendents of Charts
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick C. Learmonth, 24 April, 1908.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 4.
- ↑ Day. p. 207.
- ↑ Day. p. 249.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 346.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 14 January, 1910. Issue 39169, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 378.
- ↑ Schofield. p. 190.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 346.
Bibliography
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
- Day, Vice-Admiral Sir Archibald (1967). The Admiralty Hydrographic Service 1795-1919. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office.
- Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 0859370879.
