Port Admiral, Devonport Explained

Post:Office of the Port Admiral, Devonport
Insignia:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Ensign of the Royal Navy
Department:Navy Department
Reports To:Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command, (1969-1983)
Appointer:Prime Minister
Appointer Qualified:Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Termlength:Not fixed
Inaugural:Vice-Admiral Sir Rae McKaig
Formation:1970-1996

The Port Admiral, Devonport was a senior Royal Navy appointment first created in 1970. In September 1971 all remaining flag officers in the Royal Navy holding dual positions of Admiral Superintendents at Royal Navy Dockyards were re-designated as Port Admirals.[1] This office was held jointly with that of the Flag Officer, Plymouth. It was abolished in 1996.

History

On 30 December 1970, Vice-Admiral J R McKaig CBE was appointed as Port Admiral, Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport, and Flag Officer, Plymouth. On 15 September 1971, all Flag Officers of the Royal Navy holding positions of Admiral Superintendents at Royal Dockyards were restyled as Port Admirals.[2]

Office Holders

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hampshire . Arthur Cecil . The Royal Navy Since 1945: Its Transition to the Nuclear Age . 1975 . Kimber . London, England. . 241 . en.
  2. Web site: Dockyard Timeline: 1971 – Admiral Superintendents become Port Admirals . Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust . 1 November 2019.
  3. Book: Who was who . 1996 . St. Martin's Press . London, England . 9780312293666 . 371 . en.
  4. News: Obituaries: Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Berger . 1 November 2019 . The Daily Telegraph Newspaper . 28 October 2003 . London, England.
  5. Book: Whitaker . Joseph . An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord, Volume 115 . 1983 . J. Whitaker . London, England. . 470 . en.
  6. Book: Whitaker . Joseph . Whitaker's Almanack . 1987 . J. Whitaker & Sons . London, England. . 466 . en.