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*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}} | ||
| − | *Captain [[Arthur H. Walker]], October, 1926{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Arthur Horace Walker|Arthur H. Walker]], October, 1926{{MackieRNSA}} |
*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> | *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> | ||
| − | *Captain 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 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 to January 1938]]<ref>Rickard, J. [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_wake_walker.html Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)]</ref> |
| − | *Captain 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 B. Middleton, February, 1942{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Gervase Boswell Middleton|Gervase B. Middleton]], February, 1942{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *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}} | ||
| − | *Captain Wilfrid J. W. Woods, December, 1948{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Wilfrid J. W. Woods]], December, 1948{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain Terence A.K. Maunsell, November, 1950{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Terence A. K. Maunsell]], November, 1950{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain Vernon D'A. Donaldson, January, 1952{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Vernon D'A. Donaldson]], January, 1952{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain Edward C. Bayldon, April, 1954{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Edward C. Bayldon]], April, 1954{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain Bertram S. Pemberton, May, 1957{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Bertram S. Pemberton]], May, 1957{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain Ian L. M. McGeoch, September, 1959{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Ian L. M. McGeoch]], September, 1959{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain George O. Symonds, July, 1960{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[George O. Symonds]], July, 1960{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *Captain Edmund N. Poland, July, 1962{{MackieRNSA}} | + | *Captain [[Edmund N. Poland]], July, 1962{{MackieRNSA}} |
| − | *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. | The role would cease to exist in 1969. | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 12 January 2014
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:
- Rear-Admiral the Hon. Edward S. Fitzherbert, April 1917[3]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick L. Field, 12 June, 1918.[4]
- Captain Albert P. Addison, 15 April, 1920.[4]
- Captain Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson, March 1922[5]
- Captain Brien M. Money, May 1924[6]
- Captain Arthur H. Walker, October, 1926[7]
- Captain Brian Egerton, December, 1928[8]
- Captain Henry R. Sawbridge, December, 1931[9]
- Captain William B. Mackenzie, April, 1934[10]
- Captain W. Frederic Wake-Walker, October 1935 to January 1938]][11]
- Captain John U. P. Fitzgerald, January, 1938[12]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, February, 1940[13]
- Captain Gervase B. Middleton, February, 1942[14]
- Captain William W. Davis, November, 1944[15]
- Captain Lord Ashbourne, September, 1945[16]
- Captain Wilfrid J. W. Woods, December, 1948[17]
- Captain Terence A. K. Maunsell, November, 1950[18]
- Captain Vernon D'A. Donaldson, January, 1952[19]
- Captain Edward C. Bayldon, April, 1954[20]
- Captain Bertram S. Pemberton, May, 1957[21]
- Captain Ian L. M. McGeoch, September, 1959[22]
- Captain George O. Symonds, July, 1960[23]
- Captain Edmund N. Poland, July, 1962[24]
- Captain Richard K. N. Emden, May, 1965[25]
- Captain Brian G. H. M. Baynham, February, 1967-1969[26]
The role would cease to exist in 1969.
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Hamilton, C. I. The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805-1927. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 292
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 April, 1920. Issue 42385, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ National Archives. Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)
- ↑ Naval, Military, And Air Force. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Sep 24, 1931; pg. 17; Issue 45936.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Rickard, J. Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker (1888–1945)
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
