Nore Station
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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 Admiral or a Vice-Admiral.
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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:
- Vice-Admiral His Serene Highness Ernest, Prince of Leiningen, 1 July, 1885.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Charles L. D. Waddilove, 1 July, 1887.
- Admiral Thomas B. Lethbridge, 2 July, 1888.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Charles T. Curme, 4 August, 1890.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage, 27 February, 1892.[2]
- Admiral Sir Richard Wells, 10 December, 1894.[2]
- Admiral Sir Henry F. Nicholson, 10 June, 1896.[2]
- Admiral Sir Charles F. Hotham, 10 December, 1897.[2]
- Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, 13 July, 1899.[2]
- Admiral Sir William R. Kennedy, 18 September, 1900.[3]
- Admiral Sir Albert H. Markham, 1 November, 1901.[4]
- Admiral Sir Hugo L. Pearson, 1 January, 1904.[5]
- Admiral Sir Gerard H. U. Noel, 1 January, 1907.[6]
- Admiral Charles C. Drury, 2 December, 1908.[7]
- Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bart., 29 August, 1911.[8]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan, 1 January, 1915.[9]
- Admiral Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee, Bart., 1 March, 1918.[10]
- Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, 1 March, 1921.[11]
- Admiral Sir William E. Goodenough, 5 March, 1924.[12]
- Admiral Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 16 May, 1927.[13]
- Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt, Bart., 16 May, 1930.[14]
- Admiral Sir Hugh J. Tweedie, 16 May, 1933.[15]
Flag Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur C. Curtis, 12 July, 1887.[16]
- Captain Leicester C. Keppel, 15 July, 1890.[17]
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892.[18]
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894.[19]
- Captain James L. Hammet, 1 February, 1896.[20]
- Captain William F. S. Mann, 11 May, 1898.[21]
- Captain Charles Campbell, 6 July, 1899.[22]
- Captain Henry C. Bigge, 26 October, 1899.[23]
- Captain Archibald J. Pocklington, 26 February, 1901.[24]
- Captain Arthur Y. Moggridge, 25 January, 1907.[25]
- Captain Clement Greatorex, 22 April, 1908.[26]
- Captain Henry J. L. Clarke, 2 December, 1908.[27]
- Captain Philip H. Colomb, 29 August, 1911.[28]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 1 January, 1915.[29]
- Captain William Bowden-Smith, May, 1916.
- Captain Alexander V. Campbell, 19 July, 1916.
- Captain Cecil M. Staveley, 1 April, 1918.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 December, 1906. Issue 38205, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Clowes. The Royal Navy. VII. p. 86.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 733.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 870.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 16 December, 1903. Issue 37265, col A, p. 9.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 November, 1908. Issue 38802, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1039.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 202.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1911). p. 2.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 208.
- ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 206.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 194.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 May, 1933. Issue 46444, col A, p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th January, 1888. p. 246.
- ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 267.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 11 August, 1892. Issue 33714, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 October, 1894. Issue 34401, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue 34798, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1898. Issue 35515, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 13 June, 1899. Issue 35854, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 30 October, 1899. Issue 35973, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 February, 1901. Issue 36384, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 29 January, 1907. Issue 38242, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 353.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 November, 1908. Issue 38807, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 366.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396j.
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