Morgan Singer

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Sir Morgan Singer
Born13 December 1864
Died27 April 1938 (1938-04-28) (aged 73)
Winchester, Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldNorth America and West Indies Station
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Morgan Singer, KCB, KCVO (13 December 1864 – 27 April 1938) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.

Naval career[]

Singer joined the Royal Navy in 1877, and was promoted to lieutenant on 13 December 1885. During 1900 he was in command of HMS Flying Fish, followed by a command of HMS Spiteful,[1] and by 1908 he was captain of the cruiser HMS Roxburgh.[2]

He served in World War I and was appointed Director of Naval Ordnance in August 1914 taking responsibility for the Admiralty's entire supply of guns, torpedoes and mines.[3] He continued in that post until March 1917.[4]

Promoted to vice admiral in February 1919,[5] he became Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station the same month.[6] He was appointed KCB later that year,[7] and went on to be Commander-in-Chief of Coastguards and Reserves in 1921.[8] He became a full Admiral in 1924.[5]

He died in Winchester in Hampshire in 1938.[3]

Family[]

In 1899 he married Emily Mary Desborough.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36340). London. 1 January 1901. p. 12.
  2. ^ Navy List 1908 Ship Q to T - Crew Lists World Naval Ships
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Obituary: Sir Morgan Singer". The New York Times. 29 April 1938.
  4. ^ The Crisis of the Naval War by Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O. Chapter 10
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Admiral Sir Morgan Singer, KCB, KCVO Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 - 1975
  6. ^ Naval Notes, The RUSI Journal, Volume 64, Issue 455 August 1919, pages 517 - 530
  7. ^ Honours List Edinburgh Gazette, 26 December 1919
  8. ^ Naval Notes, The RUSI Journal, Volume 66, Issue 463 August 1921, pages 530 - 541
  9. ^ Emily Mary Desborough Tudor 44
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir William Grant 		Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
1919 		Succeeded by
Sir Trevylyan Napier
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