Plymouth Station
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The Plymouth Station, also known as the Devonport Station, or Command, was one of the three Home Ports of the Royal Navy. It encompassed Devonport Royal Dockyard and Pembroke Royal Dockyard and ships not attached to other fleets. Command-in-Chief of the port command was usually vested in an Admiral or a Vice-Admiral.
Commanders-in-Chief, Plymouth
Dates of appointment given:
- Admiral Sir William F. Martin, 1866 – 1869
- Admiral Sir Henry J. Codrington, 1869 – 1872
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, 1872 – 1875
- Admiral Sir Thomas M. C. Symonds, 1875 – 1878
- Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar, 1878 – 1880
- Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord John Hay, 25 May, 1887[1] – 15 December, 1888[2]
- Admiral Sir William M. Dowell, 15 December, 1888[3]
- Admiral H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, 4 August, 1890[4]
- Admiral Sir Algernon McL. Lyons, 2 June, 1893[5]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Edmund R. Fremantle, 10 June, 1896[6] – 16 June, 1899[7]
- Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax, 16 June, 1899[8] – 20 March, 1900[9]
- Admiral Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott, 28 March, 1900[10]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward H. Seymour, 28 March, 1903[11] – 20 March, 1905[12]
- Admiral Sir Lewis A. Beaumont, 20 March, 1905[13]
- Admiral Sir Wilmot H. Fawkes, 9 April, 1908[14]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir William H. May, 11 May, 1911[15]
- Admiral Sir George Le C. Egerton, 20 March, 1913[16][17] – 5 December, 1916[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 20 March, 1916[19][20] – 5 December, 1916[21]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell, 7 December, 1916[22]
- Admiral Sir Cecil F. Thursby, 1 August, 1918[23] – 6 October, 1920[24]
- Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, 30 September, 1920[25]
- Admiral Sir Richard F. Phillimore, 3 October, 1923[26][27] – 5 October, 1926[28]
- Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, 5 October, 1926[29]
- Admiral Sir Hubert G. Brand, 8 October, 1929[30]
- Vice-Admiral Eric J. A. Fullerton, 10 October, 1932[31] – 11 June, 1935[32]
- Admiral Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, 11 June, 1935 – 24 October, 1938
- Admiral Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith, 24 October, 1938[33] – 30 April, 1941[34]
- Admiral Charles M. Forbes, 1 May, 1941 – c. August, 1943
- Admiral Ralph Leatham, c. August, 1943 – 27 November, 1945[35]
- Admiral Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 27 November, 1945[36] – 1 December, 1947[37]
- Admiral Sir Robert L. Burnett, 1947 – 1950
- Admiral Sir Rhoderick R. McGrigor, 1950 – November, 1951[38]
- Admiral Sir Maurice J. Mansergh, November, 1951[39] – November, 1953[40]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander C. G. Madden, November, 1953[41] – 1955
- Vice-Admiral Sir Charles T. M. Pizey, 1955 – 1958
- Vice-Admiral Sir Richard G. Onslow, 1958 – 1961
Flag Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Richard D. King, 1 September, 1888[42]
- Captain Charles Johnstone, 15 May, 1896[43]
- Captain Sir Richard Poore, Bart, 10 April, 1900[44]
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 11 July, 1902[45] (and as Captain of the Fleet Reserve from 19 November, 1902[46])
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 1 January, 1904[47] – 27 March, 1905[48]
- Captain Montague E. Browning, 20 March, 1905[49]
- Captain Edward S. Fitzherbert, 28 May, 1907[50] – 27 April, 1908[51]
- Captain Lionel Halsey, 28 April, 1908[52] – 11 April, 1911[53]
- Captain Arthur L. Cay, 11 April, 1911[54]
- Captain Eric P. C. Back, 20 March, 1913[55][56] – 5 June, 1915[57]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 5 June, 1915[58] – 4 July, 1917[59]
- Captain Cecil H. Fox, 4 July, 1917[60] – 3 August, 1918[61]
Footnotes
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. p. 247/568.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 May, 1899. Issue 35835, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 May, 1899. Issue 35835, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Fairfax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 721.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 March, 1903. Issue 37039, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1164.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 18 March, 1905. Issue 37658, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 April, 1908. Issue 38616, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Plymouth Command" (News in Brief). The Times. Tuesday, 11 April, 1911. Issue 39556, col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "New Admiral of the Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 February, 1913. Issue 35835, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 243.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1385.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 2.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Browning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 429.
- ↑ "Flag Commands" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 6 July, 1923. Issue 43386, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 29a.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 29a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 October, 1926. Issue 44394, col C, p. 23.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 8 October, 1929. Issue 45328, col E, p. 11.
- ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44 f. 518.
- ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/89. f. 89.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/89. f. 89.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252i.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 22 May, 1896. Issue 34871, col C, p. 13.
- ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1309.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Browning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 124.
- ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
- ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 524.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 234.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 335.
- ↑ Back Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 142.
- ↑ Back Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 142.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
Bibliography
See Also
- Plymouth (the harbour itself)
- Plymouth Defence Flotilla
- Wikipedia
