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Portsmouth Command

C-in-C Portsmouth HM Submarines HM Yachts Portsmouth Dockyard RN Barracks Portsmouth Portland Base Portland Weymouth Southampton Newhaven Poole Coastal Forces

 

Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth [HMS Victory]
30.06.1939 - (08.1942)
Adm. Sir William M. James, RN
01.10.1942 - (06.1944)
Adm. Sir Charles J.C. Little, RN
01.03.1945 - (04.1946)
Adm. Sir Geoffrey Layton, RN
Chief of Staff
18.05.1939 - (08.1939)
Capt. Sir Atwell H. Lake, Bt, RN
04.11.1941 - (12.1943)
Cdre. 2nd cl. R.G. Duke, RN
16.02.1944 - (06.1944)
Cdre. 2nd cl. E.G.H. Bellars, RN
01.02.1945 - (07.1945)
Cdre. 2nd cl. R.V. Symonds-Taylor, RN
16.02.1946 - (04.1946)
Cdre. 2nd cl. J.A.S. Eccles, RN
Flag Lieutenant[-Commander]
30.06.1939 - (08.1939)
Lt.Cdr. O. Fogg-Elliott, RN
15.03.1941 - (08.1942)
T/Lt. H.J.R. Bankes, RNVR
01.10.1942 - (06.1944)
T/A/Lt. (Sp.Br.) R.J. Townley, RNVR
01.03.1945 - (07.1945)
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) C.L.L. Picken, RNVR
15.01.1946 - (04.1946)
T/A/Lt. I. MacArthur, RNVR
Secretary
30.06.1939 - (08.1942)
Paym.Capt. H.G. Pertwee, RN
01.10.1942 - (06.1944)
Paym.Capt. G. Blamey, RN
01.03.1945 - (04.1946)
A/Capt. (S) D.H. Doig, RN

 
HM Submarines [borne in HMS Dolphin]
Rear-Admiral Submarines (S)  
15.12.1938 - (08.1939)
R.Adm. B.C. Watson, RN
Chief Staff Officer  
20.02.1939 - (08.1939)
Capt. I.A.P. MacIntyre, RN
Flag Lieutenant[-Commander]  
02.01.1939 - (08.1939)
Lt.Cdr. F.G. Johnstone, RN
Secretary  
01.1939 - (08.1939)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. J.K. Highton, RN

 
HM Yachts [HMS Victoria and Albert]
Vice-Admiral Commanding HM Yachts  
15.12.1934 - (08.1939)
V.Adm. Sir Dudley B.N. North, RN

 
Portsmouth Dockyard [borne in HMS Victory]
Admiral Superintendent  
13.09.1935 - (08.1939)
V.Adm. R.R. Turner, RN (retd)
30.11.1940 - (07.1945)
R.Adm. M.L. Clarke, RN
08.11.1945 - (04.1946)
R.Adm. L.V. Morgan, RN
Secretary  
05.1934 - (08.1939)
H.V. Brooks (civ)
(08.1942) - (06.1944)
F.W. Pearson (civ)
(1944) - (04.1946)
J.N. Furnell (civ)

 
RN Barracks Portsmouth [borne in HMS Victory]
Commodore RN Barracks  
11.08.1937 - (08.1939)
R.Adm. W.E. Tait, RN
23.07.1941 - (02.1943)
Cdre. 2nd cl. E.R. Archer, RN
30.03.1943 - (06.1944)
Cdre. 2nd cl. H.B. Jacomb, RN
17.05.1945 - (04.1946)
Cdre. 2nd cl. G.A.B. Hawkins, RN
Secretary  
11.08.1937 - (08.1939)
Paym.Lt. J.M. Hogan, RN
15.07.1940 - (02.1943)
Paym.Lt. H.S. Spittle, RN
30.03.1943 - (07.1945)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. [Lt.Cdr. (S)] B.O.S. Savage, RN (retd)
21.11.1945 - (04.1946)
Lt.Cdr. (S) P.A.V. Lloyd-Bostock, RN

 
Portland Base [HMS Boscawen]
Captain / Flag Officer-in-Charge Portland  
21.07.1936 - (08.1939)
Capt. C.S. Thomson, RN
03.02.1942 - (06.1944)
V.Adm. G.T.C.P. Swabey, RN (retd)
03.10.1944 - (07.1945)
R.Adm. R.J.R. Scott, RN (retd)
01.08.1945 - (04.1946)
Capt. M.S. Thomas, RN
Chief Staff Officer  
05.09.1940 - (02.1943)
R.Adm. E.R. Corson, RN (retd)
21.04.1943 - (06.1944)
R.Adm. C.S. Sandford, RN (retd)
11.1944 - (07.1945)
A/Capt. G.B. Villiers, RN (retd)
Secretary  
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Paym.Lt.Cdr. C.S. Bishop, RN ?
31.03.1942 - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. D.K. Winslow, RN (retd)
(04.1946) - (04.1946)
A/Lt.Cdr. (S) J.V.A. Musters, RN

 
Portland [HMS Osprey]
Captain Anti-Submarine (A/S)  
14.04.1936 - (08.1939)
Capt. A.C.G. Madden, RN
Secretary  
21.01.1939 - (08.1939)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. H.H. Barry, RN
Captain-in-Charge Anti-Submarine (A/S) Training School  
03.05.1945 - (04.1946)
Capt. R.J. Shaw, RN

Weymouth [HMS Boscawen, later HMS Bee]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Weymouth  
12.09.1941 - (08.1942)
Capt. A.B. Greig, RN (retd)
01.09.1942 - (02.1943)
Capt. P. Hordern, RN (retd)
Secretary  
16.11.1942 - (02.1943)
T/Paym.S.Lt. C.A. Moore, RNVR
   

 
Southampton [borne in HMS President, later HMS Victory V, later HMS Shrapnel]
Liaison Officer for Naval Reserve & Merchant Navy duties  
24.02.1939 - (08.1939)
Cdr. The Hon. O.W. Cornwallis, RN
Flag Officer-in-Charge Southampton  
17.02.1942 - (08.1942)
V.Adm. H.O. Reinold, RN (retd)
14.09.1942 - (06.1944)
V.Adm. Sir James M. Pipon, RN (retd)
08.01.1945 - (07.1945)
V.Adm. Sir F. Thomas B. Tower, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer  
09.06.1942 - (07.1945)
Capt. A. Johnstone, RN (retd)
Secretary  
24.08.1939 - (07.1945)
Paym.Cdr. C.A.N. Kershaw, RN (retd)

 
Newhaven [HMS Forward]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Newhaven  
20.02.1942 - (12.1943)
V.Adm. E.J. Hardman-Jones, RN (retd)
17.04.1944 - (06.1944)
V.Adm. R.V. Holt, RN (retd)

 
Poole [-]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Poole  
05.11.1940 - (06.1944)
Cdr. C.B. Hastings, RN (retd)
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Secretary  
(08.1942) - (12.1943)
T/Paym.Lt. D.H. Wisdom, RNVR
   

 
Coastal Forces [HMS Attack]
Rear-Admiral Coastal Forces  
31.10.1940 - (02.1943)
R.Adm. P.K. Kekewich, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer  
08.1941 - (02.1943)
A/Capt. C.W.L. Meynell, RN (retd)
Secretary  
31.10.1940 - (02.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. W.R. Tinniswood, RN