Divisional transport officer explained

In the Royal Navy, a Divisional Transport Officer (DTO) or a Divisional Naval Transport Officer (DNTO) and later called a Divisional Sea Transport Officer (DSTO) ^[1] is a shore-based naval officer responsible for the efficient working of the transports and boats of the flotilla, division or squadron under his charge.^[2]

History

The Royal Navy established a Naval Transports Service on 22 December 1916 ^[3] during World War I the Rear-Admiral Commanding, British Aegean Squadron had a divisional transport officer based at Salonika.^[4] These officers were part of the Naval Transport Service.^[5] In 1921 the Naval Transport Service was renamed the Sea Transport Service.^[6]

See also

• Captain (D) afloat

Notes and References

1. Book: Titterton . G. A. . The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean . 2002 . Psychology Press . Cambridge, England . 9780714651798 . viii . https://books.google.com/books?id=hS_895OalVAC&q=Divisional+Sea+Transport+Officer+%28DSTO%29&pg=PR32 . en . Abbreviations.
2. Book: War Office . The . Field service pocket book, 1914 . 1914 . London : printed under the authority of H.M.S.O. by Harrison & Sons . London, England . 80 .
3. Book: Great Britain . Admiralty The . The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service . 1928 . Harrison and Sons . London England . 459 . en.
4. Web site: Harley . Simon . Lovell . Tony . Salonika - The Dreadnought Project . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell . 3 October 2018 . en . 23 August 2018.
5. Book: Mace . Martin . The Royal Navy and the War at Sea 1914-1919 . 2014 . Pen and Sword . Barnsley, England . 9781781593172 . 171 . en.
6. Web site: MacFarlane . John M. . British Naval Reserve Organizations . www.nauticapedia.ca . 3 October 2018 . en.