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Western Approaches Command

C-in-C W Appr Liverpool Milford Haven Belfast Londonderry Cardiff Avonmouth Barry
Newport Swansea Isle of Man Holyhead Barrow-in-Furness Larne Stranraer Glasgow
Greenock Greenock Dunoon Inveraray Lamlash Campbeltown Ardrossan Oban
RA (M) Port ZA Stornoway Aultbea Tobermory Largs    

 

Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches [HMS Eaglet]
17.02.1941 - 10.1942
Adm. Sir Percy L.H. Noble, RN
17.11.1942 - 15.08.1945
Adm. Sir Max K. Horton, RN
Chief of Staff
17.02.1941 - 01.1943
Cdre. 2nd cl. J.M. Mansfield, RN
12.01.1943 - (10.1943)
Cdre. 2nd cl. A.S. Russell, RN
05.11.1943 - (07.1945)
Cdre. 2nd cl. I.A.P. Macintyre, RN
Deputy Chief of Staff
10.02.1942 - (12.1943)
Capt. R.W. Ravenhill, RN
Flag Lieutenant[-Commander]
09.04.1941 - (02.1943)
T/Lt. G.S. Wellby, RNVR
Secretary
17.02.1941 - (08.1942)
Paym.Capt. W. McBride, RN
17.11.1942 - (07.1945)
A/Paym.Capt. E. Haslehurst, RN

Liverpool [HMS Eaglet]
Flag Officer-in-Charge Liverpool
14.12.1940 - (06.1944)
R.Adm. J.S.M. Ritchie, RN (retd)
15.08.1944 - (07.1945)
V.Adm. J.W.S. Dorling, RN (retd)
Chief of Staff 
10.03.1942 - (06.1944)
A/Capt. C.E. Maconochie, RN (emgy)
Secretary
22.08.1939 - (06.1944)
Paym.Cdr. G. Franklin, RN (retd)

Milford Haven  till Jan/Apr 1944 ? [HMS Skirmisher]
Flag Officer-in-Charge Milford Haven
12.05.1942 - (12.1943)
V.Adm. B.W.M. Fairbairn, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
(02.1943) - (12.1943)
A/Capt. F.W.D. Twigg, RN (retd)
Secretary
24.08.1939 - (12.1943)
Paym.Cdr. L.B. Bishop, RN (retd)

Belfast, since early 1944 Northern Ireland [HMS Caroline]
Flag Officer-in-Charge Belfast / Northern Ireland
24.08.1939 - (08.1942)
R.Adm. R.M. King, RN (retd)
22.10.1942 - (07.1945)
R.Adm. R.H.L. Bevan, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
10.07.1940 - (02.1943)
Capt. C.R. Hemans, RN (retd)
09.03.1943 - (07.1945)
A/Capt. C.W.L. Meynell, RN (retd)
(07.1945) - (07.1945)
A/Capt. H.W. Edwards, RN (retd) ??
Secretary
24.08.1939 - (07.1945)
Paym.Cdr. [Cdr. (S)] J.M. Bell, RN (retd)
(07.1945) - (07.1945)
T/A/Lt.Cdr. (S) R.B.Y. Thomson, RNVR ??

Londonderry [HMS Ferret]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Londonderry
11.03.1942 - (02.1943)
Cdre. 2nd cl. R.R. Stewart, RN
22.04.1943 - (06.1944)
Capt. J.B. Glencross, RN (retd)
24.06.1945 - (07.1945)
Capt. E.A.B. Stanley, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
12.1942 - 26.04.1943
Capt. M. Richmond, RN
Secretary
14.04.1942 - (02.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. J.G. Bennett, RN
02.1944 - (04.1944)
T/Paym.Lt. B.E. Justice, RNVR
04.1944 - (07.1945)
Paym.Lt. A.W. Gossage, RN

Londonderry  till 1945 ? [HMS Ferret]
Commodore (D) Western Approaches
26.04.1943 - (06.1944)
Cdre. 2nd cl. G.W.G. Simpson, RN
Chief Staff Officer
26.04.1943 - (12.1943)
Capt. M. Richmond, RN
09.03.1944 - (06.1944)
Capt. W.H. Selby, RN
Secretary
(06.1943) - (06.1943)
A/Paym.Lt.Cdr. E.R. Townsend, RN (retd)
(06.1943) - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt. W.J.N. Rutherford, RN

Cardiff  till Jan/Apr 1944 ? [borne in HMS Lucifer]
Flag Officer-in-Charge Cardiff
03.02.1942 - (12.1943)
Adm. Sir Rudolf M. Burmester, RN (retd)
Chief of Staff
24.07.1941 - (12.1943)
A/Capt. M.C. Despard, RN (retd)
Secretary
07.1942 - (12.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. R.J.V. Spurway, RN (retd)

