Flag Officer, Plymouth

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Flag Officer Plymouth
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Reports to Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
FormationJuly 1969
First holder Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony Griffin
Final holder Vice-Admiral Sir Roy Newman
Abolished1996

The Flag Officer Plymouth [1] was a senior Royal Navy appointment first established in July 1969. The office holder was responsible for the administration of the facilities of the two major Royal Navy at Plymouth and Portsmouth. The appointment continued until 1996 when it was abolished. [2]

Contents

From July 1970 all new appointees holding this title jointly held the title of Port Admiral, Devonport.

History

The appointment was established in July 1969 when the two major home commanders-in-chief, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth were amalgamated into the new centralised Naval Home Command. As a result of these organisational changes Flag Officer Plymouth became one of the new area commanders subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command. [3]

On 30 December 1970, Vice-Admiral J R McKaig CBE was appointed as Port Admiral, Devonport of HM Naval Base, Devonport, and Flag Officer, Plymouth. On 5 September 1971, all Royal Navy Flag Officers holding positions of Admiral Superintendents at Royal Naval Dockyards were restyled as Port Admirals. [4]

Office Holders

Included: [5]

Footnotes

  1. Eberle, Sir James (2007). Wider horizons: naval policy & international affairs. London: Roundtuit Publishing. p. 50. ISBN   9781904499176.
  2. Mackie, Colin (April 2019). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland: C. Mackie. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Area Flag Officer, Plymouth - Hansard, Volume 770". hansard.parliament.uk. Hansard. 14 October 1968. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. "Dockyard Timeline: 1971 – Admiral Superintendents become Port Admirals". Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. Mackie. pp. 71-72.
  6. "Navy cook's walking aid". Daily Echo Newspaper. Southampton, England. 16 July 1999. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

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