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==Commanders-in-Chief== | ==Commanders-in-Chief== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Alexander Milne, First Baronet|nick=Sir Alexander Milne|appt=28 April, 1869|end=25 October, 1870|precBy=The Rt. Hon. Lord Clarence Paget}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Alexander Milne, First Baronet|nick=Sir Alexander Milne|appt=28 April, 1869|end=25 October, 1870|precBy=The Rt. Hon. Lord Clarence Paget}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Hastings Reginald Yelverton|nick=Sir Hastings R. Yelverton|appt=28 April, 1869|end=13 January, 1874}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Hastings Reginald Yelverton|nick=Sir Hastings R. Yelverton|appt=28 April, 1869|end=13 January, 1874}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Sir Andrew B. Cunningham|appt=20 February, 1943|end=15 October, 1943|as=Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet}} | {{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Sir Andrew B. Cunningham|appt=20 February, 1943|end=15 October, 1943|as=Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=Sir John H. D. Cunningham|appt=15 October, 1943|end=February, 1946|as=Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station & Allied Naval Commander Mediterranean}} | {{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=Sir John H. D. Cunningham|appt=15 October, 1943|end=February, 1946|as=Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station & Allied Naval Commander Mediterranean}} | ||
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At some times, an extra Rear Admiral was employed, in addition to the man acting as Second in Command. | At some times, an extra Rear Admiral was employed, in addition to the man acting as Second in Command. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William des V. Hamilton|appt=16 November, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 267}}|note=flying his flag in the {{UK-Albemarle}}|end=16 November, 1904<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578874}} f. 585.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William des V. Hamilton|appt=16 November, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 267}}|note=flying his flag in the {{UK-Albemarle}}|end=16 November, 1904<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578874}} f. 585.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Richard Poore, Bart.|appt=17 November, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 18 November, 1904. Issue '''37555''', col A, p. 6.</ref>|succBy=Command Abolished|end=16 November, 1905<ref>Poore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1049.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Richard Poore, Bart.|appt=17 November, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 18 November, 1904. Issue '''37555''', col A, p. 6.</ref>|succBy=Command Abolished|end=16 November, 1905<ref>Poore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1049.</ref>}} | ||
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Harris was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Gerard H. U. Noel]] in January, 1898.<ref>"Death of Sir Gerard Noel" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Friday, 24 May, 1918. Issue '''41798''', col B, p. 8.</ref> Rear-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]] arrived at Malta on 5 February, 1900,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 6 February, 1900. Issue '''36058''', col B, p. 10.</ref> and Rear-Admiral Noel left on 7 February,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 8 February, 1900. Issue '''36060''', col F, p. 10.</ref> suggesting that the change in second-in-command took place on 6 February. | Harris was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Gerard H. U. Noel]] in January, 1898.<ref>"Death of Sir Gerard Noel" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Friday, 24 May, 1918. Issue '''41798''', col B, p. 8.</ref> Rear-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]] arrived at Malta on 5 February, 1900,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 6 February, 1900. Issue '''36058''', col B, p. 10.</ref> and Rear-Admiral Noel left on 7 February,<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 8 February, 1900. Issue '''36060''', col F, p. 10.</ref> suggesting that the change in second-in-command took place on 6 February. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Walter Talbot Kerr|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Kerr|appt=2 April, 1890{{NLDec91|p. 191}}|precBy=New Appointment}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Walter Talbot Kerr|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Kerr|appt=2 April, 1890{{NLDec91|p. 191}}|precBy=New Appointment}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=4 March, 1892{{NLJul93|p. 191}}|end=11 April, 1894<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=4 March, 1892{{NLJul93|p. 191}}|end=11 April, 1894<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis|nick=Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis|appt=23 August, 1938<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>|end=c. March, 1940<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis|nick=Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis|appt=23 August, 1938<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>|end=c. March, 1940<ref>Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=18 July, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=23 October, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|note=and Vice-Admiral Commanding Light Forces, Mediterranean Fleet}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=18 July, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=23 October, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|note=and Vice-Admiral Commanding Light Forces, Mediterranean Fleet}} | ||
