Principal naval transport officer (Royal Navy)

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Principal Naval Transport Officer
Principal Sea Transport Officer
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CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Service branch Royal Navy
AbbreviationPNTO
PSTO

In the Royal Navy, a principal naval transport officer (P.N.T.O.) later known as principal sea transport officer (P.S.T.O.) [1] is a shore-based flag officer or captain responsible for sea transport duties, and assisting the senior naval officer's area of command in the preparation of naval orders and conduct disembarkations. [2] British Dominion Navies also used the concept.

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History

Principal Transport Officers of the Royal Navy had been in existence from at least 1868. [3] The Naval Transports Service was created by the Royal Navy on 22 December 1914. [4] From 1915 to 1916 the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron had a principal naval transport officer based at Mudros who held the rank of commodore. The officers were employed as part of the Naval Transport Service as part of the Department of the Director of Transports. [5] In 1921 the Naval Transport Service was restyled as the Sea Transport Service. [6] of the Sea Transport Department. Naval officers were assigned to postings at various ports and naval bases through to 1970.

Locations of principal naval transport officers

Post HolderDate(s)Ref
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Alexandria1915 [7]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Archangel1916 [8]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Australia1914 [9]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Cardiff19151921 [10]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Egypt19151918 [11] [12]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, East Indies1931 [13]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, France19151919 [14] [15]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Le Havre1914 [16]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Liverpool19151921 [17]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Marseilles19161919 [18]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, New Haven19181919 [19]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Mudros 19151916 [20]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, South Africa1914 [21]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Southampton19141921 [22] [23]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, St. Nazaire1916 [24]
Principal Naval Transport Officer, Taranto1917 [25]

Locations of principal sea transport officers

Post HolderDate(s)Ref
Principal Sea Transport Officer, Australia1946 [26]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, British Army of the Rhine1946 [27]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, Clyde and Scottish Ports19401946 [27] [28]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, East Indies1946 [27]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, India19391945 [29]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, Middle East19391945 [30]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, North West Ports1946 [27]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, South Coast1946 [27]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, South East Asia Command1946 [31]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, South East Coast1946 [27]
Principal Sea Transport Officer, South Wales1946 [27]

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