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    Default Chief Designer (merchant ship department) of the Controller of the Navy

    My husband's grand father help this title in 1918 - most of his career as Naval Architect - how can I find out more about this service? Thank you!

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    Hello Tracy
    We will need a full name please ! Thanks
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    Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repair A member briefly from 1917 to 1918 and 1939-1945 who had responsibility for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs worked with the Controller however this role later became the responsibility Third Sea Lord.


    Rear-Admiral Sir Charles de Bartolomé, 1918–1919
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Bartolom%C3%A9


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    Preceded by
    Henry Oliver Naval Secretary
    1914–1916 Succeeded by
    Allan Everett
    Preceded by
    Sir Lionel Halsey Third Sea Lord
    1918–1919 Succeeded by
    Sir William Nicholson
    Preceded by
    Sir Alan Anderson Controller of the Navy
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    Rear-Admiral Sir William Nicholson, 1919–1920
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    Default Re: Chief Designer (merchant ship department) of the Controller of the Navy

    Hi Vernon.
    I was always under the impression that Naval Architects were always involved in the design and building of Merchant Ships, mainly I suppose in the event of war one they could be converted for Naval use I know that I was on quite a few ships that had deguasing? gear for mines on them.
    Cheers Des

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    Des in the USA all American merchant ships comes under the control of the US Coastguard. Our merchant ships as re the government was always the BOT then the DOT then the MOT or maybe the other way round. However today come under the auspices of the UK Coastguard, which incidentally cannot be confused with the US coastguard which is a Navy in its own right. Why any government had to change is often a question I have asked others, is it because it sounds better or what? The uk Coastguard used to and still do look over and control the separation of shipping in the likes of the Dover Straits which believe does not have to be an experiencd mariner like the previous BoT DoT or MoT. Cheers JWS.
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