TheAdmiral-superintendent, Portsmouth [ 1] Royal Navy officer in command of theNaval Dockyard .Portsmouth from 1832 to 1971; prior to this date a resident Commissioner of theNavy Board had had oversight of the yard, since 1649. In May 1971 command responsibility for naval staff in the dockyard was merged into the wider local command structure, initially under the dual designation ofFlag Officer, Portsmouth and Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth[ 2] [ 3] Flag Officer Spithead andPort Admiral Portsmouth after a couple of months. These joint titles was used until 1975, and despite the name change the command still covered the same geographic area and operational responsibilities until 1996 when its ceased to exist as a separate command appointment and its responsibilities were assumed by the staff ofFlag Officer First Flotilla .
The Admiral Superintendent always had his office in the west wing of the South Office Block of the Dockyard.[ 4]
From 1546 until 1832 prime responsibility for administeringH.M. Royal Navy Dockyards lay with theNavy Board , andresident commissioners who were naval officers though civilian employees of the Navy Board, not sea officers[ 5] Admiralty and a new post styledAdmiral-superintendent was established the admiral-superintendent usually held the rank ofrear-admiral though sometimescommodore andvice-admiral . His immediate subordinate was an officer known as thecaptain of the dockyard (or captain of the port from 1969). This followed the appointment of a (civilian)Chief Executive of the Royal Dockyards in September 1969[ 6] Royal Dockyards Management Board that were responsible for the civilian functions and staff at dockyards.[ 7] port admirals .[ 8] Flag Officer, Portsmouth and along with Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth until July 1971 when Flag Officer, Portsmouth's title was renamedFlag Officer, Spithead and Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth becamePort Admiral Portsmouth until August 1975 when the name was changed again to Flag Officer, Portsmouth and Port Admiral Portsmouth until October 1996, when it ceased to exist as a separate formation that was then absorbed into theFlag Officer First Flotilla 's responsibilities, later renamedPortsmouth Flotilla .
H.M Dockyard Portsmouth was originally administered by an Admiral superintendent from 1832 to 1971.[ 9] [ 10]
Rear-AdmiralSir Frederick Maitland , June 1832–July 1837[ 11] Rear-AdmiralDuncombe Pleydell-Bouverie , July 1837–August 1842 Rear-AdmiralHyde Parker , August 1842–October 1847 Rear-AdmiralWilliam Henry Shirreff , October 1847–December 1847 Rear-AdmiralHenry Prescott , December 1847–October 1852 Rear-AdmiralArthur Fanshawe , October 1852–November 1853 Rear-AdmiralWilliam Fanshawe Martin , November 1853–February 1858 Rear-AdmiralGeorge Grey , February 1858–February 1863 Rear-AdmiralGeorge Elliot , February 1863-June 1865 Rear-AdmiralGeorge Wellesley , June 1865–June 1869 Rear-AdmiralAstley Cooper Key , July 1869–June 1870 Vice-AdmiralSir William Loring , June 1870–November 1871 Rear-AdmiralWilliam Houston Stewart , November 1871–April 1872 Rear-AdmiralSir Francis McClintock , April 1872–April 1877 Vice-AdmiralFitzgerald Foley , April 1877–April 1882 Rear-AdmiralJohn McCrea , May 1882–March 1883 Rear-AdmiralFrederick Herbert , April 1883–November 1886 Rear-AdmiralJohn Hopkins , November 1886–August 1888 Rear-AdmiralWilliam Gordon , August 1888–May 1891 Rear-AdmiralJohn Fisher , May 1891–February 1892 Rear-AdmiralCharles Fane , February 1892–February 1896 Vice-AdmiralErnest Rice , February 1896–September 1899 Rear-AdmiralPelham Aldrich , 1 September 1899 – 1 September 1902 Vice-AdmiralReginald Henderson , 1 September 1902 – February 1905[ 12] Rear-AdmiralSir