An item referred to the magazine N.&M. Record dated 14 May 1924 no. 20 reporting that rear admiral Richmond commanding officer of the East Indies Squadron pointed out the strategically value of Trincomalee.(1) Although this harbour had not the natural profits of Singapore she was of major significance to control the shipping east of Ceylon. This naval base could play an important roll as a point of rendez vous vor warships protecting the merchant marine during a war in the Pacific. The major harbour of the two harbours was one of the deepest lagoons of the world. Since the development of the shipyard at Bombay was the navy establishment however no longer use and could now be described as primitive.
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1. Sir Herbert William Richmond (15 September 1871 Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith-15 December 1946) Cambridge), except for navy officer also a Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the Cambridge University (1934-1936) and further more master of the Downing College at Cambridge (1934-1946), maritime and naval author, appointed in October 1923 to the position of commander-in-chief of the East Indies Squadron. In 1929 finally promoted to the rank of admiral before resigning in 1931.
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1. Sir Herbert William Richmond (15 September 1871 Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith-15 December 1946) Cambridge), except for navy officer also a Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the Cambridge University (1934-1936) and further more master of the Downing College at Cambridge (1934-1946), maritime and naval author, appointed in October 1923 to the position of commander-in-chief of the East Indies Squadron. In 1929 finally promoted to the rank of admiral before resigning in 1931.