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==Chiefs of the Staff== | ==Chiefs of the Staff== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=17 January 1895<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 857.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=17 January 1895<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 857.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt=10 November, 1896<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 577.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt=10 November, 1896<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 577.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stuart Nicholson|nick=Stuart Nicholson|appt=27 March, 1911<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain|end=1 July, 1912<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stuart Nicholson|nick=Stuart Nicholson|appt=27 March, 1911<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain|end=1 July, 1912<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Fortescue Phillimore|nick=Richard F. Phillimore|appt=1 June, 1912<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 29a.</ref>|end=28 August, 1914<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>|note=and as Commodore, Second Class, from 22 April, 1913}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Fortescue Phillimore|nick=Richard F. Phillimore|appt=1 June, 1912<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 29a.</ref>|end=28 August, 1914<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>|note=and as Commodore, Second Class, from 22 April, 1913}} | ||
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==Captains of the Fleet== | ==Captains of the Fleet== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon|nick=Lachlan D. I. Mackinnon|end=18 August, 1932<ref>Superseded that day. Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/9.}} f. 213.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon|nick=Lachlan D. I. Mackinnon|end=18 August, 1932<ref>Superseded that day. Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/9.}} f. 213.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|nick=St. Aubyn B. Wake|appt=18 August, 1932<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/9.}} f. 213.</ref>|end=August, 1933<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/9.}} f. 213.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake|nick=St. Aubyn B. Wake|appt=18 August, 1932<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/9.}} f. 213.</ref>|end=August, 1933<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/9.}} f. 213.</ref>}} | ||
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In the 1930s, the destroyer flotillas were provided collective oversight. | In the 1930s, the destroyer flotillas were provided collective oversight. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=1 September, 1924<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>|end=1 August, 1926<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=1 September, 1924<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>|end=1 August, 1926<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 221.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|nick=Arthur B. S. Dutton|appt=1 August, 1928<ref>Dutton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>|end=1 August, 1930<ref>Dutton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|nick=Arthur B. S. Dutton|appt=1 August, 1928<ref>Dutton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>|end=1 August, 1930<ref>Dutton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=April, 1938<ref>Successor assumed command that month. Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=April, 1938<ref>Successor assumed command that month. Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=March, 1938<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|ass=April, 1938<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=March, 1938<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|ass=April, 1938<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} | ||
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In the 1930s, the light forces were provided collective oversight. | In the 1930s, the light forces were provided collective oversight. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=18 July, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=23 October, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=18 July, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=23 October, 1940<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} | ||
