FIRST - Director of the Naval Service of Canada - Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill was the Director of Canada's first standing navy from its founding in 1910 until 1920.
Waymark Code: WM12G8Y
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/22/2020
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Director of Canada's first standing navy from its founding in 1910 until 1920, Admiral Kingsmill was responsible for Canada`s naval contribution during the First World War. He asserted Canadian automomy over naval operations and bases, organized Allied mercantile convoys out of Halifax and Sydney and established in shore patrols and a continent wide supply system for the Allied fleet. Providing sound administrative oversight, Kingsmill set up command structures and training institutions that later enabled the Royal Canadian Navy to expand into one of the world`s largest naval forces during the Second World War.
Rear-Admiral Charles Kingsmill was named the first director of the Naval Service of Canada in 1910. The service was later renamed the Royal Canadian Navy in 1911.
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