Morgan Singer
Royal Navy Admiral; Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station (1864–1938)
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Sir Morgan Singer, KCB, KCVO (13 December 1864 – 27 April 1938) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.
Sir Morgan Singer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1864 |
| Died | 27 April 1938 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | North America and West Indies Station |
| Conflicts | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Naval career
Singer joined the Royal Navy in 1877, and was promoted to lieutenant on 13 December 1885. During 1900 he was in command of HMS Flying Fish, followed by a command of HMS Spiteful.[1] In January 1903 he was appointed in command of the protected cruiser HMS Prometheus,[2] serving with her in the Channel Fleet for a year. He was promoted to captain on 31 December 1903.[3] By 1908 he was captain of the cruiser HMS Roxburgh.[4]
He served in World War I and was appointed Director of Naval Ordnance in August 1914 taking responsibility for the Admiralty's entire supply of guns, torpedoes and mines.[5] He continued in that post until March 1917.[6] He was then second-in-command, North America and West Indies Station (to Vice-Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant, the Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station), and Admiral Superintendent, Bermuda, with HMS Caesar) as his flagship.[7][8]
Promoted to vice-admiral in February 1919,[9] he became Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station the same month.[10] He was appointed KCB later that year,[11] and went on to be Commander-in-Chief of Coastguards and Reserves in 1921.[12] He became a full Admiral in 1924.[9]
He died in Winchester in Hampshire in 1938.[5]
Family
In 1899 he married Emily Mary Desborough.[13]