Avonmouth  till 1945 ? [borne in HMS Lucifer]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Avonmouth
07.06.1942 - (06.1944)
V.Adm. Sir Robert A. Hornell, RN (retd)
Secretary
25.08.1939 - 04.1942
Paym.Lt.Cdr. G.E. Lyel, RNR
01.04.1942 - (08.1943)
T/Paym.Lt. R.J. Mordaunt, RNVR
05.08.1943 - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt. F.A. Ansell, RNR

Barry  till 1945 ? [borne in HMS Lucifer]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Barry
07.06.1942 - (06.1944)
Adm. Sir H. Ralph Crooke, RN (retd)
Secretary
25.08.1939 - (08.1942)
Paym.Lt. C.R. Rowe, RNVR
02.08.1942 - (06.1944)
T/Paym.Lt. J. Akers, RNVR

Newport  till Sept/Oct 1943 ? [borne in HMS Lucifer]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Newport
11.03.1942 - (08.1943)
Capt. R.W.M. Lloyd, RN (retd)
Secretary
25.08.1939 - (08.1942)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. F.F. Bastick, RNVR
(02.1943) - (06.1943)
Paym.Lt. R.A.G. Goddard, RNVR
15.07.1943 - (08.1943)
Paym.Lt. W. Oldroyd, RNVR

Swansea  till 1945 ? [HMS Lucifer]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Swansea
13.02.1942 - (06.1944)
Capt. C.S. Inglis, RN (retd)
Secretary
(08.1942) - (08.1942)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. B.O.S. Savage, RN (retd)
(02.1943) - (06.1944)
A/Paym.Lt.Cdr. J.M.P. Kirkness, RNR

Isle of Man [HMS St. George, later HMS Valkyrie]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Isle of Man & Captain-in-Charge RNTE Douglas
04.02.1942 - (08.1942)
Capt. T.E. Halsey, RN
17.02.1943 - (02.1943)
Capt. A.L. Poland, RN
06.03.1943 - (06.1944)
R.Adm. J.S.C. Salmond, RN (retd)
01.09.1944 - (07.1945)
Capt. A.R. Halfhide, RN (retd)
Secretary
07.1943 - (06.1944)
T/Paym.Lt. R.W. Simpkin, RNVR
02.07.1945 - (07.1945)
T/Lt. (S) J.R. Flanagan, RNVR

Holyhead [HMS Torch, later HMS Bee]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Holyhead
25.08.1939 - (06.1943)
Capt. J.B. Kitson, RN (retd)
20.07.1943 - (10.1943)
V.Adm. W.F. Selis, RN (retd)
18.10.1943 - (04.1944)
Capt. The Hon. E. Pleydell-Bouverie, RN
29.04.1944 - (06.1944)
A/Cdr. J.L. Younghusband, RN
06.09.1944 - (07.1945)
Capt. M. Murray, RN (retd)
Secretary
01.07.1941 - (12.1943)
Paym.Lt. D.A. Curtis, RN (retd)
(04.1944) - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt. G.A. Lambert, RNR

Barrow-in-Furness  till 1945 ? [HMS Clio]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Barrow-in-Furness
01.04.1942 - (06.1944)
R.Adm. D.B. Le Mottee, RN (retd)
Secretary
25.08.1939 - (08.1942)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. L. MacGuire, RNR
01.12.1942 - (08.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. A.R. Tapner, RNR
04.10.1943 - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt. W.J. Clarke, RNR

Larne  till 1945 ? [HMS Racer]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Larne
29.02.1940 - (08.1942)
Capt. T.K. Maxwell, RN
06.08.1942 - (06.1944)
Capt. H.M. Fothergill, RN (retd)
Secretary
09.06.1942 - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. J. Murray, RNR

Stranraer [borne in HMS Fortitude]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Stranraer
17.01.1941 - (08.1942)
Capt. J.L. Field, RN (retd)
02.02.1943 - (07.1945)
Capt. H.S. Bowlby, RN (retd)
Secretary
(08.1942) - (08.1942)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. W.H. Bull, RN (retd)
(02.1943) - (12.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. B.G. Tyson-Davies, RNR
(04.1944) - (04.1944)
T/Paym.Lt. G.N. Floris, RNVR
(06.1944) - (07.1945)
A/Paym.S.Lt. [A/S.Lt. (S)] I. Reid, RNVR

