Principal naval transport officer (Royal Navy)

In the Royal Navy, a principal naval transport officer (P.N.T.O.) later known as principal sea transport officer (P.S.T.O.) [1] is a shore-based flag officer or captain responsible for sea transport duties, and to assist the senior naval officer in the preparation of naval orders and conduct disembarkations.[2]

History

The Naval Transports Service was created by the Royal Navy on 22 December 1916. [3] From 1915 to 1916 the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron had a principal naval transport officer based at Mudros who held a commodore rank. The officers were employed as part of the Naval Transport Service.[4] In 1921 the Naval Transport Service was restyled as the Sea Transport Service.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Titterton, G. A. (2002). "Abbreviations". The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean. Cambridge, England: Psychology Press. p. viii. ISBN 9780714651798.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Great Britain, Admiralty The (1928). The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. London England: Harrison and Sons. p. 459.
  4. ↑ Mace, Martin (2014). The Royal Navy and the War at Sea 1914-1919. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. p. 171. ISBN 9781781593172.
  5. ↑ MacFarlane, John M. "British Naval Reserve Organizations". www.nauticapedia.ca. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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