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On 1 January, 1907, the Nore command vacated Admiralty House at Sheerness and moved to Chatham.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 December, 1906.  Issue '''38205''', col D, pg. 10.</ref>
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The '''Nore Station''' was one of the three [[Home Ports]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  Named for the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames, it encompassed [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] and [[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] and ships not attached to other fleets.  Command-in-Chief of the command was usually vested in an {{AdmRN}} or a {{ViceRN}}.
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==History==
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On 1 January, 1907, the Nore command vacated Admiralty House at Sheerness and moved to Chatham.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 December, 1906.  Issue '''38205''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
  
 
==Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore==
 
==Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
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*{{ViceRN}} [[Ernest Leopold Victor Charles Auguste Joseph Emich, Prince of Leiningen|His Serene Highness Ernest, Prince of Leiningen]], 1 July, 1885.<ref name=Clowes86>Clowes.  ''The Royal Navy''.  '''VII'''.  p. 86.</ref>
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief at the Nore" nat="UK">
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*Vice-Admiral [[Charles Ludovic Darley Waddilove|Charles L. D. Waddilove]], 1 July, 1887.
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Baldwin Wake Walker, First Baronet|nick=Sir Baldwin W. Walker|appt=1866|end=1869|precBy=Charles Talbot}}
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*{{AdmRN}} [[Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge|Thomas B. Lethbridge]], 2 July, 1888.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Richard Laird Warren|nick=Richard L. Warren|appt=1869|end=1870}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[Charles Thomas Curme|Charles T. Curme]], 4 August, 1890.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot|nick=Sir Charles G. J. B. Elliot|appt=1870|end=1873}}
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*Vice-Admiral [[Algernon Charles Fiesché Heneage|Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage]], 27 February, 1892.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=George Fowler Hastings|nick=Sir George F. Hastings|appt=1873|end=1876}}
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*Admiral [[Richard Wells|Sir Richard Wells]], 10 December, 1894.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Henry Chads (b)|nick=Sir Henry Chads|appt=1876|end=1877}}
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*Admiral [[Henry Frederick Nicholson|Sir Henry F. Nicholson]], 10 June, 1896.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=William King-Hall|nick=Sir William King-Hall|appt=1877|end=1879}}
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*Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Sir Charles F. Hotham]], 10 December, 1897.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Reginald John James George Macdonald|nick=Sir Reginald J. J. G. Macdonald|appt=1879|end=1882}}
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*Admiral [[Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith]], 13 July, 1899.<ref name=Clowes86/>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Edward Bridges Rice|nick=Sir Edward B. Rice|appt=1882|end=1884}}
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*Admiral [[William Robert Kennedy|Sir William R. Kennedy]], 18 September, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 18 September, 1900. Issue '''36250''', col B, pg. 8.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Corbett|nick=Sir John Corbett|appt=30 October, 1884<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/583.|D7597978}} f. 230.</ref>|end=1 July, 1885<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/583.|D7597978}} f. 230.</ref>}}
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*Admiral [[Albert Hastings Markham|Sir Albert H. Markham]], 1 November, 1901.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 1 November, 1901.  Issue '''36601''', col C, pg. 8.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Ernest Leopold Victor Charles Auguste Joseph Emich, Prince of Leiningen|nick=H.S.H. Ernest, Prince of Leiningen|appt=1 July, 1885{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=1887}}
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*Admiral [[Hugo Lewis Pearson|Sir Hugo L. Pearson]], 1 January, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 16 December, 1903.  Issue '''37265''', col A, pg. 9.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles Ludovic Darley Waddilove|nick=Charles L. D. Waddilove|appt=1 July, 1887|end=1888}}
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*Admiral [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Sir Gerard H. U. Noel]], 1 January, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 8 December, 1906. Issue '''38198''', col A, pg. 8.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge|nick=Thomas B. Lethbridge|appt=2 July, 1888{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=1890}}
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*Admiral [[Charles Carter Drury|Charles C. Drury]], 2 December, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 12 November, 1908.  Issue '''38802''', col F, pg. 7.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Charles Thomas Curme|nick=Charles T. Curme|appt=4 August, 1890{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=1892}}
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*Admiral [[Richard Poore|Sir Richard Poore]], 29 August, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 29 July, 1911.  Issue '''39650''', col G, pg. 14.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage|nick=Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage|appt=27 February, 1892{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=10 December, 1894<ref>Heneage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/13/332}}</ref>}}
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*{{FleetRN}} [[George Astley Callaghan|Sir George Callaghan]], 1 January, 1915.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  p. 202.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Richard Wells|nick=Sir Richard Wells|appt=10 December, 1894<ref>Wells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1382.</ref>{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=10 June, 1896<ref>Wells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1382.</ref>}}
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*Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee, Bart.]], 1 March, 1918.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1911).  p. 2.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Henry Frederick Nicholson|nick=Sir Henry F. Nicholson|appt=10 June, 1896<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/339.|}} ff. 950, 967.</ref>{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=10 December, 1897<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/339.|}} ff. 950, 967.</ref>}}
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*Admiral [[Hugh Evan-Thomas|Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas]], 1 March, 1921.<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 208.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Charles Frederick Hotham|nick=Sir Charles F. Hotham|appt=10 December, 1897{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=1899}}
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*Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]], 5 March, 1924.<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 206.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|nick=Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|appt=13 July, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 86}}|end=1900}}
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*Admiral [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Sir Edyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 16 May, 1927.<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  p. 194.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=Sir William R. Kennedy|appt=18 September, 1900<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36}}.  f. 733.</ref>|end=1901}}
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*Admiral [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt, Bart.]], 16 May, 1930.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  p. 249.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Sir Albert H. Markham|appt=1 November, 1901<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 870.</ref>|end=1 January, 1904<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 11.</ref>}}
