12-589: Vice Admiral Frank Henderson 'Rammer' Pegram , CB , DSO , (25 February 1890 – 8 March 1944) was a British Royal Navy officer who played a prominent role in the Norwegian campaign during World War II who became Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies and Transport . Pegram was born in Lancashire , England and joined the navy in 1905. He served in World War I aboard the predreadnought HMS Hibernia and
24-757: A three-star rank , when the number of stars on the shoulder board were increased to three. Lieutenant of the Admiralty The Lieutenant of the Admiralty is a now honorary office generally held by a senior retired Royal Navy admiral . He is the official deputy to the Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom . He is appointed by the Sovereign on the nomination of the First Sea Lord . The Lieutenant of
36-552: A bold run under air attack into Molde in southern Norway to evacuate King Haakon VII , much of the Norwegian Cabinet and senior government leaders as well as a good portion of the gold reserves of Norway. From 1940 to 1942, Pegram commanded Royal Navy forces, first in the South Atlantic and then appointed Flag Officer, West Africa from August 1942 to May 1943, flying his flag from HMS Cumberland . In May 1943 he
48-519: Is an Admiralty position usually held by a retired full admiral, and that of Vice-Admiral of the Coast , a now obsolete office dealing with naval administration in each of the maritime counties. Vice-admirals are entitled to fly a personal flag . A vice-admiral flies a St George's cross defaced with a red disc in the hoist. The rank of vice-admiral itself is shown in its sleeve lace by a broad band with two narrower bands. Since 2001, it has been designated
60-558: The British Army and Royal Marines is lieutenant-general ; and in the Royal Air Force , it is air marshal . The Royal Navy has had vice-admirals since at least the 16th century. When the fleet was deployed, the vice-admiral would be in the leading portion or van , acting as the deputy to the admiral. The rank of Vice-Admiral evolved from that of Lieutenant of the Admiralty (1546–1564) that being an officer who acted as secretary to
72-529: The Lord Admiral of England and lapsed in 1876 but was revived in 1901 by King Edward VII . Prior to 1864 the Royal Navy was divided into coloured squadrons which determined his career path . The command flags flown by a Vice-Admiral changed a number of times during this period. In the Royal Navy, the rank of vice-admiral should be distinguished from the office of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom , which
84-558: The battleship HMS Malaya . On 10 July 1939, Pegram took up his appointment as Commanding Officer of HMS Glasgow , a cruiser, and held this position until April 1940. As such, he saw active service in the battles surrounding the German invasion of Norway . The Glasgow was in the waters off Scandinavia early in the war and participated in the search for the German passenger liner SS Bremen . In February 1940, she captured
96-818: The Admiralty (or Lieutenant-Admiral) is first found in about the middle of the 15th century, as the Deputy or Assistant to the Lord High Admiral of England . In 1545 the Lieutenant of the Admiralty presided over the Council of the Marine . In 1546, when the Navy Board was formed, the Lieutenant of the Admiralty was appointed as its Head, but this ceased in 1564 when the Treasurer of the Navy became
108-574: The German trawler Herrlichkeit off Tromsø . Pegram made three daring voyages into Norwegian ports with the threat of German air attack. The first was to land troops at Harstad in the far north of the country. Pegram then took the Glasgow into Namsos and landed a detachment of Royal Marines to block enemy troops until the main British forces arrived, during the Namsos Campaign . Finally, Pegram made
120-509: The Head of the Board. The post was revived in 1604 when it appears to have been given as a mark of honourable distinction - with a salary of -£100p.a., including two clerks and certain travelling expenses. In 1672 the post of Lieutenant of the Admiralty was merged into that of Vice-Admiral of England until 1707. The title became part of the office of the Vice-Admiral of Great Britain until 1800. From 1801
132-645: Was appointed Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies and Transport until March 1944. He died in the Royal Naval Hospital in Bristol on 8 March 1944. Vice Admiral (Royal Navy) A vice-admiral ( VAdm ) is a flag officer rank of the Royal Navy and equates to the NATO rank code OF-8 . It is immediately superior to the rear admiral rank and is subordinate to the full admiral rank. The equivalent rank in
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#1733085259216144-583: Was present during the Gallipoli bombardment . In 1917 he served aboard the battlecruiser HMS Lion and in 1918 he was Gunnery Officer aboard HMS General Craufurd , a monitor bombarding German targets along the Belgian coast. For this service he received the Belgian Croix de guerre . Between the wars Pegram had a number of shore and seagoing appointments, including a period as executive officer of
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