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.Snagge entered the Royal Navy as an acting sub-lieutenant on 15 August 1898, and was confirmed in this rank the following year.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 mentioned in despatches for service in the Eastern Mediterranean December 1915-January 1916,[5] and the same year received the Order of the Nile, 4th class, from the Sultan of Egypt.[7] 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.
Vice AdmiralUnited KingdomRoyal NavyDevonport Dockyardsub-lieutenantgunboatlieutenant HMS VictoryAldershotCommandermonitorHMS HumberFirst World Warmentioned in despatchesOrder of the NileSultan of EgyptNaval attacheWashington, D.C.captainNaval Intelligence DivisionDistinguished Service MedalChatham DockyardAdmiraltyAdmiral-SuperintendentHM Dockyard DevonportOrder of the Bath1933 Birthday HonoursThe London Gazette