New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy
Rank Name Term began
Commodore Alan Hotham March 1921
Commodore Alister Beal , CMG , DSO August 1923
Commodore George Swabey , DSO 18 June 1926
Commodore Geoffrey Blake , CB , DSO 19 July 1929
Rear Admiral Fischer Watson , DSO 26 February 1932
Rear Admiral The Hon . Edmund Drummond , MVO March 1935
Commodore Irvine Glennie June 1938
Commodore James Rivett-Carnac December 1938
Commodore Henry Horan , DSC December 1939
Commodore Edward Parry May 1940
Commanders
HMS Diomede and HMS Dunedin berthed in Wellington , ca 1928 Officers who commanded the New Zealand Division/Station include : [ 11 ]
The New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy also known as the New Zealand Station was formed in 1921 and remained in existence until 1941. It was the precursor to the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally, the Royal Navy was solely responsible for the naval security of New Zealand. The passing of the Naval Defence Act 1913 created the New Zealand Naval Forces as a separate division within the Royal Navy.