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Naval Mobilisation Department
The Naval Mobilisation Department also known as the Mobilisation and Movements Department was a former department of the British Admiralty initially from 1909 to 1912 and then again from 1918 to 1932. It was mainly responsible for plans, mobilisation and manning during the pre-World War I and post war period. History In 1909, following restructuring within the Admiralty, both the Mobilisation and War Divisions of the Naval Intelligence Department were brought together to create a separate Naval Mobilisation Department however this department existed only for a period of three years. In 1912 it was abolished and its functions became a component part of the Admiralty War Staff sub staff divisions. In 1918 the Mobilisation Division of the Admiralty Naval Staff itself was dissolved and the Mobilisation Department was re-stablished once again but not under the control of the Naval Staff instead it was responsible to the Office of the Second Sea Lord this lasted until 1932 when it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)
The Naval Intelligence Department (NID) was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty from 1887 until 1912 when most of its subsidiary divisions were absorbed during the creation of the Admiralty War Staff department that included a new Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom), Naval Intelligence Division that concentrated in that sphere solely. It dealt with intelligence matters concerning British naval plans, and with the collection of naval intelligence in regard to coastal defences, foreign powers, mobilisation, trade and war. History The Foreign Intelligence Committee was established in 1882 and it evolved into the Naval Intelligence Department in 1887. The NID staff were originally responsible for fleet mobilisation and war plans as well as foreign intelligence collection; thus in the beginning there were originally two divisions: (1) intelligence (Foreign) and (2) Mobilisation. In 1900 another division, War, was added to deal with issues of strategy and defence, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Henry Baird
Rear-Admiral Sir George Henry Baird, KCB (14 October 1871 – 22 October 1924) was a Royal Navy officer. From 1916 to 1918, Baird was in command of HMS ''Ajax'' and took part in the Battle of Jutland as part of the 2nd Battle Squadron The 2nd Battle Squadron was a naval squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships. The 2nd Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet. After World War I the Grand Fleet was reverted to its original name, .... References 1871 births 1924 deaths Royal Navy rear admirals Royal Navy personnel of World War I Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath {{UK-mil-bio-stub ... [...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 Friesl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Price Webley Hope
Admiral Sir George Price Webley Hope, (11 October 1869 – 11 July 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to become Deputy First Sea Lord during World War I. Naval career Hope joined the Royal Navy. He was promoted to commander on 30 June 1900. In July 1902 he was appointed in command of the light cruiser , which served in the Mediterranean Fleet. Promoted to Captain in 1905, he was given command of in March 1909,Sir George Price Webley Hope The Dreadnought Project in March 1910, in April 1913, in July 1914 and in October 1914. Hope served in the . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Robert Fremantle
Admiral Sir Sydney Robert Fremantle, (16 November 1867 – 29 April 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who served during the Victorian era and had risen to the rank of rear-admiral by the outbreak of the First World War. He played a role in developing fleet communications and signalling methods prior to the war, but was hampered in effectively implementing them due to the disruption caused by the conflict. He had an active seagoing career during the war, commanding several of the cruiser squadrons, and later taking command of the British fleet in the Aegean. Promoted to vice-admiral after the end of the war and given command of the First Battle Squadron, Fremantle oversaw the interned German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow, and was away on exercises when the sailors began to scuttle their ships in June 1919. He attempted to salvage what he could, later accusing the German commander, Vice-Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, of a shameful breach of honour. Fremantle rose to full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cuthbert Cayley
Admiral George Cuthbert Cayley, (30 August 1866 – 21 December 1944) was a British senior Royal Navy and Royal Air Force officer. Joining the Royal Navy in 1880, he commanded the boys' training ship (1904–1906), (1907), and (1910–1913). During the First World War, he served as commodore-in-charge and then rear admiral-in-charge of , a boys' training establishment in Shotley. On 1 April 1918, he joined the newly created Royal Air Force (RAF) as a major-general, and served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) No 5 Area and then GOC North Western Area. He relinquished his temporary commission in the RAF on 4 April 1919 and was placed on the retired list of the Royal Navy on 18 July 1919. He continued to be promoted while on the retired list, being made an admiral in November 1926. In the 1916 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in recognition of services during the First World War. He was also appointed an Officer of the ''Lé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmond De Beauvoir Brock