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==Egypt== | ==Egypt== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Jackson|nick=Thomas Jackson|appt=6 July, 1917<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 249/496.</ref>|end=28 December, 1918<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 249/496.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Jackson|nick=Thomas Jackson|appt=6 July, 1917<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 249/496.</ref>|end=28 December, 1918<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 249/496.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Henry Bertram Pelly|nick=Henry B. Pelly|appt=24 December, 1918<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 483.</ref>|ass=29 December, 1918<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 483.</ref>|end=March, 1920<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 483.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Henry Bertram Pelly|nick=Henry B. Pelly|appt=24 December, 1918<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 483.</ref>|ass=29 December, 1918<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 483.</ref>|end=March, 1920<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 483.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:45, 3 November 2015
Contents
History
On 16 November, 1905, Fisher told the Committee on Navy Estimates:
Four years ago there were fifteen battleships in the Mediterranean fleet and only six battleships in the Channel fleet. Now there are seventeen battleships in the Channel fleet and only eight battleships in the Mediterranean, and that number is really unnecessarily large, for the sole requirements of the Mediterranean fleet, now we are so cordially associated with France, is to coerce the sultan, as the Russian navy has practically ceased to exist, and Austria and Italy will never be our foes.[1]
On 1 June, 1912, Admiral Milne's flag was hoisted in the President in the Thames. On 3 June, upon Rear-Admiral Gamble's flag being struck in the Good Hope at Portsmouth, Milne's was hoisted in that ship.[2]
In July, 1914, it was planned that Invincible would go to the Mediterranean when Tiger was ready. All four battle cruisers in the Mediterranean would return home by December, 1915. In the fourth quarter of 1915 five dreadnought battleships would be sent to the Mediterranean with two pre-dreadnought battleships. The number of dreadnoughts was to be increased to seven in April, 1917.[3]
Commanders-in-Chief
Dates of appointment given:
- Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, 28 April, 1869 – 25 October, 1870
- Vice-Admiral Sir Hastings R. Yelverton, 28 April, 1869 – 13 January, 1874
- Vice-Admiral Sir James R. Drummond, 13 January, 1874 – 15 January, 1877
- Admiral Sir Geoffrey T. P. Hornby, 5 January, 1877 – 5 February, 1880
- Admiral Frederick B. P. Seymour, 5 February, 1880 – 7 February, 1883
- Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord John Hay, 7 February, 1883 – 5 February, 1886
- Admiral H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, 5 February, 1886 – 11 March, 1889
- Admiral Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, 11 March, 1889[4]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, 20 August, 1891[5][6]
- Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 29 June, 1893[7] – 10 December, 1896[8]
- Admiral Sir John O. Hopkins, 10 November, 1896[9][10] – 13 July, 1899[11]
- Admiral Sir John A. Fisher, 1 July, 1899[12]
- Admiral Sir Compton E. Domvile, 1 May, 1902[13] – 10 June, 1905[14]
- Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford, 1 May, 1905[15]
- Admiral Sir Charles C. Drury, 20 March, 1907[16]
- Admiral The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 20 November, 1908[17] – 30 April, 1910[18]
- Admiral Sir Edmund S. Poë, 30 April, 1910[19] – 1 July, 1912[20]
- Admiral Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., 1 June, 1912[21] – 24 August, 1914[22] (between 27 August, 1914 and 8 August, 1917, the Allied Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean was a French Naval Officer)
- Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 8 August, 1917[23]
- Admiral Sir John M. de Robeck, Bart., 26 July, 1919[24] – 15 May, 1922[25]
- Admiral Sir Osmond de B. Brock, 15 May, 1922[26]
- Admiral Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart., 8 June, 1925[27][28] – 1 May, 1928[29]
- Admiral Sir Frederick L. Field, 8 June, 1928[30] – 27 May, 1930[31]
- Admiral Sir Alfred E. M. Chatfield, 27 May, 1930 – 31 October, 1932
- Admiral Sir William W. Fisher, 30 September, 1932[32] – 20 March, 1936[33]
- Admiral Sir Alfred D. P. R. Pound, 20 March, 1936 – 31 May, 1939
- Admiral Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 1 June, 1939 – March, 1942
- Admiral Sir Henry H. Harwood, 22 April, 1942 – February, 1943
- Admiral Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 20 February, 1943 – 15 October, 1943
- Admiral Sir John H. D. Cunningham, 15 October, 1943 – February, 1946
Rear-Admiral in the Mediterranean
At some times, an extra Rear Admiral was employed, in addition to the man acting as Second in Command.
- Rear-Admiral William des V. Hamilton, 16 November, 1903[34] – 16 November, 1904[35] (flying his flag in the Albemarle)
- Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bart., 17 November, 1904[36] – 16 November, 1905[37]
Seconds-in-Command
Harris was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Gerard H. U. Noel in January, 1898.[38] Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford arrived at Malta on 5 February, 1900,[39] and Rear-Admiral Noel left on 7 February,[40] suggesting that the change in second-in-command took place on 6 February.
