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*Rear-Admiral [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford | the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert]], April 1917{{MackieRNSA}}
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*{{RearRN}} [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford | the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert]], April 1917{{MackieRNSA}}
 
*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>
 
*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>
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]], 15 April, 1920.<ref name=Times1/>
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]], 15 April, 1920.<ref name=Times1/>
*{{CaptRN}} [[Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson]], March 1922{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain [[Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson]], March 1922{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], May 1924{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], May 1924{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[Arthur H. Walker]], October 1926{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain [[Arthur H. Walker]], October 1926{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[Brian Egerton]], December 1928<ref>National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=062-csac29675 Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)]</ref>
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*Captain [[Brian Egerton]], December 1928<ref>National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=062-csac29675 Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)]</ref>
*{{CaptRN}} Henry R.Sawbridge, December 1931{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Henry R.Sawbridge, December 1931{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} William B. Mackenzie, April 1934{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain William B. Mackenzie, April 1934{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} 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>
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*Captain 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>
*{{CaptRN}} John U.P.Fitzgerald, January 1938{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain John U.P.Fitzgerald, January 1938{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Henry C. Phillips, February 1940{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Henry C. Phillips, February 1940{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Gervase B. Middleton, February 1942{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Gervase B. Middleton, February 1942{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} William Wellclose Davis |William W. Davis, November 1944{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain William Wellclose Davis |William W. Davis, November 1944{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Lord Ashbourne, September 1945{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Lord Ashbourne, September 1945{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Wilfrid J.W. Woods, December 1948{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Wilfrid J.W. Woods, December 1948{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Terence A.K. Maunsell, November 1950{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Terence A.K. Maunsell, November 1950{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Vernon D'A. Donaldson, January 1952{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Vernon D'A. Donaldson, January 1952{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Edward C. Bayldon, April 1954{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Edward C. Bayldon, April 1954{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Bertram S. Pemberton, May 1957{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Bertram S. Pemberton, May 1957{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Ian L.M. McGeoch, September 1959{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Ian L.M. McGeoch, September 1959{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} George O. Symonds, July 1960{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain George O. Symonds, July 1960{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Edmund N. Poland, July 1962{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Edmund N. Poland, July 1962{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Richard K.N. Emden, May 1965{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Richard K.N. Emden, May 1965{{MackieRNSA}}
*{{CaptRN}} Brian G.H.M. Baynham, February 1967-1969{{MackieRNSA}}
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*Captain Brian G.H.M. Baynham, February 1967-1969{{MackieRNSA}}
 
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The role would cease to exist in 1969.
 
The role would cease to exist in 1969.

Revision as of 11:03, 26 October 2012

The Director of Torpedoes and Mining (DTM) 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:

The role would cease to exist in 1969.

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. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue 42385, col A, p. 6.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  8. National Archives. Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  11. Rickard, J. Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
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  22. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  23. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  24. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  25. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  26. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.