Warship Support Agency

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Warship Support Agency
Agency overview
Formed2001-2005
Preceding agency
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
HeadquartersFoxhill, Bath, England
Agency executive
  • Chief Executive Warship Support Agency
Parent agencyDefence Logistics Organisation

The Warship Support Agency (WSA) was a non-executive agency within the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) of the UK Ministry of Defence from 2001 to 2005.[1]

History[edit]

It was created on 1 April 2001 from the amalgamation of the Naval Bases and Supply Agency and the Ship Support Agency[2] and had its headquarters initially in Bath, England, but later moved to the MoD Abbey Wood site in Bristol. As well as project teams the WSA operated the three naval bases in Portsmouth, Plymouth and on the Clyde. In 2003 the department was placed under the superintendence of the Deputy Chief of Defence Logistics.[3] The WSA was amalgamated in 2005 as part of a major restructuring exercise and became part of the Defence Logistics Organisation.

Chief Executive Warship Support Agency[edit]

Included:[4][5][6][7]

  1. John C. Coles: CB. FR Eng. 2001-2005 (held joint title of Director General Equipment Support (Sea)

Deputy Chief Executive of Warship Support Agency[edit]

Included:[8]

  1. Rear-Admiral Jonathon Reeve 2004-2005

Organisations and Offices under the Warship Support Agency[edit]

At various times included:[9][10][11]

  1. Defence Helicopter Support Authority
  2. Director (Defence Munitions)
  3. Director Naval Aviation Support
  4. Director Operations Rotary Wing
  5. Director-General Aircraft (Navy)
  6. Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
  7. Naval Base Commander (Clyde)
  8. Naval Base Commander (Devonport)
  9. HMNB Portsmouth
  10. Naval Bases and Supply Agency

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Warship Support Agency - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. MOD UK, 7 December 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "MoD Launches New Warship Support Agency". www.defense-aerospace.com. Defense Aerospace, 8 September 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Sir Andrew (2003). The Civil Service Year Book (40 ed.). Norwich, England: The Stationery Office Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0114301867.
  4. ^ Turnbull, Sir Andrew (2002). The Civil Service Year Book (38 ed.). Norwich, England: The Stationery Office Ltd. p. 170. ISBN 0114301832.
  5. ^ Civil Service Yearbook 2003
  6. ^ Turnbull, Sir Andrew (2004). The Civil Service Year Book (41 ed.). Norwich, England: The Stationery Office Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 0114301891.
  7. ^ "Biography: John Canterbury Coles" (PDF). defence.govt.nz. New Zealand Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ Civil Service Yearbook 2004
  9. ^ Civil Service Yearbook 2002
  10. ^ Civil Service Yearbook 2003
  11. ^ Civil Service Yearbook 2004
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