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Donald William Smithers CB MRINA RCNC (1905–1986) was a British civil servant. He started his career as an apprentice in Portsmouth Dockyard and finished his career as Director of Dockyards.
Career[edit]
- 22 August 1921 - 22 September 1926 Portsmouth Dockyard
- 23 September 1926 - 25 July 1929 RN College Greenwich
- Shipwright[1]
- 26 July 1929 - 7 January 1930 Portsmouth Dockyard
- Assistant Constructor[2]
- 8 January 1930 - 5 January 1931 HMS Rodney
- 6 January 1931 - 30 August 1932 Portsmouth Dockyard
- 1 September 1932 - 3 October 1937 Admiralty Arch
- 4 October 1937 - 13 June 1939 Chatham Dockyard
- 6 May 1939 Launch of HMS Euryalus
- 14 June 1939 - 13 July 1941 PSO Cammell Laird & Co
- 14 July 1941 - 17 October 1944 PSO John Brown & Co
- 18 October 1944 - 19 October 1947 Staff of C in C Mediterranean, Malta
- 20 October 1947 - 5 June 1952 Bath
- 9 June 1952 - 1 July 1954 Portsmouth Dockyard
- 2 February 1954 - 27 October 1955 Chief Constructor, Singapore Dockyard
- 28 October 1955 - 30 September 1958, Bath
- 1 October 1958 - 4 September 1961 Manager Constructive Dept, Chatham Dockyard
- 5 August 1961 - 30 September 1961 Bath
- 1 November 1961 - 31 May 1964 Director of Dockyards, Bath
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1968 New Year Honours.[3].
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "No. 33227". The London Gazette. 7 December 1926.
- ^ "No. 33567". The London Gazette. 3 January 1930.
- ^ "No. 44210". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 30 December 1967.
References[edit]
Category:1905 births Category:1986 deaths Category:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath
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