Henry Barry , February 1905–November 1906 Vice-AdmiralCharles Robinson , November 1906–May 1909 Vice-AdmiralAlban Tate , May 1909–May 1912 Rear-AdmiralHerbert Heath , May 1912–August 1915 Rear-AdmiralArthur Waymouth , August 1915–January 1917 Rear-AdmiralCharles Vaughan-Lee , January 1917–April 1920 Rear-AdmiralSir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair , April 1920–September 1922 Vice-AdmiralSir Percy Grant , September 1922–January 1925 Rear-AdmiralBertram Thesiger , January 1925–May 1927 Vice-AdmiralLeonard Donaldson , May 1927–May 1931 Vice-AdmiralSir Henry Kitson , May 1931–September 1935 Vice-AdmiralSir Robert Turner , September 1935–November 1940 Vice-AdmiralSir Marshal Clarke , November 1940–November 1945 Vice-AdmiralSir Llewellyn Morgan , November 1945–July 1949 Vice-AdmiralWilliam Beverley , July 1949 – October 1951 Rear-AdmiralGordon Hubback , October 1951 – October 1954 Vice-AdmiralJocelyn Salter , October 1954 – October 1957 Rear-AdmiralJohn Unwin , October 1957 – January 1961 Rear-AdmiralSir John Walsham , January 1961 – January 1964 Rear-AdmiralJoseph Blackham , January 1964 – May 1966 Rear-AdmiralRichard Paige , May 1966 – July 1968 Rear-AdmiralArthur Power , July 1968 – May 1971 Rear-AdmiralPeter La Niece , May 1971 – July 1971 [ edit ] This section
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Captain R. Nelson Ommanney, January 1900-March 1903 Captain George A. Callaghan, October 1903-April 1904 Captain Francis R. Pelly, April 1904-December 1905 Captain Alban G. Tate, December 1905-July 1907 Captain Henry Loftus Tottenham, July 1907-March 1909, Captain William B. Fawckner, March 1909-February 1912 CaptainCyril E. Tower , February 1912-June 1916 Captain Edward H. Moubray, June 1916-May 1918 Captain Albert C. Scott, May 1918-December 1920 Captain Charles Tibbits, December 1920-February 1923 Captain Alfred H. Norman, February 1923-March 1925 Captain James D. Campbell, March 1925-December 1926 Captain Alexander R.W. Woods, December 1926-November 1928 Captain Reginald St. P. Parry, November 1928-January 1931 Captain Albert J. Robertson, January 1931-February 1933 Captain Edward B. Cloete, February 1933-May 1935 Captain William S.F. Macleod, May 1935-December 1936 Captain Kenneth H.L. Mackenzie, December 1936-March 1939 Captain Cuthbert Coppinger, March 1939-February 1941 Captain Irving M. Palmer, February 1941-January 1943 Captain Walter C. Tancred, January 1943-March 1945 Captain Edward F.B. Law, March 1945-March 1947 Captain Cecil R.L. Parry, March 1947-November 1948 Captain George V.M. Dolphin, November 1948-December 1950 Captain Peter Skelton, December 1950-October 1953 Captain P. Unwin, October 1953-October 1954 Captain John H. Unwin, October 1954-? 1955 Captain Archibald G. Forman, November 1955-April 1957 Captain Robin H. Maurice, April 1957-May 1959 Captain Bertie Pengelly, May 1959-May 1961 Captain Francis P.Baker, May 1961-May 1963 Captain John A. Marrack, May 1963-December 1965 Captain Terence L. Martin, December 1965-November 1967 Captain Kenneth H. Martin, November 1967-September 1968 Captain Philip R.G. Smith, September 1968-July 1969 Captain of the Port, Portsmouth
Captain Kenneth H. Martin, July 1969-May 1971 Captain Henry E. Howard, May 1971-? 1973 Captain Stanley W. Clayden, December 1973-March 1975 Captain John L. Ommanney, April 1975-October 1977 Captain John R. Grindle, October 1977-February 1979 Captain Peter A. Pinkster, February 1979-May 1980 Captain Clifford J. Caughey, May 1980-February 1982 Captain Anthony R. Wavish, February 1982 – 1984 Captain Christopher J.T. Chamberlen, July 1984 – 1987 Captain Richard A. Smith, 1987-November 1989 Post existed until 1994 though this is an incomplete list
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