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Department Of The Director Of Naval Equipment
The Department of the Director of Naval Equipment also known as the Directorate of Naval Equipment was the former British Admiralty department responsible for managing the progress of all naval construction at royal naval dockyards, and annually planning programmes of works for additions, alterations, repairs and modernisation established in 1912 until 1960 when it was replaced by the Naval Equipment Division of the Ship Department. History The department was originally established on 3 September 1912, the department was primarily concerned with overseeing the progress of all naval construction at royal naval dockyards, In addition it planned and monitored programmes of works for additions, alterations, repairs and modernisation of all ships. The department worked in partnership with the Department of the Director of Dockyards, both of these departments were overseen by the office of the Third Sea Lord from 1912 to 1939.Between 1939 and 1956 the department was assigned a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of The United Kingdom
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Cecil Ponsonby Talbot
Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot KCB KBE DSO & Bar (31 August 1884 – 17 March 1970) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Naval career Born on 31 August 1884 and educated at Bedford School, Talbot served in the Royal Navy during the First World War becoming commanding officer of the submarine HMS ''J5'' in May 1916 and of the former passenger ship HMS ''Ambrose'' in September 1918. He was in command of HMS ''Ambrose'' at the time of her journey to Hong Kong in 1920. He was appointed Aide-de-camp to King George V and became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Inconstant'' in July 1921, of the aircraft carrier HMS ''Hermes'' in July 1925 and of the battlecruiser HMS ''Renown'' in April 1929. He went on to be Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in 1932 and Rear Admiral, Submarines in 1934. Talbot became Director of Dockyards at the Admiralty in 1937 and continued in that role throughout Second World War until he retired in 1946. He was invested Knigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty During World War II
Admiralty most often refers to: *Admiralty, Hong Kong *Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964 *The rank of admiral *Admiralty law Admiralty can also refer to: Buildings *Admiralty, Trafalgar Square, a pub in London *Admiralty, Saint Petersburg, Russia * Admiralteyskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro), a metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the name means "Admiralty" *Admiralty Arch in London, England *Admiralty House, London *Admiralty House, Sydney * Dutch Admiralty, a group of follies at Tsarskoye Selo, Russia *Former Admiralty House, Singapore Law * Admiralty court * Admiralty law, also called Maritime Law * Amirauté (New France) Naval organizations *Admiralty (navy), a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy Germany * German Imperial Admiralty, ''Kaiserliche Admiralität'' * German Imperial Admiralty Staff, ''Admiralstab'' Netherlands *Admiralty of Amsterdam *Admiralty of Fries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty Departments
Admiralty most often refers to: *Admiralty, Hong Kong *Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964 *The rank of admiral *Admiralty law Admiralty can also refer to: Buildings *Admiralty, Trafalgar Square, a pub in London *Admiralty, Saint Petersburg, Russia * Admiralteyskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro), a metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the name means "Admiralty" *Admiralty Arch in London, England *Admiralty House, London *Admiralty House, Sydney * Dutch Admiralty, a group of follies at Tsarskoye Selo, Russia *Former Admiralty House, Singapore Law * Admiralty court * Admiralty law, also called Maritime Law * Amirauté (New France) Naval organizations *Admiralty (navy), a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy Germany * German Imperial Admiralty, ''Kaiserliche Admiralität'' * German Imperial Admiralty Staff, ''Admiralstab'' Netherlands *Admiralty of Amsterdam *Admiralty of Fries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Ernest Albert Grant
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Alfred Ernest Albert Grant (10 April 1861 – 14 August 1933) was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War, he played an important role in shipbuilding. Grant was the sixth son of John Glasgow Grant, CMG, sometime Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados. He entered HMS ''Britannia'' as a colonial cadet in 1874, and took part in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. References External links * {{NPG name, 75212, Alfred Ernest Albert Grant 1861 births 1933 deaths Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy admirals of World War I Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War Royal Navy personnel of the Second Boer War Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Eliot Power
Admiral Sir Laurence Eliot Power, KCB, CVO (7 May 1864 – 20 January 1927) was a Royal Navy officer who played an important role in shipbuilding during the First World War. Biography Born in Bramley, Surrey, Power was the son of the Rev. Henry Bolton Power and the grandson of Major-General Sir Manley Power. He entered HMS ''Britannia'' in July 1877, ranked seventh out of forty-six successful candidates. He was rated midshipman in 1879, sub-lieutenant in 1883, lieutenant in 1887, commander in 1899, and captain in 1905. A navigation specialist, Power served as navigator in a number of ships from 1885 to 1903, when he received his first independent command. He was awarded the Shadwell Testimonial in 1890 for the best plan of an anchorage by a junior officer. In 1903, he was given command the sloop HMS ''Alert''. In 1905, he was promoted to captain and attended the Royal Naval War College. In 1906, he was given command of the protected cruiser HMS ''Elgar'', before being appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian De Courcy-Ireland