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*Admiral [[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Sir Hugh J. Tweedie]], 16 May, 1933.<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 May, 1933.  Issue '''46444''', col A, pg. 22.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Sir Hugo L. Pearson|appt=1 January, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 16 December, 1903.  Issue '''37265''', col A, p. 9.</ref>|end=1 January, 1907}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Sir Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=1 January, 1907<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Charles Carter Drury|nick=Charles C. Drury|appt=2 December, 1908<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 12 November, 1908.  Issue '''38802''', col F, p. 7.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Richard Poore, Bart.|appt=29 August, 1911<ref>Poore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1039.</ref>|ass=29 August, 1911<ref>Poore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>|end=1 January, 1915<ref>Poore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{FleetRN}}|name=George Astley Callaghan|nick=Sir George Callaghan|appt=1 January, 1915<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 202.</ref>|end=1 March, 1918<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 535.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee, Bart.|appt=1 May, 1918<ref>Sturdee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}  f. 70.</ref>|end=28 February, 1921<ref>Sturdee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}  f. 70.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Hugh Evan-Thomas|nick=Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas|appt=1 March, 1921<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 208.</ref>|end=5 May, 1924<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 208.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=William Edmund Goodenough|nick=Sir William E. Goodenough|appt=5 March, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 257}}<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 206.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=16 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 258}}<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} p. 194.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|nick=Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bart.|appt=16 May, 1930<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} p. 249.</ref>|end=16 May, 1933<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}}  f. 41.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Hugh Justin Tweedie|nick=Sir Hugh J. Tweedie|appt=16 May, 1933<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 May, 1933.  Issue '''46444''', col A, p. 22.</ref><ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref>|end=3 December, 1935<ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans|nick=Edward R. G. R. Evans|appt=3 December, 1935<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 40.</ref>|end=9 January, 1939<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 40.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Henry John Studholme Brownrigg|nick=Henry J. S. Brownrigg|appt=9 January, 1939<ref>Brownrigg Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}}  p. 231.</ref>|end=1 December, 1939<ref>Brownrigg Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}}  p. 231.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Admiral|name=Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|nick=The Hon. Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|appt=1 December, 1939<ref>Drax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 214.</ref>|end=2 April, 1941<ref>Drax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 214.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=George Hamilton D'Oyly Lyon|nick=Sir George H. D'O. Lyon|appt=20 January, 1941<ref>Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}}  f. 480.</ref>|ass=2 April, 1941<ref>Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}}  f. 480.</ref>|end=1943}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=Sir John C. Tovey|appt=1943|end=1946}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Harold Martin Burrough|nick=Sir Harold M. Burrough|appt=1946|end=1948}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Henry Ruthven Moore|nick=Sir Henry R. Moore|appt=1948|end=1950}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt|nick=Sir Cecil H. J. Harcourt|appt=1950|end=1952}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant|nick=Sir Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant|appt=27 November, 1952|end=15 May, 1953}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Geoffrey Nigel Oliver|nick=Geoffrey N. Oliver|appt=15 May, 1953|end=1955}}
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==Flag Captains==
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Dates of appointment given:
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Cecil Curtis|nick=Arthur C. Curtis|appt=12 July, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 246}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 267}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Boys|nick=Henry H. Boys|appt=29 August, 1892<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 August, 1892.  Issue '''33714''', col F, p. 7.</ref>|end=25 October, 1894}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Home Chisholme St. Clair|nick=William H. C. St. Clair|appt=25 October, 1894<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 22 October, 1894.  Issue '''34401''', col B, p. 6.</ref>|end=1 February, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 1143.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=1 February, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 28 January, 1896.  Issue '''34798''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=11 January, 1898}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Stanley Mann|nick=William F. S. Mann|appt=11 May, 1898{{NMI|Friday, 13 May, 1898.  Issue '''35515''', col A, p. 10}}|end=6 July, 1899<ref>Mann Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Campbell|nick=Charles Campbell|appt=6 July, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 13 June, 1899.  Issue '''35854''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Charles Bigge|nick=Henry C. Bigge|appt=26 October, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 30 October, 1899.  Issue '''35973''', col D, p. 7.</ref>|end=26 February, 1901}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald James Pocklington|nick=Archibald J. Pocklington|appt=26 February, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 February, 1901.  Issue '''36384''', col D, p. 10.</ref><ref>Pocklington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>|end=8 September, 1903<ref>Pocklington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|nick=Arthur Y. Moggridge|appt=25 January, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 29 January, 1907.  Issue '''38242''', col B, p. 6.</ref><ref>Moggridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=21 April, 1908<ref>Moggridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 497.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Clement Greatorex|nick=Clement Greatorex|appt=22 April, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 353}}<ref>Greatorex Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 16/30.</ref>|end=2 December, 1908<ref>Greatorex Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 16/30.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry James Langford Clarke|nick=Henry J. L. Clarke|appt=2 December, 1908<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 18 November, 1908.  Issue '''38807''', col E, p. 4.</ref>|end=29 August, 1911<ref>Clarke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579075}} f. 352.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Howard Colomb|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=29 August, 1911{{NLDec14|p. 366}}|end=1 January, 1915<ref>Colomb Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602325}} f. 476.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest Augustus Taylor|nick=Ernest A. Taylor|appt=1 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396''j''}}|end=May, 1916{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Bowden-Smith|nick=William Bowden-Smith|appt=May, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Victor Campbell|nick=Alexander V. Campbell|appt=19 July, 1916<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/521.|}} f. 465.</ref>|ass=1 August, 1916<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/521.|}} f. 465.</ref>|end=1 April, 1918<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/521.|}} f. 465.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Minet Staveley|nick=Cecil M. Staveley|appt=1 April, 1918}}
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[[George Willes Watson]],
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[[Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson]] and
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[[Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge]] also may have held this position at some point.{{FC}}
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==R.N.A.S. Headquarters==
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<div name=fredbot:officeRNAS otitle="In Command, Nore R.N.A.S. Headquarters" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank=Wing Commander|name=Henry Percy Smyth-Osbourne|nick=Henry P. Smyth-Osbourne|appt=11 November, 1915|end=20 September, 1917}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeRNAS>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==See Also==
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{{refbegin}}
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* [[Nore Local Defence Flotilla]]
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_The_Nore}}
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 24 November 2021