- Rear-Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Kerr, 2 April, 1890[41]
- Rear-Admiral Albert H. Markham, 4 March, 1892[42] – 11 April, 1894[43]
- Rear-Admiral Compton E. Domvile, 5 March, 1894[44] – 13 May, 1896[45]
- Rear-Admiral Robert H. Harris, 10 March, 1896[46]
- Rear-Admiral Gerard H. U. Noel, 12 January, 1898[47][48] – 9 February, 1900[49]
- Vice-Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Beresford, 12 January, 1900[50]
- Rear-Admiral Burges Watson, 16 January, 1902[51]
- Rear-Admiral Reginald N. Custance, 15 November, 1902[52] – 15 November, 1904[53]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Harry T. Grenfell, 25 October, 1904[54]
- Vice-Admiral Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 6 March, 1906[55] – 24 February, 1907[56]
- Vice-Admiral H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg, 24 February, 1907[57]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George A. Callaghan, 27 November, 1908[58] – 8 November, 1910[59]
- Rear-Admiral T. H. Martyn Jerram, 9 August, 1910[60] – 31 July, 1912[61]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 13 June, 1913[62] – 19 October, 1913[63]
- Rear-Admiral Michael Culme-Seymour, 20 October, 1919[64] – 1 September, 1920[65]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh D. R. Watson, 14 October, 1924[66] – 16 April, 1925[67]
- Vice-Admiral Michael H. Hodges, 16 April, 1925[68] – 30 April, 1927[69]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur F. Pridham, 30 November, 1936[70] – 1938[71]
- Vice-Admiral Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis, 23 August, 1938[72] – c. March, 1940[73]
- Vice-Admiral John C. Tovey, 18 July, 1940[74] – 23 October, 1940[75] (and Vice-Admiral Commanding Light Forces, Mediterranean Fleet)
Chiefs of the Staff
- Captain William H. May, 17 January 1895[76]
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, 10 November, 1896[77]
- Captain George F. King-Hall, 13 March, 1900[78]
- Captain The Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville, 1 May, 1902[79] – 1 May, 1905[80]
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 1 May, 1905[81] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Ernest C. T. Troubridge, 5 March, 1907[82] – 24 December, 1908[83] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain John S. Luard, 20 November, 1908[84] – March, 1909[85] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain John de M. Hutchison, March, 1909[86] – 30 April, 1910[87] (and as Flag Captain)
- Rear-Admiral Bernard Currey, 30 April, 1910[88] – 27 March, 1911[89] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Stuart Nicholson, 27 March, 1911[90] – 1 July, 1912[91] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Richard F. Phillimore, 1 June, 1912[92] – 28 August, 1914[93] (and as Commodore, Second Class, from 22 April, 1913)
Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee also seems to have been appointed on 1 May, 1905.[94][95] Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound may also have held this post.
Captains of the Fleet
- Captain Lachlan D. I. Mackinnon, ? – 18 August, 1932[96]
- Captain St. Aubyn B. Wake, 18 August, 1932[97] – August, 1933[98]
Destroyer Flotillas
In the 1930s, the destroyer flotillas were provided collective oversight.
- Rear-Admiral Albert P. Addison, 1 September, 1924[99] – 1 August, 1926[100]
- Rear-Admiral Arthur B. S. Dutton, 1 August, 1928[101] – 1 August, 1930[102]
- Vice-Admiral James F. Somerville, April, 1938[103]
- Rear-Admiral John C. Tovey, March, 1938[104]
Light Forces
In the 1930s, the light forces were provided collective oversight.
- Vice-Admiral John C. Tovey, 18 July, 1940[105] – 23 October, 1940[106]
Egypt
- Rear-Admiral Thomas Jackson, 6 July, 1917[107] – 28 December, 1918[108]
- Rear-Admiral Henry B. Pelly, 24 December, 1918[109] – March, 1920[110]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Quoted in Seligmann. "New Weapons for New Targets." p. 316.
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- ↑ Milford Haven Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 47.
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- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
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- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
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- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
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- ↑ Successor assumed command that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
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- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 249/496.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 249/496.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 483.
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