Stanley Brian de Courcy-Ireland (1900–2001) was an officer in the Royal Navy, starting as a midshipman at the age of 13 and retiring as Deputy Director of Naval Equipment in 1951. During the First World War, he served in the battle of Jutland, survived a torpedo attack by a U-boat and saw the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow. In the interwar period, he joined the Fleet Air Arm and served as an air observer, observer. During the Second World War, he saw action on HMS Newcastle (C76), HMS Newcastle in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He then returned to naval aviation, commanding an air station, coordinating air and naval action and then serving as Director of Combined Operations for the invasion of Europe. Post-war, he commanded HMS Ajax (22), HMS Ajax in the Mediterranean, seeing action in the Balkans and the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine#British restrictions on Jewish immigration, blockade of Palestine. Legacy His recollection of action in the First Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Copeman
Vice Admiral Sir Nicholas Alfred Copeman, (28 February 1906 – 21 November 1969) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station from 1960 to 1963. Naval career Copeman served in the Second World War and was deployed to Norway 1940. In 1948 he was appointed deputy director of Torpedo, Mining and Anti-Submarine Warfare at the Admiralty. He went on to be captain in charge of the 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla in 1950 and joined the Admiralty Interview Board in 1952. He was made Commanding Officer of the torpedo school in 1953 and commander of the 4th Destroyer Squadron in 1955. He became Vice Controller of the Navy in 1956 and Fourth Sea Lord in 1958. He was made Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station in 1960 and was based in Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Sayer (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice-Admiral Sir Guy Bourchier Sayer KBE CB DSC (1903–1985) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet. Naval career After leaving Highgate School Sayer joined the Royal Navy in 1916 during World War I. He also served in World War II on staff of the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1940, as commanding officer of the destroyer HMS ''Ludlow'' from 1940 and on the naval staff at the Admiralty from 1943. He was also appointed commander of Naval Assault Force (A) for Operation Zipper, the invasion of Malaya, in 1945. He became Vice Controller and Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in 1953 and Flag Officer, Home Fleet Training Squadron in 1956. He was Flag Officer, Helicopter Group during Operation Musketeer, the assault on Port Said during the Suez crisis, in 1956. This group may have been part of Task Force 345. He became Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1958 before retiring in 1959, whereupon he was knighted. After his retirement he sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Gladstone (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, (3 October 1901 – 11 July 1978) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Eastern Fleet, Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet from 1957 to 1960. Early Years Gladstone was educated at the Cathedral School, Llandaff, before joining the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight in May 1915. Naval career Gladstone joined the Royal Navy in 1915. He served in the First World War aboard . Gladstone also served in the Second World War as executive officer on and then, from 1941, as Commanding Officer of on Atlantic convoy duties. He was made Assistant Director for Torpedoes and Mining Deputy at the British Admiralty, Admiralty in 1942. After the war, Gladstone was Captain (naval), captain of and then Captain of the Fleet in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1947. He was given command of in 1949 and appointed Commander of the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, Royal Navy Barracks at Chatham, Kent, Chatham in 1950. He became V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes-Hallett
Vice-Admiral John Hughes-Hallett CB DSO (1 December 1901 – 5 April 1972) was a British naval commander and politician. He was the Naval Commander during the Dieppe Raid of 1942. Early life and career Hughes-Hallett was born in December 1901, to a distinguished armed services family. His father was Colonel Wyndham Hughes-Hallett, his mother Clementina Mary Loch (25 Mar 1869 – 8 Dec 1948). They were relatively old at 56 and 31 years old, respectively, at the time of his birth. Educated at Bedford School, Hughes-Hallett had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, beginning as a Midshipman on HMS ''Lion'', May 1918. He was promoted to staff rank and during the Second World War served in a variety of roles. During the Norwegian campaign of 1940 he saw active service on HMS ''Devonshire'' and was mentioned in despatches. Later naval career In 1940 to 1941 Hughes-Hallett played a key role in cross-Channel raids. He assisted in planning raids under Mountbatten and was the Nava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conolly Abel Smith
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Michael Conolly Abel Smith, (3 December 1899 – 3 December 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. Family Conolly Abel Smith (as he was usually known) was the second son of Eustace Abel Smith, JP, a banker of Longhills House, Branston, Lincolnshire, and Aileen Geta Katherine Conolly, the daughter of Colonel John Augustus Conolly, VC. Naval career Abel Smith entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in September 1912, at the age of 13, continuing his training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. From 1915 he served aboard the battlecruiser , receiving promotion to sub-lieutenant on 15 May 1918, and to lieutenant on 15 May 1920. On 16 June 1924 Abel Smith was attached to the Royal Air Force, who were in control of all naval aviation at that time, with the rank of flying officer, to attend No. 1 Flying Training School at Netheravon, Wiltshire. From 23 October 1925 he was stationed at HMS ''Columbine'', the naval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