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond de Beauvoir Brock, (5 January 1869 – 15 October 1947) was a Royal Navy officer. Brock served as assistant director of naval intelligence and then as assistant director of naval mobilisation at the Admiralty in the early years of the 20th century. During the First World War Brock commanded the battlecruiser HMS ''Princess Royal'' at the Battle of Heligoland Bight and at the Battle of Dogger Bank. He then commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron with his flag in HMS ''Princess Royal'' at the Battle of Jutland. After the war Brock became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and then went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Following the Turkish victory in Anatolia at the end of the Greco-Turkish War, Brock organised the rescue of fleeing Greek civilians and, by skillful deployment of his ships, he dissuaded the advancing Turks, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, from attacking the British garrison at Chanak in the Dardanelles neutra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Drax
Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL ( Plunkett; 28 August 1880 – 16 October 1967), commonly known as Reginald Plunkett or Reginald Drax, was an Anglo-Irish admiral. The younger son of the 17th Baron of Dunsany, he was Director of the Royal Naval Staff College, President of the Naval Inter-Allied Commission of Control in (Berlin), commander-in-chief of successive Royal Navy bases. His brother Edward, who became the 18th Baron of Dunsany, was best known as the famous playwright and author Lord Dunsany. Edward inherited the paternal estates in Ireland, while Reginald was bequeathed most of his mother's inheritance across portions of the West Indies, Kent, Surrey, Dorset, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. He extended his surname by special Royal licence in 1916, and was noted for the quadruple-name result, Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax. Early life and education Sir Reginald was born in Marylebone, Westminster, the younger son of John Plunkett, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Astley-Rushton
Vice-Admiral Edward Astley Astley-Rushton, CB, CMG (4 September 1879 – 18 July 1935) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet. Naval career Astley-Rushton was commissioned in the Royal Navy, where he was confirmed as sub-lieutenant on 15 February 1899 and promoted to lieutenant on 15 February 1900. The following month, he was on 8 March posted to the destroyer HMS ''Flying Fish'', while she was attached to the ''Victory'', naval school of telegraphy. He served in World War I as Second-in-Command of the cruiser HMS ''Southampton'' and as commanding officer of the cruiser HMAS ''Melbourne''. He became deputy director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty in 1919, Director of the Royal Naval Staff College in 1922 and Director of the Naval Mobilisation Department at the Admiralty from 1928 to 1930. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Burmester
Admiral Sir Rudolf Miles Burmester, (11 November 1875 – 27 December 1956) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station. Naval career Burmester joined the Royal Navy in 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1897, and in July 1902 posted as a gunnery officer to the protected cruiser HMS ''Highflyer'', flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station. He served in World War I and, having been promoted to captain in June 1914, commanded HMS ''Euryalus'' at Galipolli in 1915 for which he was mentioned in despatches. He served as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in the closing stages of the War. In 1922 he was appointed Commanding Officer of HMS ''Victory'' and, having been promoted to rear admiral in 1924. Between 1926 and 1928 he was Director of the Naval Mobilisation Department. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station in 1929. He also served in World War II as Commander of Naval Forces b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McClintock (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice-Admiral John William Leopold McClintock (26 July 1874 – 23 March 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Naval career Born the son of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, McClintock joined the Royal Navy in 1887. He held the rank of lieutenant when in June 1902 he was posted to serve as first and gunnery lieutenant on the protected cruiser , flag ship of the ''Cruiser division'' of the Mediterranean Fleet. He served in World War I, during which he commanded the battleship at the Gallipoli landings and, then from July 1916, commanded the battleship followed by, from December 1916, the battleship . He became Commodore at the Royal Navy Barracks at Portsmouth in 1920, Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo at the Admiralty in 1919 and Director of the Mobilisation Department at the Admiralty in 1923. He went on to be Commander of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron in 1924 and President of the Royal Naval College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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