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Revision as of 10:45, 24 October 2022

History

The Channel Squadron was established as such in 1858, and was occasionally known as the Particular Service Squadron.[1] Vice-Admiral The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beresford was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron, on 17 April, 1903.[2] On 6 May Beresford was informed by the Admiralty "that for the future the Channel Squadron shall be known as the Channel Fleet."[3]

Composition

1891

[4]

1896

[5]

February, 1900

[6]

January, 1901

The formation has remained unaltered, but Mars and Pelorus are no longer on temporary detachment.[7]

Senior Officers in Command

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Seconds-in-Command

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1903). p. 216.
  3. ↑ Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.
  4. ↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 693.
  5. ↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 693.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 218.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 218.
  8. ↑ Fremantle service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1196.
  9. ↑ Fremantle service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1196.
  10. ↑ Stopford service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1065.
  11. ↑ Stopford service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1065.
  12. ↑ Smart service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/963.
  13. ↑ Dacres service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/821.
  14. ↑ Dacres service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/821.
  15. ↑ Yelverton service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1521.
  16. ↑ Yelverton service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1521.
  17. ↑ Warden service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1321.
  18. ↑ Warden service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1321.
  19. ↑ Yelverton service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1521.
  20. ↑ Yelverton service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1521.
  21. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy: A History. VII. p. 89.
  22. ↑ Phipps Hornby service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 653.
  23. ↑ Alcester service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1212.
  24. ↑ Hay service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 591.
  25. ↑ Hood service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 192.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1882). p. 188.
  27. ↑ Glyn service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
  28. ↑ Glyn service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
  29. ↑ Dowell service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 334.
  30. ↑ Saxe-Coburg and Gotha service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 22.
  31. ↑ Saxe-Coburg and Gotha service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/25. ff. 18, 22.
  32. ↑ De Horsey service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 312.
  33. ↑ Whyte service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1506. f. 1394. Second digit of day of month not legible.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
  35. ↑ Hewett service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 602.
  36. ↑ Hewett service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 602.
  37. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  38. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  39. ↑ Culme-Seymour service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 821.
  40. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  41. ↑ Fairfax service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 721.
  42. ↑ FitzRoy service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  43. ↑ FitzRoy service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  44. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  45. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  46. ↑ Stephenson service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1134. f. 1235.
  47. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
  48. ↑ Wilson service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.
  49. ↑ Wilson service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1410.
  50. ↑ Beresford service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 90.
  51. ↑ Letter No 743 of 6 May, 1903. The National Archives. ADM 144/16. f. 60.
  52. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1870). p. 180.
  53. ↑ William Loney RN Website.
  54. ↑ William Loney RN Website.
  55. ↑ Glyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
  56. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1881). p. 188.
  57. ↑ Glyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
  58. ↑ Sullivan service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1130
  59. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 188.
  60. ↑ Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1506. f. 1394.
  61. ↑ Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1506. f. 1394.
  62. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 188.
  63. ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13/332
  64. ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 478.
  65. ↑ Rowley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 1112.
  66. ↑ D'Arcy-Irvine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 290.
  67. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1890). p. 187.
  68. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1891). p. 187.
  69. ↑ Adeane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 10.
  70. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.
  71. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1213.
  72. ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 291.
  73. ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 161.
  74. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, 2 May, 1895. Issue 34566, col C, p. 7.
  75. ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/33. f. 13.
  76. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1896). p. 191.
  77. ↑ Fellowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1012. f. ?.
  78. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 April, 1894. Issue 34246, col B, p. 10.
  79. ↑ Fellowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1012. f. ?.
  80. ↑ Brackenbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/398. ff. 72, 156.
  81. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 June, 1898. Issue 35531, col D, p. 5.
  82. ↑ Brackenbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/398. ff. 72, 156.
  83. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1899. Issue 35844, col D, p. 11.
  84. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 90.
  85. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 2 June, 1900. Issue 36158, col G, p. 12.
  86. ↑ Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  87. ↑ Jenkings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1766. f. 701.
  88. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 June, 1901. Issue 36474, col E, p. 11.
  89. ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.

Bibliography

  • Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.

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