The Hydrographer of the Navy is the principal hydrographical Royal Naval appointment. From 1795 until 2001, the post was responsible for the production...
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The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's...
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Francis Beaufort (category Hydrographers of the Royal Navy)
BOH-fərt; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer, the creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale, and a naval officer. Francis Beaufort...
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Hydrography (redirect from Hydrographer)
areas were surveyed, the data rarely reached all those who needed it. The Admiralty appointed Alexander Dalrymple as Hydrographer in 1795, with a remit...
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under the direction of a "Hydrographer," utilized the expertise of naval officers in collecting hydrographic data that was incorporated into the navy's collection...
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National Hydrographic Office (redirect from Chief Hydrographer to the Govt. of India)
The National Hydrographic Office, formerly the Indian Naval Hydrographic Department (INHD), headed by the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India...
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Elobey Grande (category Islands of Equatorial Guinea)
Bight of Biafra, Ascension Island, Saint Helena Island, Tristan da Cunha Group, and Gough Island. Volume II. Hydrographer of the Navy. 1977. p. 102. v t e...
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Singapore Strait (redirect from Straits of Singapore)
northern approaches, Singapore Strait, and the west coast of Sumatra (5th ed.), Hydrographer of the Navy, ISBN 9780902539716, retrieved 12 May 2012[permanent...
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Operation Mincemeat (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
Spain, after advice was taken from the Hydrographer of the Navy regarding the tides and currents best suited to ensure the body landed where it was wanted...
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was Hydrographer of the Navy, the Hydrographic Office produced numerous new charts and products to support the Royal Navy. Following the war, the First...
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until he was Hydrographer of the Navy in the 1830s, when it was adopted officially. It was first used during the 1831-1836 "Darwin voyage" of HMS Beagle...
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Duncan Ingraham (category Confederate States Navy captains)
Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1856 until 1860. Ingraham resigned from the U.S. Navy on 4 February 1861 to join the Confederate...
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The post of Controller of the Navy (abbreviated as CofN) was originally created in 1859 when the Surveyor of the Navy's title changed to Controller of...
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Celtic Sea (category Seas of the Republic of Ireland)
of Earth. National Council for Science and the /environment. Washington DC. Haslam, D. W. (Hydrographer of the Royal Navy) (29 March 1976). "It's the...
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of the Royal Navy between 1546 and 1832. The board was headquartered within the Navy Office. The origins of the Navy Board can be traced back to the 13th...
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a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy. He was born in London, the second son of Robert Wharton, County Court Judge of York. He was educated at...
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Thomas Hurd (category Hydrographers of the Royal Navy)
was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of captain, becoming the second Hydrographer of the Navy, a Superintendent of Chronometers and...
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Traversay Islands (category Islands of the South Sandwich Islands)
Antarctic pilot: comprising the coasts of Antarctica and all islands southward of the usual route of vessels. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 146. Retrieved 6 January...
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Wharton, Western Australia (redirect from Duke of Orleans Bay Caravan Park)
The town has been named after the nearby Wharton Island which, in turn, was named after William Wharton, a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy...
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USS Hydrographer (AGS-2), briefly classified PY-30 before commissioning, was built in 1928 by the Spear Engine Works in Norfolk, Virginia, and operated...
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The Royal Navy Medical Service (RNMS), also termed the Royal Naval Medical Service is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for providing 'comprehensive...
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IHO, most of the seafaring nations. Lt. Cmdr. C.J. de C. Scott, R.N., ed. (1973). The Mariner's Handbook. Taunton: The Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 33....
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Timothy Gallaudet (category United States Navy rear admirals)
he returned to the CNO staff, ultimately serving as the Head Oceanographer of the Navy, Hydrographer of the Navy, and Commander of the Naval Meteorology...
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Duff Islands (category Islands of the Solomon Islands)
Howe (ed.), Vaka Moana: Voyages of the Ancestors, Bateman, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8248-3213-1 Specific Hydrographer of the Navy, Pacific Islands Pilot Vol. II...
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an officer of the Royal Navy. He became a distinguished hydrographer during his career and served as Hydrographer of the Navy. Evans, son of John Evans...
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Jal Cursetji (category Indian Navy admirals)
Officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 8th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) from 1 March 1976 until 28 February 1979. He was the first hydrographer to serve...
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First Sea Lord (redirect from First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff)
admiral. As the highest-ranking officer to serve in the Royal Navy, the chief is the principal military advisor on matters pertaining to the navy and a deputy...
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Arthur Guy Norris Wyatt (category Royal Navy vice admirals)
(1893-1982), often known as Guy Wyatt, was a Royal Navy Officer and Surveyor who was Hydrographer of the Navy in 1945–1950. Wyatt was born in 1893. His father...
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USS Hydrographer may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Hydrographer (1901), was a wooden steam launch built in 1901 and came...
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Y. N. Jayarathna (category Hydrographers)
hydrographer. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy and Joint chief Hydrographer to the Government of Sri Lanka, former Commandant of...
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