Arthur Lionel Snagge
Vice-Admiral Arthur Lionel Snagge, CB (4 May 1878 - 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who was Admiral-Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard.
Arthur Lionel Snagge CB | |
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| Born | 4 May 1878 |
| Died | 1955 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands held | Devonport Dockyard |
Naval career
Snagge entered the Royal Navy, and was sub-lieutenant when on 19 March 1900 he was posted to the gunboat HMS Redbreast.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 31 December 1900, and to Commander on 30 June 1913. Taking command of the newly commissioned monitor HMS Humber in 1914, he served with her throughout most of the First world war in Europe and in the Mediterranean. He was appointed British Naval attache to Washington, D.C. in May 1918, promoted to captain on 30 June 1919, and returned in November that year to take a position in the Naval Intelligence Division.
Following a series of active commands of various ships in the 1920s, Snagge was appointed Commodore-in-Command of the Royal Naval barracks at Chatham Dockyard in November 1929, serving as such until July 1931. After a staff appointment at the Admiralty, he was on 2 March 1935 appointed Admiral-Superintendent of HM Dockyard Devonport, and served as such until September 1938. He was put on the Retired List in 1936 with the rank of vice admiral.[2]
Snagge was a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1933 Birthday Honours.[3]
References
- "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36083). London. 7 March 1900. p. 10.
- "No. 34240". The London Gazette. 7 January 1936. p. 133.
- "No. 33946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1933. p. 3801.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rear-Admiral Harold Owen Reinold |
Admiral -Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard 1835–1938 |
Succeeded by Vice-Admiral Arthur Ninian Dowding |