Glasgow [HMS Spartiate]
Flag Officer-in-Charge Glasgow
19.02.1940 - (07.1945)
V.Adm. J.A.G. Troup, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
08.1939 - (08.1942)
A/Capt. G.E. Boultbee, RN
28.08.1942 - (06.1944)
A/Capt. H.W. Edwards, RN (retd)
06.1945 - (07.1945)
A/Capt. J. Harding, RN (retd)
Secretary
02.07.1942 - (04.1944)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. A.S. McLelland, RNVR
04.05.1944 - (07.1945)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. R.H. Cass, RN (retd)

Greenock [borne in HMS Orlando]
Flag Officer-in-Charge Greenock
03.02.1942 - (07.1945)
R.Adm. Sir Richard A.S. Hill, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
19.06.1940 - (08.1942)
R.Adm. A.R. Hammick, RN (retd)
09.1942 - (12.1943)
R.Adm. F.C. Bradley, RN (retd)
01.03.1944 - (07.1945)
R.Adm. J.S.G. Fraser, RN (retd)
Secretary
01.04.1940 - (08.1942)
Paym.Cdr. J.K. Highton, RN
31.12.1942 - (07.1945)
Paym.Cdr. [Cdr. (S)] D.H. Pasmore, RN (retd)

Greenock
Vice-Admiral Combined Training [HMS Monck]
10.03.1942 - (08.1942)
V.Adm. T.G. Hallett, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
25.05.1942 - (08.1942)
A/Capt. L.D.A. Musters, RN
Flag Lieutenant[-Commander]
10.03.1942 - (08.1942)
T/A/Lt. G.V. Galwey, RNVR
Secretary
03.1942 - (08.1942)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. G.S. Mowll, RN
Rear-Admiral Combined Operations [Bases Western Approaches (and Rosyth Commands)] [HMS Warren]
13.01.1943 - (02.1943)
R.Adm. T.H. Troubridge, RN (temp.)
01.05.1943 - (07.1945)
R.Adm. H.E. Horan, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
13.01.1943 - (02.1943)
Capt. J.S. Bethell, RN (temp.)
31.03.1943 - (06.1944)
A/Capt. A.B. Fanshawe, RN
Flag Lieutenant[-Commander]
12.10.1942 - (02.1943)
T/Lt. N. MacNaughton-Wainwright, RNVR
10.03.1944 - (07.1945)
T/A/Lt. L.L. Fellner, RNVR
Secretary
28.10.1942 - (02.1943)
T/Paym.Lt.Cdr. H.E.B. Jenkinson, RN
10.05.1943 - (07.1945)
T/A/Paym.Lt.Cdr. [T/A/Lt.Cdr. (S)] K.A. McLellan, RNVR

Dunoon [HMS Osprey]
Captain-in-Charge Anti-Submarine Training School
20.11.1940 - (08.1942)
Capt. G.M. Keble-White, RN
22.02.1943 - (12.1943)
Capt. R.G. Onslow, RN
18.12.1943 - (06.1944)
Capt. R.H. Bevan, RN
03.05.1945 - (07.1945)
Capt. R.J. Shaw, RN
Secretary
(08.1942) - (12.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. H.H. Barry, RN

Inveraray  till Mar/Jun 1943 ? [HMS Quebec]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Inveraray [from 14.12.1942 also: Commandant Combined Training Centre & Senior Naval Officer Combined Operations Northern Bases]
10.03.1942 - (02.1943)
Cdre. 2nd cl. C.G.B. Coltart, RN (retd)
Secretary
09.03.1942 - (02.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. C.P. Lee, RN (retd)

Lamlash [HMS Orlando, later HMS Fortitude]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Lamlash
13.06.1942 - (07.1945)
V.Adm. R. Eliot, RN (retd)
Secretary
(08.1942) - (06.1944)
T/Paym.S.Lt. G.E. Williams, RNVR
(07.1945) - (07.1945)
T/Lt. (S) R.E.F. Peal, RNVR

Campbeltown [HMS Nimrod]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Campbeltown
24.02.1942 - (08.1943)
Capt. J.W. Farquhar, RN
08.1943 - (12.1943)
Capt. M.W.St.L. Searle, RN
01.1944 - (06.1944)
Capt. D.H. Hall-Thompson, RN
04.1945 - (07.1945)
A/Capt. A.E. Johnston, RN (retd)

Ardrossan [HMS Fortitude]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Ardrossan
05.02.1942 - (06.1944)
Capt. J.L. Field, RN (retd)
30.10.1944 - (07.1945)
A/Capt. F.A.P. Foster, RN (retd)
Secretary
30.01.1942 - (12.1943)
Paym.Lt. B.G. Tyson-Davies, RNR
18.05.1945 - (07.1945)
T/S.Lt. (S) K.O. Horton, RNVR

