Admiral-superintendent

The admiral-superintendent^[1] was the Royal Navy officer in command of a larger Naval Dockyard. Portsmouth, Devonport and Chatham all had admiral-superintendents, as did some other dockyards in the United Kingdom and abroad at certain times. The admiral-superintendent usually held the rank of rear-admiral. His deputy was the captain of the dockyard (or captain of the port from 1969).

Some smaller dockyards, such as Sheerness and Pembroke,^[2] had a captain-superintendent^[3] instead, whose deputy was styled commander of the dockyard. The appointment of a commodore-superintendent^[4] was also made from time to time in certain yards.

The appointment of admiral-superintendents (or their junior equivalents) dates from 1832 when the Admiralty took charge of the Royal Dockyards. Prior to this larger dockyards were overseen by a commissioner who represented the Navy Board.

In the Royal Naval Dockyards, admiral-superintendents ceased to be appointed after 15 September 1971, and existing post-holders were renamed port admirals.^[5] This followed the appointment of a (civilian) Chief Executive of the Royal Dockyards in September 1969^[6] and the creation of a centralised Royal Dockyards Management Board.^[7]

^ "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Carradice, Phil (2013). The Ships of Pembroke Dockyard. Stroud, Gloucs.: Amberley.
^ "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Stewart, William (2009). Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 47. ISBN 9780786438099.
^ "Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust".
^ "House of Commons 15 October 1969". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 15 October 1969.
^ "House of Commons 27 July 1971". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 27 July 1971.

[1] "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[2] Carradice, Phil (2013). The Ships of Pembroke Dockyard. Stroud, Gloucs.: Amberley.

[3] "Royal Naval dockyard staff". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives, UK, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[4] Stewart, William (2009). Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 47. ISBN 9780786438099.

[5] "Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust".

[6] "House of Commons 15 October 1969". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 15 October 1969.

[7] "House of Commons 27 July 1971". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 27 July 1971.

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