Admiral-superintendent

The admiral-superintendent^[1] was the Royal Navy officer in command of a larger Naval Dockyard. Portsmouth, Devonport and Chatham all had admiral-superintendents, as did some other dockyards in the United Kingdom and abroad at certain times. The admiral-superintendent usually held the rank of rear-admiral. His deputy was the captain of the dockyard (or captain of the port from 1969).

Some smaller dockyards, such as Sheerness and Pembroke,^[2] had a captain-superintendent^[3] instead, whose deputy was styled commander of the dockyard. The appointment of a commodore-superintendent^[4] was also made from time to time in certain yards.

The appointment of admiral-superintendents (or their junior equivalents) dates from 1832 when the Admiralty took charge of the Royal Dockyards. Prior to this larger dockyards were overseen by a commissioner who represented the Navy Board.

In the Royal Naval Dockyards, admiral-superintendents ceased to be appointed after 15 September 1971, and existing post-holders were renamed port admirals.^[5] This followed the appointment of a (civilian) Chief Executive of the Royal Dockyards in September 1969^[6] and the creation of a centralised Royal Dockyards Management Board.^[7]

Admiral-superintendents

List of admiral-superintendents by first appointment date. Appointed by the Navy Board until 1832 and the Board of Admiralty thereafter.

Admiral-Superintendent, Plymouth, 1707–1712, 1832–1966^[8]
Admiral-Superintendent, Chatham, 1879–1951^[9]
Admiral-superintendent, Malta, 1832–1897^[10]
Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth, 1832–1996^[11]^[12]
Admiral-Superintendent, Naval Reserves, 1875–1903^[13]
Admiral-Superintendent, Devonport, 1846–1970
Admiral-Superintendent, Gibraltar, 1898–1945
Admiral-Superintendent, Rosyth Dockyard, 1915–1944
Admiral-Superintendent of Esquimalt Dockyard (Victoria, British Columbia)
Admiral-Superintendent of Halifax Dockyard
Admirals-Superintendent on the Clyde

Commodore-superintendents

List of commodore-superintendents by first appointment date. All appointed by the Board of Admiralty.

Commodore-Superintendent, Halifax, 1759-1905?^[14]
Commodore-Superintendent, Bermuda, 1795-1834?^[15]

Captain-Superintendents

List of captain-superintendents by first appointment date. Appointed by the Navy Board until 1832 and the Board of Admiralty thereafter.

Captain-Superintendent, Sheerness, 1799-1934
Captain-Superintendent, Pembroke, 1882-1926
Captain-Superintendent, Haulbowline, 1869-1923
Captain-Superintendent, Woolwich, 1512-1869

References

^ "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Carradice, Phil (2013). The Ships of Pembroke Dockyard. Stroud, Gloucs.: Amberley.
^ "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Stewart, William (2009). Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 47. ISBN 9780786438099.
^ "Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust".
^ "House of Commons 15 October 1969". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 15 October 1969.
^ "House of Commons 27 July 1971". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 27 July 1971.
^ "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Admirals Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard". The Dreadnought Project, 26 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ "1832 - First Admiral Superintendent Appointed". portsmouthdockyard.org.uk/. Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust, 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ Mayne, Richard O. (2011). Betrayed: Scandal, Politics, and Canadian Naval Leadership. UBC Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780774840132.
^ The Navy List 1834. Originally H.M. Stationery Office, Digitized by University of Michigan. 26 Sep 2006. p. 137.

[1] "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[2] Carradice, Phil (2013). The Ships of Pembroke Dockyard. Stroud, Gloucs.: Amberley.

[3] "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[4] Stewart, William (2009). Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 47. ISBN 9780786438099.

[5] "Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust".

[6] "House of Commons 15 October 1969". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 15 October 1969.

[7] "House of Commons 27 July 1971". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 27 July 1971.

[8] "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[9] "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[10] "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[11] Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Admirals Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard". The Dreadnought Project, 26 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[12] "1832 - First Admiral Superintendent Appointed". portsmouthdockyard.org.uk/. Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust, 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[13] "Naval Biographical Database". navylist.org. Navylist.org, 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[14] Mayne, Richard O. (2011). Betrayed: Scandal, Politics, and Canadian Naval Leadership. UBC Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780774840132.

[15] The Navy List 1834. Originally H.M. Stationery Office, Digitized by University of Michigan. 26 Sep 2006. p. 137.

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