Oban [HMS St. Andrew, later HMS Caledonia]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Oban
25.07.1941 - (07.1945)
Capt. A. Stokes, RN (retd)
Secretary
14.07.1941 - (08.1943)
T/Paym.Lt. R.D. Fairbairn, RNVR
28.09.1943 - (07.1945)
T/Paym.Lt. T.H.D. Lawrence, RNVR

Rear-Admiral / Commodore (Minelayers)  till Sept/Oct 1943 ? [HMS Menestheus, later HMS Southern Prince]
Rear-Admiral / Commodore (Minelayers)
24.02.1942 - (08.1942)
R.Adm. T.B. Drew, RN
04.02.1943 - (02.1943)
R.Adm. A.M. Peters, RN
15.06.1943 - (08.1943)
Cdre. 2nd cl. F. Ratsey, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
15.01.1942 - (08.1943)
Capt. R.H.F. De Salis, RN (retd)
Flag Lieutenant[-Commander]
10.03.1942 - (08.1943)
Lt. R.F. Colville, RN
Secretary
03.1942 - (02.1943)
Paym.Cdr. H.S. Howell, RN
04.02.1943 - (08.1943)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. A. Lade, RN

Port ZA  till 1945 ? [HMS Trelawney]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Loch Alsh
09.10.1940 - (10.1943)
R.Adm. H.D. Hamilton, RN (retd)
03.11.1943 - (06.1944)
A/Capt. B.C. Gourley, RN (retd)
Secretary
(08.1942) - (02.1943)
Paym.Lt. D.C. Woolf, RN

Stornoway  till Jan/Apr 1944 ? [HMS Mentor]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Stornoway
01.05.1940 - 03.1942
Capt. J.C. Wauchope, RN (retd)
19.03.1942 - (08.1943)
Capt. A.A. Lovett-Cameron, RN (retd)
19.10.1943 - (12.1943)
A/Cdr. D.M. Cann, RN (retd)
Secretary
25.08.1939 - (02.1943)
Paym.Lt. J.B. Soutter, RNVR
(06.1943) - (12.1943)
Paym.Lt. B.A. Rust, RNVR

Aultbea  till 1945 ? [HMS Helicon]
Naval Officer-in-Charge Aultbea
29.12.1941 - (08.1942)
Capt. H.W.C. Hughes, RN (retd)
25.08.1942 - (06.1944)
Capt. E.L.B. Lockyer, RN (retd)
Secretary
14.06.1941 - (06.1943)
Paym.Lt. J.G. Robinson, RNVR
15.07.1943 - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt. R.W.M.. Wright, RNVR

Tobermory  since 1942/43 ? [HMS Western Isles]
Commanding Officer HMS Western Isles
12.07.1940 - (07.1945)
V.Adm. G.O. Stephenson, RN (retd) [since 02.06.1943: Sir Gilbert O. Stephenson] 
Chief Staff Officer
01.11.1940 - (10.1943)
A/Cdr. D.M. Cann, RN (retd)
Secretary
14.07.1941 - (08.1943)
Paym.Lt. J.A.S. Carson, RNVR
10.09.1943 - (12.1943)
T/A/Paym.Lt.Cdr. C.J. Poole, RN
13.01.1944 - (06.1944)
Paym.Lt.Cdr. C.E. Wonham, RNR
? - (07.1945)
T/A/Lt.Cdr. (S) P.G. Nicol, RNVR

Largs  since Apr 1943 ?, till 1945 ? [HMS Monck]
Flag Officer Carrier Training and Administration
27.04.1943 - (06.1944)
V.Adm. Sir A. Lumley St.G. Lyster, RN
Chief Staff Officer
24.05.1943 - (12.1943)
Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN
01.03.1944 - (06.1944)
Capt. E.W. Anstice, RN
Secretary
27.04.1943 - (06.1944)
Paym.Cdr. G.E.C. Tomkins, RN

Largs  since Dec 1943 ?, till 01.10.1944 ? [HMS Monck II]
Rear-Admiral Unallocated Landing Ships
17.12.1943 - (06.1944)
R.Adm. G.L. Warren, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
03.11.1943 - (06.1944)
A/Capt. V. Hammersley-Heenan, RN (retd)
Secretary
09.01.1943 - (06.1944)
A/Paym.Lt.Cdr. G.P. Vollmer, RNVR
-  since 01.10.1944 ? [HMS Dinosaur]  since 1945 ?
Rear-Admiral Landing Ships and Craft (Unallocated)  
01.10.1944 - (07.1945)
A/R.Adm. L.E.H. Maund, RN (retd)
Chief Staff Officer
01.07.1945 - (07.1945)
A/Capt. H.D. Tollemache, RN (retd)
Secretary
01.10.1944 - (07.1945)
A/Lt.Cdr. (S) R.N.F. Glennie, RN