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Plans Division (Royal Navy)
The Plans Division was the former war preparation and wartime strategic planning arm of the Admiralty Department from 1917 to 1964, The division originally became the main policy advisory and formulating body to the Chief of the Naval Staff. It later came under the supervision of the Assistant-Chief of the Naval staff (Policy). When it transferred to the Navy Department (Ministry of Defence) it was renamed the Plans and Resources Division until 1971 it then became the Directorate of Naval Plans. History The Plans Division was established on 28 September 1917 it evolved out of the earlier Plans Section (Section 16) of the Operations Division of the Naval Staff. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff whose view was that plans and operations as functions should be separate and distinct. The division existed until 1964 when the Admiralty department was abolished and its functions merged within a new Ministry of Defence and re-emerged as the Plans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operations Division (Royal Navy)
The Operations Division was a former directorate of the Admiralty Naval Staff responsible for the creation and implementation of long-term policy in regards to the composition of all Royal Navy fleets, squadrons and commands and including operational planning and monitoring from 1912 to 1961. History The Operations division was established in January 1912 initially as a component part of the new Admiralty War Staff created by the First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill and later the naval staff. It worked closely with the Naval Intelligence Division throughout most of existence and remained until 1961 when it was amalgamated with the Trade Division to create a new Trade and Operations Division. In 1964 the Admiralty Department was abolished, however trade and operations functions continued under the new Naval Staff function within the Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence as the Directorate of Naval Operations and Trade. Responsibilities The division was chiefl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Domvile
Admiral Sir Barry Edward Domvile, (5 September 1878 – 13 August 1971) was a high-ranking Royal Navy officer who was interned during the Second World War for being a Nazi sympathiser. Throughout the 1930s, he had expressed support for Germany's Adolf Hitler as well as pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic sentiments.Hitler's Munich Man: The Fall of Sir Admiral Barry Domvile, Martin Connolly, 2017 Naval career Domvile was the son of Admiral Sir Compton Domvile and followed his father into the Royal Navy in 1892.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Lewin
Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin (9 August 1912 – 24 November 1983) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War and the Korean War. A naval aviator, he was involved in the Battle of the River Plate and carried out attacks on the German battleship ''Tirpitz''. He also commanded aircraft carriers during the Korean War. Lewin was born Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin in Farnham, Surrey on 9 August 1912. Lewin, a pilot on HMS ''Ajax'' during the Battle of the River Plate where he reported on the movements of the ''Graf Spee''. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He took part in attacks on the German battleship ''Tirpitz'' before moving to the Far East later in the war. He was the commander of the aircraft carrier (during the Korean War). He also commanded HMS ''Eagle'' before becoming Director of Plans at the Admiralty, and then retiring from the Navy in 1957. He became managing director of Blackburn Aircraft Limited Blackburn () is an industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deric Holland-Martin
Admiral Sir Douglas Eric Holland-Martin, (10 April 1906 – 6 January 1977) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1957 to 1959. Naval career Educated at West Downs School, Holland-Martin entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in 1920. He played cricket for the Royal Navy between 1928 and 1933, including one first-class match against the Royal Air Force at The Oval. He later played a first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth in 1937. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Holland-Martin was executive officer of the destroyer when his captain was taken ill and he was given the command. Later in the war he commanded the destroyers , and . After the war, Holland-Martin became Naval attaché to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. He was appointed captain of the destroyer in 1949 and then Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1952. He took command of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dymock Watson
Vice Admiral Sir Robert Dymock Watson (5 April 1904 – 3 February 1988) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station. Naval career Watson joined the Royal Navy in 1918.Sir Robert Dymock Watson Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives He served in as Assistant Director of Plans on the Joint Planning Staff from 1944. After the War he was appointed to the in the Medit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brownrigg
Captain Thomas Marcus Brownrigg CBE DSO RN (Retired) (8 July 1902 – 9 October 1967) was a British Royal Navy officer before and during World War II who later became the first General Manager of Bracknell New Town Development Corporation before becoming the first General Manager of Europe's first commercial television station, Associated-Rediffusion. Naval career Brownrigg began his naval career as a midshipman in 1919. He progressed through the ranks, becoming a lieutenant in 1923 and a captain in 1942. He saw service on numerous ships, including pre-war stints on the flotilla leader HMS ''Montrose'', the aircraft carrier , and the light cruiser HMS ''Cairo''.Houterman, Hans and Koppes, JeroeUnithistories.com Netherlands (undated), Retrieved 27 November 2008. World War II During the Second World War, Brownrigg served on the battleship HMS ''Warspite'' as Navigating Officer before taking a staff position under Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham in the planning department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Grantham
