Divisional transport officer
In the Royal Navy, a Divisional Transport Officer (DTO) or a Divisional Naval Transport Officer (DNTO) and later called a Divisional Sea Transport Officer (DSTO) [1] is a shore-based naval officer responsible for the efficient working of the transports and boats of the flotilla, division or squadron under his charge.[2]
History
The Royal Navy established a Naval Transports Service on 22 December 1916 [3] during World War I the Rear-Admiral Commanding, British Aegean Squadron had a divisional transport officer based at Salonika.[4] These officers were part of the Naval Transport Service.[5] In 1921 the Naval Transport Service was renamed the Sea Transport Service.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Titterton, G. A. (2002). "Abbreviations". The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean. Cambridge, England: Psychology Press. p. viii. ISBN 9780714651798.
- ^ War Office, The (1914). Field service pocket book, 1914. London, England: London : printed under the authority of H.M.S.O. by Harrison & Sons. p. 80.
- ^ Great Britain, Admiralty The (1928). The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. London England: Harrison and Sons. p. 459.
- ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (23 August 2018). "Salonika - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Mace, Martin (2014). The Royal Navy and the War at Sea 1914-1919. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. p. 171. ISBN 9781781593172.
- ^ MacFarlane, John M. "British Naval Reserve Organizations". www.nauticapedia.ca. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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