The Nore Station was one of the three Home Ports of the Royal Navy. Named for the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames, it encompassed Chatham Royal Dockyard and Sheerness Royal Dockyard and ships not attached to other fleets. Command-in-Chief of the command was usually vested in an Admiral or a Vice-Admiral.

History

On 1 January, 1907, the Nore command vacated Admiralty House at Sheerness and moved to Chatham.[1]

Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore

Dates of appointment given:

Flag Captains

Dates of appointment given:

George Willes Watson, Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson and Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge also may have held this position at some point.[Fact Check]

R.N.A.S. Headquarters

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 December, 1906. Issue 38205, col D, p. 10.
  2. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/583. f. 230.
  3. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/583. f. 230.
  4. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  5. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  6. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  7. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  8. ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/13/332
  9. ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1382.
  10. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  11. ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1382.
  12. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
  13. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  14. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
  15. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  16. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.
  17. ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 733.
  18. ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 870.
  19. ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 11.
  20. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 16 December, 1903. Issue 37265, col A, p. 9.
  21. ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
  22. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 November, 1908. Issue 38802, col F, p. 7.
  23. ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1039.
  24. ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
  25. ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 202.
  26. ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
  27. ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 70.
  28. ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 70.
  29. ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 208.
  30. ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 208.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 257.
  32. ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 206.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 258.
  34. ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 194.
  35. ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
  36. ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 41.
  37. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 May, 1933. Issue 46444, col A, p. 22.
  38. ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
  39. ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
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