Admiral Sir Guy Grantham, (9 January 1900 – 8 September 1992) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth from 1957 to 1959. Naval career Educated at Rugby School,Obituary: Sir Guy Gratham The Independent, 17 September 1992 Grantham joined the in 1918.Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives /ref> Grantham served in the |
Charles Lambe
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edward Lambe, (20 December 1900 – 29 August 1960) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War in command of a cruiser, as Director of Naval Plans and then in command of an aircraft carrier. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1959 until 1960 when he was forced to retire early because of a heart condition. He died only a few months later. Naval career Born the son of Henry Edward Lambe and Lilian Hope Lambe (née Bramwell), Lambe was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.Heathcote, p. 149 He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1914 and was posted as a midshipman to the battleship on 15 August 1917; he remained with her until the end of the First World War. Lambe transferred to the battleship in June 1919 and, having been promoted to sub-lieutenant on 15 January 1921, was posted to the cruiser in March 1921. Promoted to lieutenant on 15 February 1922, he joined the battleship in the Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Daniel (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Charles Saumarez Daniel, (23 June 1894 – 11 February 1981) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy. Naval career Educated at Southcliffe School in Filey, the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Daniel was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912. He served in the First World War taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. He was made Experimental Commander at HM Signal School in 1928 and executive officer of in 1933 before becoming a member of staff for the Joint Planning Committee at the Admiralty in 1936. He served in the Second World War initially as Captain (Destroyers) for the 8th Destroyer Flotilla and then, from 1940, as Director of Plans at the Admiralty. He went on to be Captain of in 1941, Flag Officer, Combined Operations in 1943 and Vice Admiral in charge of Administration for the British Pacific Fleet in 1944. After the war, he became Third Sea Lord and Controller of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Danckwerts
Victor Hilary Danckwerts (1890–1944) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the light cruiser at the beginning of the 1930s and then served as one of the Assistant Directors of Plans at the Admiralty in 1932–1934. He commanded the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla The British 6th Destroyer Flotilla, or Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, was a military formation of the Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939 and again from 1947 to 1951 History The flotilla was formed in 1911 at Portsmouth, with its first commander, Captain Mo ... in 1936–1938 and then became Director of Plans in 1938–1940. Danckwerts served as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet from 1942 until his death two years later.Halpern, p. 168 Citations Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Danckwerts, Victor 1890 births 1944 deaths Royal Navy admirals of World War II Royal Navy officers of World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Phillips (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips, (19 February 1888 – 10 December 1941) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. He was nicknamed "Tom Thumb", due to his short stature. He is best known for his command of Force Z during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, where he went down with his flagship, the battleship . Phillips was one of the highest ranking Allied officers killed in battle during the Second World War. Early and private life Phillips was the son of Colonel Thomas Vaughan Wynn Phillips, Royal Artillery and Louisa Mary Adeline de Horsey Phillips, daughter of Admiral Algernon de Horsey. Phillips was married to Lady Phillips, of Bude, Cornwall. Phillips was 5'4" (162 cm) tall. At the time of his death at the age of 53, he was one of the youngest admirals in the Royal Navy and one of the youngest commanders-in-chief. Navy career Phillips joined the Royal Navy in 1903 as a naval cadet following education at Stubbington House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward King (naval Officer)
Admiral Edward Leigh Stuart King CB, MVO (22 February 1889 – 8 May 1971) was a British naval officer. Family and education King was the eldest son of Charles James Stuart King, a schoolmaster and footballer, and Violet Maud Hankin. He was the brother of Sir Charles John Stuart King and Sir Geoffrey Stuart King. He was born in Windom, Minnesota. Career King began his Royal Navy career on 15 May 1901.The National Archives, date of appointment (ref.: ADM 196/92/13). He was awarded the Beaufort and Wharton testimonials in 1909 and the Ronnald Megaw memorial prize for 1909–1910.Dreadnought Project, Edward Leigh Stuart King Retrieved on 21 May 2020. Having been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in 1916, he succeeded |
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